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UW Dance offers a Master of Fine Arts degree that prepares experienced dancers for university teaching. Images by Michael B Maine
Interested in a University Teaching Job?
The University of Washington Department of Dance is looking for applicants with at least eight years of professional experience from any professional dance background, including African dance, hip hop, street styles, club styles, social dance, ballet, contemporary, modern, and others!
UW Dance offers a Master of Fine Arts degree that prepares experienced dancers for university teaching.
Fully Funded!
MFA candidates receive a tuition waiver and earn a monthly stipend in exchange for working as a Teaching Assistant and/or Research Assistant in the Department of Dance.
At the UW MFA in Dance, you will...
- Develop your teaching through course work, mentorship, and practical experience
- Take coursework across campus that contributes to your teaching and research
- Perform and choreograph with colleagues and undergraduates
“The program is deeply insightful, constructively challenging, and filled with artsy folx that understand the journey from artist to scholar, primarily because they promote no distinction between the two. “
- Brian J. Evans, Class of 2020, Assistant Professor of Dance at Bates College, Mellon Diversity and Faculty Renewal Postdoctoral Fellow
Read more about the recent and ongoing changes to the MFA in Dance program here.
APPLY BY OCTOBER 21, 2024
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Send Inquiries to Grad Program Coordinator Associate Professor Rachael Lincoln, rlincoln@uw.edu