About
If you are interested in a career in dance, the Department of Dance is among "the Best in the West" and exists in the center of fabulous Las Vegas, one of the fastest growing cultural centers in the United States. Entertainment industry employment and artistic opportunities abound in Las Vegas.
Our Mission
The UNLV Department of Dance is dedicated to advancing dance through artistic practice, scholarship, performance, and design. Our community brings together dancers, choreographers, designers, educators, and scholars in an environment that supports rigorous training, creative exploration, and preparation for the evolving professional field.
Our mission is supported by four interconnected areas: curriculum, faculty, performance, and space. Together, they provide a comprehensive educational experience that connects the foundations and history of dance with contemporary practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovation.
Curriculum
Our curriculum combines intensive training in ballet, modern, and jazz with studies in choreography, production design, dance scholarship, and professional practice. Degree pathways in performance and choreography; dance production design and management; and dance for the professional prepare students for careers in professional companies, creative and technical production, graduate study, and emerging fields of performance.
Faculty
Students work closely with faculty who are active artists, educators, choreographers, designers, and scholars—who cultivate a space for curiosity and courage. Guest artist residencies, interdisciplinary collaborations, and international partnerships further extend the educational experience, connecting students with a broad range of artistic practices, perspectives, and professional communities.
Performance
Through dedicated performance and production facilities, an active annual concert season, travel and performance opportunities, and a curriculum that integrates artistic, intellectual, and technical development, UNLV Dance prepares students to contribute to the field as performers, creators, designers, educators, and leaders.
We believe in dance as both an artistic discipline and a continually evolving field of study—one that asks students to understand its history, engage with its present, and help shape its future.
UNLV Department of Dance – A world of movement, imagination, and possibility.
The Department of Dance is one of the departments within the College of Fine Arts.