{"id":66,"date":"2021-09-24T17:24:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/dance\/prospective-students\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:26:15","slug":"why-dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/dance\/why-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Butler&#8217;s Dance Program?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Dance Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/dance\/about\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/dance\/apply\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Applying to Dance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/dance\/majors\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Majors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/dance\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/dance\/careers\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Careers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/dance\/current-students-guidelines\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Current Students<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/dance\/ballet-summer-intensive\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Butler Ballet Summer Intensive<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/dance\/nutcracker-auditions\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Nutcracker Auditions for Young Children<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Butler&#8217;s Dance Program?<\/h1><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At Butler, our dancers experience\u2026<\/h4><p>\u2026a program consistently recognized as one of the top five classical dance programs in the nation<\/p><p>\u2026studio coursework in Ballet, Modern, and Jazz, with an emphasis on classical ballet<\/p><p>\u2026supplementary studio classes in Pointe, Men\u2019s Allegro, Character Dance, World Dance, Pas de Deux, and Classical Variations<\/p><p>\u2026classes in Choreography, Improvisation, Laban Movement Analysis, Music for Dance, Dance History, Theory and Philosophy<\/p><p>\u2026supportive and nurturing faculty with outstanding professional credentials<\/p><p>\u2026numerous performing and choreographic opportunities, including three fully produced, full-scale dance performances each year, including two full-length classical ballets performed to live orchestra in the stunning 2,200-seat Clowes Memorial Hall and one mixed repertory evening which includes the opportunity to perform contemporary, modern, and important works by major choreographers in the 450-seat Schrott Center for the Arts<\/p><p>\u2026rigorous liberal arts academic coursework<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ButlerBallet<\/h2><p>ButlerBallet, the performance component of the program, offers extensive pre-professional opportunities, including full-length classical productions of The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Copp\u00e9lia, Cinderella, and Giselle; all performed to live orchestra. 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