371 Varner Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4485
(Varner Hall, room 207)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 248-370-3009
Website: https://www.oakland.edu/smtd/
Audition Information: click here
Social Media: FB: @OUSMTD/ Twitter: @OUSMTD | IG: @oumu
Department Contact: Greg Patterson, Dance Department Chair
Campus Setting: Suburban
Dept Founded: 1976
Dept Accreditations: NASD
Cost of Room & Board: $11,900
Undergraduate Tuition per year (in state/out of state): $14,500/$23,800 (approx.)
Graduate Tuition per year (in state/out of state): N/A
Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 60%
Scholarships Available for Incoming Students: Yes
Are Need-based Scholarships Offered: No
Are Merit-based Scholarships Offered: Yes
Description of Program: The Oakland University Department of Dance combines an exceptional dance curriculum with talented, professional faculty to provide students with an outstanding educational opportunity. Grounded in a contemporary dance aesthetic informed by traditional/classical modern dance principles, our unique department produces top-notch performers and choreographers. There are two distinct professional dance companies in residence at Oakland University, Eisenhower Dance Detroit and Take Root. The Oakland University Department of Dance is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD.)
Alums are constantly in contact with the faculty, we follow their careers. Most graduates perform in the field, earn MFAs, teach, purchase dance studios.
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