Take the First Step Toward Your Career as a Performer, Choreographer, Educator and Scholar
At Webster University’s Dance program, our faculty are student-focused to ensure engaged learning experiences that empower our students to become catalysts for change. The Webster Dance curriculum combines rigorous and versatile technical training with extensive opportunities for creative exploration that prepares students for 21st-century careers in dance as performers, choreographers, educators and scholars. In addition to our BFA programs, students have many on-campus performance opportunities throughout the academic year.
Explore below to learn more about our program that promotes, challenges, engages and embraces the uniqueness and wholeness of our developing artists.
And still, they move, choreographed by Webster Dance faculty member Xi Zhao
Aureole, choreographed by Paul Taylor
Dicey, choreographed by Webster Dance alum Paige Van Nest
There is no movement without rhythm, choreographed by Webster Dance faculty member Diadie Bathily
Way Beyond the Blue, choreographed by Lois Enders
Decode, choreographed by Maggi Dueker
Our Undergraduate Dance Programs
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
- Emphasis in Ballet
- Emphasis in Modern
Ever wonder what a day as a dance major at Webster is like? This is a sample schedule that shows the variety of classes and rehearsals a student might have in one day.
- 8:30–9:50 a.m.: Academic Course
- 10–11:20 a.m.: Jazz
- 11:30 a.m.–12:50 p.m.: Ballet
- 12:50–1 p.m.: Lunch in the Dance Lounge
- 1–2:20 p.m.: Modern
- 2:30–3:50 p.m.: Composition
- 4–6:30 p.m.: Break and Dinner
- 6:30–8:30 p.m.: Rehearsal
Note: Sample does not represent or include the program's entire list of practical dance courses, supplemental academic courses or rehearsals.
Apply to Webster's Dance Program
Webster University's Dance program is always looking for talented and curious students to join our program. All future Webster Dance students follow a three-step process. If you have any questions regarding the Dance program or the audition process, please contact auditions@webster.edu.
1: Apply to Webster
Application may be made through our website at webster.edu/apply, or you may apply through Common App or COALITION App.
After applying, you will receive an email with a form link.
2: Submit Form and Fee
Use the link in the email to submit the Fine and Performing Arts Student Assessment Request Form and $30 fee for the Dance program. You will be contacted with next-step information to schedule a date and time for your audition.
3: Schedule Audition/Interview
Schedule an audition and make the first step to join us on stage.
To schedule your audition or interview at Webster, please go to Webster's Dance Auditions.
| BFA I Choreographic Concert | Oct. 9-11 |
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| BFA II Choreographic Concert | Nov. 5-7 |
| Fall Creations Concert: A Showcase of Student Works | Dec. 4-5 |
| Spring Creations Concert: A Showcase of Student Works | Feb. 26-27 |
| Webster University Dance Ensemble | April 30-May 2 |
BFA I Choreographic Concert
The Dot, Webster Hall, 470 East Lockwood Ave.
Friday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m.
Tickets Available Soon
BFA II Choreographic Concert
The Dot, Webster Hall, 470 East Lockwood Ave.
Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m.
Tickets Available Soon
Fall Creations Concert: A Showcase of Student Works
Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road.
Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets Available Soon
Spring Creations Concert: A Showcase of Student Works
Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road.
Friday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets Available Soon
Webster University Dance Ensemble
Browning Mainstage Theatre, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts.
Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 2, at 2 p.m.
Tickets Available Soon
From Webster to the World Stage
Prince Lyons is currently dancing in Madonna's World Tour, has previously performed with Rambert II (London) and Visceral Dance Chicago, and received an Emerging Artist Award from the Arts and Education Council of St. Louis in 2023.
Facilities and Master Classes
The Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance
The Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance is an inspirational space for the Dance program to make its home. Two spacious studios are complemented by a comfortable lounge area and locker room facilities. These spaces are ideal for promoting both creativity and a strong work ethic while spending long hours rehearsing and in class.
The Gary Hubler Student Dance Lounge, named for Professor Emeritus Gary Hubler, offers a pleasant area to relax between classes and rehearsals. The lounge contains a microwave, refrigerator, couches, dance magazine resource center, three computers and a multimedia resource center. The lounge is close to studios, faculty offices, and men's and women's locker rooms, showers and full restroom facilities.
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Master Classes and Guest Artists
Visiting professional companies regularly give master classes in our spacious studios, giving Webster dancers opportunities to work alongside national and international professionals. Past master teachers include:
- Annie Ringey
- Body Traffic: Julie Opiel
- DanceWorks Chicago
- Donnie Duncan Jr.
- Dorrance Dance Company
- Geoff Alexander
- MADCO
- Paloma Gómez
- Paul Taylor Dance Company: Jamie Rae Walker
- Pilobolus
- Prince Lyons
- RESILIENCE Dance Company
- Ruth Page Center: Victor Alexander
- Saint Louis Dance Theatre
Partnerships and Internship Opportunities
Our Dance students benefit from close partnerships between Webster's Dance program and local dance companies and arts organizations. Students often pursue internships and part-time employment with a host of these companies and many alumni work professionally with them upon graduation. Take a look below at a list of current partners.
