Take the First Step Toward Your Career as a Performer, Choreographer, Educator
At Webster University’s Department of Dance, our esteemed 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 to prepare students for 21st-century careers in dance as performers, choreographers, educators and scholars. In addition to our BFA and BA programs, our students have many on-campus performance opportunities throughout the academic year.
Explore below to learn more about our department 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
Summer Dance Intensive Registration is Open!
Webster offers three levels of our Summer Intensive:
- Senior Level (rising 9th grade to adult): July 21-25, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Junior Level (rising 6th to 8th grade): July 28-31, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Mini Level (rising 3rd to 5th grade): Aug. 1-3, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
REGISTER NOW FOR A SUMMER INTENSIVE
| BFA Choreographic Concert | Oct. 2-4 |
| New Works Concert | Nov. 6-8 |
| Creations Concert: A Fall Showcase of Student Works | Nov. 21-22 |
| Creations Concert: A Spring Showcase of Student Works | Feb. 27-28 |
| Webster University Dance Ensemble | May 1-3 |
BFA Choreographic Concert
The concert showcases the original choreography of senior BFA Dance candidates. The performance takes place in Stage III, the lower level of Webster Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave.
New Works Concert
Featuring original choreography by Webster Dance faculty and alumni. The performance takes place in Stage III, the lower level of Webster Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave.
Creations Concert: A Fall Showcase of Student Works
Original choreography by Webster University students is presented in the Large Dance Studio of the Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road.
Creations Concert: A Spring Showcase of Student Works
Original choreography by Webster University students is presented in the Large Dance Studio of the Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road.
Webster University Dance Ensemble
The annual Webster University Dance Ensemble Concert features a variety of works performed by our students in a wide range of styles, from Contemporary to Ballet to Aerial.
Join us at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 3 at the Browning Mainstage Theater, located in the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts.
Apply to Webster's Department of Dance
Webster University's Department of Dance is always looking for talented and curious students to join our program. All future Webster Dance students follow a three-step process.
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 link in the email to submit the Fine and Performing Arts Student Assessment Request Form and $30 fee for the Dance Department. 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.
If you have any questions regarding the Dance Department or the audition process, please contact auditions@webster.edu.
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Success As an Alum
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.
Partnerships and Internship Opportunities
Our Dance students benefit from close partnerships between Webster's Department of Dance 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.
