Shenandoah’s dance programs provide the academic and professional preparation demanded by a wide variety of careers. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees are designed for you — the highly-motivated, pre-professional dancer who is seeking a career as a concert performer, choreographer or dance educator. The Bachelor of Arts program is designed for dancers who are interested in a broad general education while continuing their dance studies.
You will be immersed in the art from the moment you arrive on campus. The intimate conservatory approach at Shenandoah provides a focused environment for study, while the supportive atmosphere encourages your individual growth and creativity.
Graduates from Shenandoah work on Broadway, in regional theatres, on national and international tours, and on cruise ships.
Dance at Shenandoah
All degree programs present the opportunity to develop creative and production skills while enriching philosophical and theoretical perspectives in close, mentoring relationships with the dance faculty.
Shenandoah Conservatory students dance a wide repertoire of artistic styles and techniques. They perform in original choreography created by faculty and internationally recognized guest artists. New works choreographed by students are performed both on campus and in a wide variety of touring opportunities, including professional showcases in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
Dance EnsembleDance News

Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates 5th Annual ShenCoLAB
More than 250 students, faculty and staff participated in Shenandoah Conservatory’s fifth annual ShenCoLAB this past week. Twenty-three projects were led by 27 project leaders/co-leaders and presented in collaboration with more than 200 conservatory ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates 5th Annual…

Balancing Act
It’s fitting that someone who has spent their entire life dancing has successfully pulled off a balancing act as a student in two largely different academic fields as a student at Shenandoah University. Alyse Bragg ’23 will graduate this spring with ... Continue Reading Balancing Act

Alumni Return to Celebrate at the 2023 Conservatory Alumni Reunion
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomed approximately 200 alumni for its 2023 Conservatory Alumni Reunion held on the main campus of Shenandoah University from Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2. The weekend kicked off with a Pit Party at Abrams ... Continue Reading Alumni Return to Celebrate at…
Dance Alumni

Farrar ’21, ’23 Wins First Place at 2023 SURE Awards for Individual Graduate Research
Lily Farrar ’21, ’23 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Master of Science in Performing Arts Leadership & Management) was awarded first place at the 2023 Shenandoah University Research Expo (SURE) in the Graduate Proposal/Review Projects – ... Continue Reading Farrar ’21, ’23 Wins First…

Myers ’22 Reflects on Broadway Dance Center Experience
Cassidy Myers ’22 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) shared the following reflections about her Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center: “I trained in the Broadway Dance Center Professional Semester since the end of January and closed out the ... Continue Reading Myers ’22 Reflects on Broadway…

Tucker ’22 Celebrates First Cruise Experience as Production Cast Dancer
Kristina Tucker ’22 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) recently returned from her first contract with Celebrity Cruises as a production cast dancer and was promoted to a supervisor position as dance captain. Throughout her six-month journey at sea, ... Continue Reading Tucker ’22 Celebrates First Cruise…
Dance Faculty
Caring and Accomplished
Shenandoah Conservatory’s dance faculty are dedicated to cultivating the individual artist within each student. They emphasize technical excellence and stylistically diverse performance artistry while nurturing intelligent physical practice and imaginative creativity. Deeply committed to collaborative work, our faculty engage dance majors in creative projects with the Theatre and Music divisions on a frequent basis. Our faculty present choreography at prestigious showcases in New York City and at professional engagements in other major cultural centers in the United States and abroad. They are actively performing, choreographing and teaching around the world with recent guest artist engagements in Taiwan, Columbia, Germany, Spain, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Italy, France and England... and they take our students with them!
Meet the Dance FacultyShenCoLAB
Shenandoah Conservatory turns over the programming and facilities to its students for a week of unbridled exploration, collaboration and creativity.
ShenCoLAB is the only such week of its magnitude and scope offered by a university performing arts program in the United States.
The week culminates in an extraordinary event: the Festival of Arts, Ideas & Exploration, which featured 27 performances and five presentations in the inaugural year!
Take a Virtual Tour of Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah Conservatory is an exciting hub of collaboration and innovation. Here's a chance to take a quick look at all the spaces in which our students engage in rich and rewarding creative experiences in music, theatre, and dance.
We're an All-Steinway School
Great music stirs the heart and inspires the soul, and Steinway pianos are celebrated as the instruments used by renowned artists to cultivate their talent and produce great music. Similarly, uncompromising excellence in performing arts education sparks the imagination and inspires the future.
