UNC CHARLOTTE PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

Earn an undergraduate certificate in ballet while pursuing a university degree.

Charlotte Ballet Academy and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte are offering an exciting program to college students enabling them to earn an undergraduate certificate in ballet while pursuing a university degree.

The Professional Training Certificate in Dance, equivalent to sixteen elective credit hours in the college degree, allows students to train, rehearse and perform with a professional school and company. Charlotte Ballet is the only professional dance company in the Southeast with an affiliated school that offers this kind of certification in conjunction with a major university.

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Program Courses

Any new or continuing undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at UNC Charlotte may audition for the certificate program, regardless of the degree the student is pursuing. The Professional Training Certificate in Dance is a two-year, sixteen credit hour program, with the option to continue for an additional two years. All credits contribute towards the university degree as dance or general university elective credits.

Upon acceptance into the UNC Charlotte/Charlotte Ballet program, students will take advanced level dance classes at the Academy. The certificate program will expand the range of opportunities for those wanting a college education, as well as a high level of professional ballet training.

Course descriptions are as follows:

Dance 3201-3202
Professional Training Certificate in Dance
Prerequisite: Audition and DANCE 2201 or permission of department chair. Both courses must be taken sequentially during the same academic year.

First year of a two-year program of pre-professional technical dance training in ballet, performance experience and professional dance company observation with Charlotte Ballet. Emphasis on adagio vocabulary and partnering skills. (Fall-Spring) (8 credit hours)

Dance 4201-4202
Professional Training Certificate in Dance
Prerequisite: DANCE 3202 and audition or permission of department chair. Both courses must be taken sequentially during the same academic year. Continuation of DANCE 3201-3202 with emphasis on allegro vocabulary, technical precision of complex combinations and advanced performance work culminating in the Undergraduate “Professional Training Certificate in Dance.” (Fall-Spring) (8 credit hours)

Department of Dance
The Department of Dance at UNC Charlotte offers the Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in dance performance, choreography & theory and dance education. Courses of study allow for students to double major, pursue a minor or enroll (upon audition acceptance) in the Professional Training Certificate in Dance.

The dance faculty members hold terminal degrees in dance and have performed and choreographed professionally. A new performing arts building which will serve as a focal point for the University is now open. The facility will house state-of-the-art studios, laboratory performance spaces, lecture rooms and a superb proscenium theatre.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located eight miles from uptown Charlotte on a 1,000-acre, wooded campus. Ranked as one of the top academic institutions in the Southeast, UNC Charlotte offers more than 80 degree programs.

The faculty brings real world knowledge and up-to-date experience into the classrooms and studios as they are actively engaged in research and community service. With 17,000 students, UNC Charlotte is large enough to offer diversity, a wealth of programs, and an array of extracurricular activities. But with a low student faculty ratio of 16 to 1, the University is also known for its friendly atmosphere and the individualized attention which each student receives.

For additional information, please contact Delia Neil, UNC Charlotte associate professor/director of undergraduate studies, Department of Dance at 704.687.0216.