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Undergraduate Study in Dance

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Scholarships

Only dance majors who wish to be considered for scholarships need to attend the Dance Scholarship Audition on March 3, 2007.

  1. Submit a Scholarship Audition Application by February 1, 2007.
  2. Write a letter outlining your dance background and expressing your professional aspirations. Mail this letter, with your completed dance scholarship application, to
    Muriel Cohan, Dance Scholarship Coordinator.
  3. Ask two people who are acquainted with you and your dance activities to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf, at least one of whom has taught you dance. The two people whom you have listed as references should send their letters directly to Muriel Cohan, Dance Scholarship Coordinator, at the address below.
  4. Attend the Dance Scholarship Audition Day at 3:00 pm Saturday, March 3, in Studio 242, Robinson Center at the University of Kansas.

The audition will consist of a combined ballet, modern and jazz dance class. All students audition together as a class at 1 p.m. After the class, you will be asked to perform a 1 to 3 minute solo in the style of your choice (ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, etc.). If your dance is accompanied by music, bring a cassette tape or CD of your music, cued to your dance.

Please send the dance scholarship application to:

Muriel Cohan, Dance Scholarship Coordinator
Department of Music and Dance, Murphy Hall
1530 Naismith Drive, Room 460
Lawrence, KS, 66045-3102

Dance Scholarship Recipient Requirements

Each year dance students receive scholarships, they are expected to:

  1. Enroll as a full-time student with a minimum of 12 hours.
  2. Enroll in dance courses required for the B.F.A. or B.A. degree in Dance as the dance scholarship advisor outlines them each semester. If English is not your native language, all English requirements of the Applied English Center must be fulfilled before a scholarship can be awarded.
  3. Maintain at least a 2.5 GPA in academic studies. If your overall GPA falls below 2.5, you will be ineligible to retain your scholarship.
  4. Maintain a 3.0 GPA in dance studies each semester. If your semester dance GPA falls below 3.0, you will be ineligible for your award the following semester.
  5. Participate in the University Dance Company each semester and be available to perform in two dances each semester. Audition for all guest artist works

For scholarship information contact:

University of Kansas
Scholarship Chair
Department of Music and Dance
1530 Naismith Drive, Rm. 460
Lawrence, KS, 66045-3102
Phone: 785.864.3436
Fax: 785.864.5866
E-mail: music@ku.edu