Career Opportunities for Dance Minors

Possible careers for someone graduating with a minor in dance

• K-12 Arts Educator
• Arts Administrator (marketing, communication, company management, development, social media coordinator)
• Independent/freelance choreographer
• Independent/freelance performer
• Dance Studio Manager
• Teaching Artist in various studio and community outreach programs
• If dance minor continue their studies, they can work to attain master’s or doctoral degrees in multiple disciplines (see below). 

Dance minors have pursued graduate careers in:

• Arts Therapy
• Dance Therapy
• Education
• Physical Therapy
• Choreography and Performance
• Women’s Studies
• Educational Psychology
• Cultural Studies/Anthropology
• Religious Studies

Continuing Education Options

Fine Arts Majors have enrolled in recent graduate programs at Mt. St. Mary's University, Slippery Rock University, and Temple University.

Work with guest artists in choreographic intensives. Recent artists include:

• Erin Carlisle Norton: http://themovingarchitects.org/erin-carlisle-norton/
• Julie Mayo: www.juliemayo.com/
• Joshua Legg:  http://joshualegg.com/
• Jeanine Durning: http://www.jeaninedurning.com/
• Tere O’Connor: http://tereoconnordance.org/
• RoseAnne Spradling: http://www.roseannespradlin.com/
• Alexandra Bellar:  http://alexandrabellerdances.org/
• Raymond Shaw