Our dance program is all about life-long learning and serves our students, the BU community, and general public. Whatever your passion, from learning to performing to attending events, we have something to offer. You can take our PE Progressive courses and/or specialized recreational dance classes. Our aerial, Pilates, and pole classes are great for conditioning and muscle toning. If you love dance as a form of creative expression, we’ve got technique classes that focus on the art and joy of movement. If you enjoy social and cultural dance forms, try our Afro-Caribbean, Ballroom, CardioJazzFunk, and Hip Hop classes.
A dance minor is available for undergraduates. New credit dance classes offered in College of Fine Art, School of Theatre. Check out CFA DA courses on MyBU.
Want to learn more about our PDP classes? View PE Progressive Dance syllabi here. Fall 2024 PE Progressive classes can be found here. Registration began July 19.
For those interested in performance, our specially designed Dance Theater hosts events and is available for rentals. If you’re a student interested in performance or choreography, join Dance Theatre Group or one of many other dance groups on campus.
Photo by Ivy Comery The Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance in collaboration with the Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre presents the 23rd annual Aurora Borealis: A Festival of Light and Dance. Aurora Borealis is a vibrant exploration of the relationship between light and form with a focus on collaboration and […]
Our Youth Aerial Program has expanded to include beginner and intermediate level classes! Two sessions of these classes will run during the upcoming Spring 2025 semester. Session 1: January 25 - March 1 Session 2: March 22 - April 19 Beginner level classes (ages 7-10) are designed to engage and delight your child. Working primarily […]
BU Dance is excited to announce the winter 2024/2025 Aerial and Pole Newsletter! Read to learn about Spring registration, Aurora Borealis: A Festival of Light and Dance, meet our new Pole instructor, and more. Check out the newsletter here!
Private lessons are a great way to improve your skills in a comfortable, relaxed setting and help you learn more quickly and effectively. Instruction is available to BU students, faculty, and staff, as well as the general public. Choose from: ballet, ballroom, jazz, contemporary/modern, Pilates mat or apparatus, aerial dance, or tap.
Private Instruction Policy Form
Private Aerial Dance Interest Form
Now available through BU Libraries to anyone with a BU email address.
You can access an ever-growing collection of full-length dance videos from the Jacob's Pillow Archives. Immerse yourself in dance videos from the world-renowned Jacob's Pillow. Watch recent performances by top national and international dance companies working in a range of movement styles including contemporary, ballet, tap, and traditional forms; in-depth interviews with artists and experts in the dance field; historic films of Denishawnand Ted Shawn's Men Dancers; and more.
From anywhere on campus, you can access through: jacobspillowdancestream.org
From off-campus, you can access through: https://library.bu.edu/dancestream
For more information, contact budance@bu.edu.
