Take the First Step Toward Your Career as a Performer, Choreographer and Educator

At 四虎影视鈥檚 Department of Dance, our esteemed faculty are student-focused to ensure high-quality learning experiences that transform students for individual excellence. The Webster Dance curriculum combines rigorous and versatile technical training with extensive opportunities for creative exploration to prepare students for 21st-century careers in dance as performers, choreographers, educators and scholars. In addition to our BFA and BA programs, our students have many on-campus performance opportunities throughout the academic year.

Explore below to learn more about our department that promotes, challenges, engages and embraces the uniqueness and wholeness of our developing artists.

Two dancers performing floorwork with arched backs in a contemporary dance class.
Six dancers stand crouched clutching their heads and chests in And still, they move, a contemporary dance piece choreographed by Webster Dance faculty member Xi Zhao.

And still, they move, choreographed by Webster Dance faculty member Xi Zhao

One dancer soars through the air with arms extended and legs in a tight parallel assembl茅 in Aureole, choreographed by Paul Taylor.

Aureole, choreographed by Paul Taylor

Five dancers execute floorwork in individual pools of light in Dicey, choreographed by Webster Dance alum Paige Van Nest.

Dicey, choreographed by Webster Dance alum Paige Van Nest

Several dancers in brightly colored costumes sit on the floor to encircle a soloist standing with a lifted, flexed foot and bunches of feathers in each hand. The dancers perform a representation of the West African dance Zaouli in There is no movement without rhythm, choreographed by Webster Dance faculty member Diadie Bathily.

There is no movement without rhythm, choreographed by Webster Dance faculty member Diadie Bathily

Five dancers in brightly colored costumes extend their legs to the side and arms in the air in Way Beyond the Blue, choreographed by Lois Enders.

Way Beyond the Blue, choreographed by Lois Enders

One dancer lifts another who extends their leg forward in Decode, choreographed by Maggi Dueker.

Decode, choreographed by Maggi Dueker

Dance Performances

Webster Dance Announces its 2024鈥2025 Season

Three ballet dancers wearing white, arranged from sitting  to kneeling to standing
BFA Choreographic Concert Oct. 3-5
Creations Concert: A Fall Showcase of Student Works Nov. 22-23
New Works Concert Jan. 30-Feb. 1
Creations Concert: A Spring Showcase of Student Works Feb. 28-March 1
四虎影视 Dance Ensemble April 18-20

Six dancers in colorful outfits pose in a group facing left, with cloud of color overlaying them

BFA Choreographic Concert

The concert showcases the original choreography of senior BFA Dance candidates. The performance takes place in Stage III, the lower level of Webster Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave.

Creations Concert: A Fall Showcase of Student Works

Original choreography by 四虎影视 students is presented in the Large Dance Studio of the Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road.

One dancer leans forward to support on their back another dancer arching backwards.

New Works Concert

Featuring original choreography by Webster Dance faculty and alumni. The performance takes place in Stage III, the lower level of Webster Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave.

Creations Concert: A Spring Showcase of Student Works

Original choreography by 四虎影视 students is presented in the Large Dance Studio of the Jean and Wells Hobler Center for Dance, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road.

四虎影视 Dance Ensemble

The annual 四虎影视 Dance Ensemble Concert features a variety of works performed by our students in a wide range of styles from Contemporary to Ballet to Aerial. The 四虎影视 Dance Ensemble Concert is presented in the Loretto-Hilton Center鈥檚 Virginia Browning Mainstage Theatre, 130 Edgar Road.

 

Apply to Webster's Department of Dance

四虎影视's Department of Dance is always looking for talented and curious students to join our program. All future Webster Dance students follow a three-step process.

1: Apply to Webster

Application may be made through our website at , or you may apply through or .

After applying, you will receive an email with a form link.

2: Submit Form and Fee

Use link in the email to submit the Fine and Performing Arts Student Assessment Request Form and $30 fee for the Dance Department. You will be contacted with next step information to schedule a date and time for your audition.

3: Schedule Audition/Interview

Schedule an audition and make the first step to join us on stage.

To schedule your audition or interview at Webster, please go to Webster's Dance Auditions.

If you have any questions regarding the Dance Department or the audition process, please contact auditions@webster.edu.

 

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Prince Lyons
Alumni Testimonial

鈥淚 left [Webster] not only a well-rounded and virtuous dancer, but an educated one. Professors and faculty have helped me bring ALL of my ideas to fruition. I am forever grateful and proud to be a part of the Webster family.鈥

Prince Lyons
Prince Lyons

BFA in Dance, 鈥17

Success As an Alum

Prince Lyons is currently dancing in Madonna's World Tour, has previously performed with Rambert II (London) and Visceral Dance Chicago, and received an Emerging Artist Award from the Arts and Education Council of St. Louis in 2023.

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Partnerships and Internship Opportunities

Our Dance students benefit from close partnerships between Webster's Department of Dance and local dance companies and arts organizations. Students often pursue internships and part-time employment with a host of these companies and many alumni work professionally with them upon graduation.

News and Events

Highlights from the Department of Dance in the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts