About the Programme
**NEW PROGRAMME STARTING AUGUST 2021**
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance is designed to foster creativity, critical thinking and artistic production in dance. It offers practical and theory courses to develop wise practitioners that are both talented artists and community-engaged innovators. Graduates of the program will be prepared to pursue careers as performers, choreographers, artistic directors, teachers, and scholars of dance.
The BFA in Dance provides world-class instruction in traditional and cutting-edge dance practices that prepare UWI students to shape the future of the global dance market while remaining rooted in the Caribbean philosophies and aesthetics. The new BFA in Dance will increase time spent on practical training and offer an enhanced commitment to critical thinking and research, more opportunities for student-led creative production, and greater direct engagement with local and international professionals in the field of dance.
The BFA in Dance at UWI Cave Hill fulfils a global need for a dance program that centres the diversity of the African diaspora in its practice and philosophy. By offering world-class training in the practice of dance and choreography alongside critical theory, this program responds to the dearth of opportunities for Afro-Caribbean dancers to see themselves reflected in performance and scholarship, and to create the next generation of Bajan dance excellence. The students who will emerge at the end of the programme will have a firm knowledge of Caribbean cultural history, be able to articulate a clear aesthetic vision, perform as a professional dancer, and/or begin their careers in choreography.
What Will I Study?
The overall objectives of this programme are to produce graduates who:
1. Perform and choreograph at an early-career professional level.
2. Are prepared to enter post-graduate study of dance or dance studies.
3. Can teach dance in private studios and community institutions.
3. Are articulate in the cultural practices and policies of the Caribbean.
4. Employ critical thinking to their dance-making practices.
5. Participate responsibly in the global creative community.
Facilities and Resources
The EBCCI boasts state of the art facilities, including an art gallery, cinematheque, rehearsal room, performance centre, dance studio, computer lab, and pedagogical centre. The Walcott Warner Theatre is a multipurpose facility suited for all types of events, and seating up to 252 persons.
Apart from teaching, our facilities can also be booked for film screenings, meetings, workshops, seminars, lectures, event rehearsals. Features such as grand or upright pianos, AV equipment, sound and lighting are available on request.
Learn how to book any of our facilities »
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the program will be prepared to pursue careers as performers, choreographers, artistic directors, teachers, and scholars.
Why Study in Barbados
An internationally accredited programme introduces our international students to the creative arts from a Caribbean perspective, while providing fundamental knowledge and developing skills suited for a professional career at the global level.
See why you should study in Barbados from our International Office
https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/international/international-students/why-study-in-barbados.aspx