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BFA (Hons) & BA (Hons) Programs

As a guide, the academic grade average required for admission to the Department of Dance in recent years has been in the high 70s/low 80s for high school students and mid 70s for university/college students.

What we’re looking for

Admission to the BFA and BA programs in Dance is based on your academic performance, as well as:

BFA - Successful completion of a supplementary application, which includes a questionnaire and an audition. Previous training in contemporary/modern and/or ballet is highly recommended for the audition.
BA - Applicants are invited to fill out a supplementary application outlining their dance background and interests.

NOTE: Admission to the BA Program is based solely on previous academic performance. Applicants are invited to complete the Supplementary Application and participate in the audition to get first-hand experience of Dance at York. Neither the Supplementary Application nor the audition will be evaluated for admission.

NOTE: Please do not send letters of reference. They are not a consideration for acceptance.

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3

STEP 1: Apply to York University

If you are currently enrolled full-time in an Ontario secondary school, contact your Guidance office to apply for admission to York University.

Other candidates, including international applicants can apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) or York University’s Admissions Office.

International applicants are also encouraged to visit York University's website for international students.

For more information about Step 1, please contact:

Bushra Wali, Marketing and Recruitment Officer, Faculty of Fine Arts
finearts@yorku.ca | 416-650-8176

STEP 2: Submit Supplementary Application

BFA (Hons) in Dance

The Dance BFA program is no longer accepting new applications for September 2013 entry.

Domestic Applicants
- A "domestic student" is someone who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident/landed immigrant

International Applicants
- An "international student" is someone who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident/landed immigrant

BA (Hons) in Dance*

*Supplementary application is invited, but not required.

Domestic Applicants
- A "domestic student" is someone who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident/landed immigrant

International Applicants
- An "international student" is someone who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident/landed immigrant

For more information about Step 2, please contact:

Melonie Ricketts, Undergraduate Program Assistant, Department of Dance
meloniec@yorku.ca | 416-736-2100 ext. 22127

STEP 3: Auditioning

The audition involves the learning and performance of movement sequences that use elements from contemporary/modern, ballet and a World Dance form, in a typical dance class setting. Also included is a short written reflection component, to be completed following the dance audition. Dance faculty members evaluate audition performances as well as the written component. Auditions begin in January and run through to late April.

NOTE: If distance or extenuating circumstances preclude an on-campus audition, please see ' DVD Audition for the BFA in Dance'.

Where to go

Auditions are held in the dance studios in the Accolade East Building (ACE) at York University's Keele campus. Check in at the Department of Dance, Suite 301 Accolade East Building .

Parking is available in the parking garage at the Bennett Centre for Student Services, on Keele campus . Once you have checked into the Department of Dance office for your audition you will be given a Parking Permit that will allow you to exit the lot without paying (single-use only).

What to bring

Be prepared for a full day––bring a bag lunch, a water bottle, and a change of clothes. Also, bring a pen or pencil.

What to wear

Footless tights, leotard, ballet slippers (no pointe shoes, no bulky clothing). Please wear your dance clothes under your street clothes so that you can change quickly for the audition. There is a change room with showers available once the audition is over.

Schedule

9:15 - Check in

9:45 - 10:15 Welcome and information session with family/friends*

10:30 -11:00 Warm up in Contemporary World Dance form

11:00 -11:15 Observe a portion of an upper level dance class

11:30 -1:00 Formal audition comprising Ballet (30 min), Contemporary/Modern (30 min), plus a guided improvisation and a Contemporary World Dance form (30 min)

1:00 -1:30 York Dance Ensemble/choreography presentation and/or Q&A with dance students

1:30 -2:00 Written Reflection

*Following the welcome and information session, family members and friends will be taken on a tour of the Department facilities. Thereafter, they are free to explore the campus. Auditioning applicants will be ready to leave for the day at 2:00 PM.

NOTE: Family members and friends are not permitted to observe the audition.

For more information about Step 3, please contact: