BFA Dance Lab

Our approach is different…

The ambitious new Bennington BFA Dance Lab activates a physically and intellectually rigorous curriculum and amplifies a diversity of styles and ideologies. We constantly move students into immersive formations of moving, thinking, making, and doing. Most importantly, we dance. 

What is the program? 

The pedagogical approach of the program calls forth new considerations of dance study by encouraging imagination, resilience, and nimble responsiveness to a changing world. The curriculum fosters a deep sense of vitality as students learn to thrive as agents of creative, expressive change and in contexts where difference informs and reinforces community.

How to Apply to the BFA Dance Lab

Audition

The BFA Dance Lab requires an audition of all applicants. 

Students are encouraged to attend a live audition whenever possible. In these auditions, students participate in a workshop with faculty and current students. The workshops include ballet, improvisation and contemporary forms including hip-hop. Students also present a prepared solo. Registration is required for all live auditions. Video auditions are also accepted when necessary.  

See live and video audition registration and details here.

BFA Application

Students applying for the BFA Dance Lab are also required to complete:

1. BFA Application (application link coming soon)
2. One letter of recommendation
3. Transcripts from all schools attended

There is no application fee to apply to Bennington College.

Submitting Your Application

We encourage you to submit your application entirely online. However, if you would like to include work whose physicality is critical to its nature, please reference this work in your digital application and then send a single package to Bennington College, Office of Admissions, One College Drive, Bennington, VT 05201.

Please include your first and last names and your date of birth. All materials must be received by the application deadline.

Application Deadlines

March 1 is the priority deadline for the BFA Dance Lab.  Admissions will be rolling from March 2 through June 15.

Scholarships & Financial Aid

All applicants will be considered for merit and need-based aid.

To learn more and apply for financial aid, see the undergraduate financial aid page.

Tuition & Costs  

Bennington’s tuition for the 2024–2025 academic year is $65,398. To see a full breakdown of direct costs for undergraduates, see the tuition and fees page. Information on next year’s tuition will be available soon.

Connect With Your Faculty Team

You will work closely with an incredible group of accomplished faculty and mentors throughout the BFA Dance Lab program. Below is a list of 2024–2025 faculty teaching over the fall and spring terms.