August 21, 2024
Meet the Class of 2028
This year’s incoming cohort—the tenth since the school welcomed its first in 2015—hails from every corner of the United States and the globe.
November 15, 2022
Student Blog: Life as a First-Year
Attending any university for the first time fills you with a variety of emotions. You’re eager to finally be in a new environment with individuals from all over, but you also carry a sense of fear from stepping into a new chapter of your life. I felt those exact emotions. I was finally at my dream school, ready to embark on my new journey as a USC student. But, I was highly anxious about starting something new.
November 11, 2022
Student Blog: Performance Opportunities
Performance opportunities at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance range from large productions to impromptu performances. From New York to Japan and Germany to Los Angeles, USC Kaufman has taken in the works of its Artists in Residence, guests and students to various heights. Alumnus Nina Gumbs (BFA ’22) discusses her experience.
October 21, 2022
Student Blog: Making the Most of Open House
There is no doubt that the college application process can be a stressful time in your life. I remember researching all kinds of dance programs around the country as I tried to decide where I might fit best. Luckily for me, The USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance hosted many in-person events for prospective students like myself. These events give you an understanding of what a day in the life as a USC Kaufman BFA looks like.
October 21, 2022
Student Blog: Performing Iconic Repertory
One of the main pillars of our curriculum here at The USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance is our Repertory and Performance course. This course gives students the opportunity to learn and perform a diverse and exciting range of work, including new works and iconic repertory. I have been fortunate to perform iconic works by choreographers George Balanchine, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin and Justin Peck, just to name a few.
October 14, 2022
Student Blog: Diversifying Training with Cross Techniques
The USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance continues to seek to transform dance. One goal that our community continues to work towards is the idea of “The New Movement.” USC Kaufman explores addressing this idea through a hybrid and collaborative approach. One way the school allows students to explore the idea of “hybridity” is through the module of cross techniques.
September 14, 2022
Anne’s Admission Advice: Perfecting your dance resume
Assistant Dean of Admission and Student Services Anne Aubert-Santelli outlines what information should be included in your dance resume.
September 14, 2022
Student Blog: Being a scholar artist
A scholar artist (or scholartist, as we like to say at USC Kaufman) thinks critically about dance and creates meaningful discourse surrounding important aspects of the dance industry. By making progress towards a graduate degree, minoring or taking classes in different fields, USC Kaufman students are constantly redefining what it means to be an artist in the 21st century.
September 12, 2022
Anne’s Admission Advice: Applying to USC Kaufman
Assistant Dean of Admission Anne Aubert-Santelli describes changes in the application process for prospective students to the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, due to COVID-19.
September 11, 2022
Student Blog: Benefitting from Career Services
Eli Alford (BFA ’22), recent alum of USC Kaufman is currently working as a fellow at BalletX in Philadelphia. He discusses the resources that USC Kaufman Career Services provided to him during his senior year.