Dance ISU provides a liberal arts-based approach to the study of the theatrical art of dance as a unique discipline within a collaborative, interconnected setting. Critical to a liberal arts education are creative and critical thinking skills, communication skills, collaborative working skills, interdisciplinary connections and cross cultural explorations. Guided by the conviction that the arts are essential to a healthy community the dance program at ISU provides students with the basic tools that are necessary to follow an avocational/vocational calling in the field of dance and other related arts. At ISU, we foster a learning environment where students are encouraged to explore the unfamiliar and to take risks without fear of failure. The Dance Program at Idaho State University provides a liberal arts-based approach to the study of dance as a unique discipline within a collaborative, interconnected setting. Training in Dance from ISU may lead to professional careers in performance, choreography, and direction, arts administration, dance writing and criticism, and dance medicine and dance therapy as well as serve as the basis for graduate study. The School of Performing Arts is comprised of the music, theatre, and dance disciplines. The goal of the School is to provide the highest quality education and performance activities to those whom it serves.