The Dance Department proudly offers a diverse, challenging curriculum with numerous opportunities to perform, create, and expand your theoretical knowledge to be best prepared for your future. While students are not required to audition for acceptance into the college or our Dance Major and Minor programs, we offer opportunities for all applicants to audition for several talent scholarships.

To be eligible for consideration for a dance scholarship award, interested students must apply to the college by using the Common Application, submit our Dance Scholarship Application, and participate in an audition.

Scholarship Audition Details

Our Dance Scholarships are awarded based on the following criteria: submission of a dance scholarship application after applying to Goucher College, an audition (either in-person, video recording, or at Dancewave), and the recommendation of the Dance faculty. All first-year applicants planning to major in dance are eligible to audition.

These annual dance scholarships range from $1,000 to $10,000, with a potential value totaling a maximum of $4,000 to $40,000. Dance scholarships are awarded in addition to any other merit scholarship for which the student qualifies. (Scholarships cannot be combined with a Tuition Exchange or a Tuition Remission benefit from Goucher College.) 

Dance scholarships are renewed automatically each year until graduation (maximum eight semesters) provided students maintain full-time enrollment as a dance major in good academic standing.

Audition Options – All First-Year Applicants

The Dance faculty believes it is most advantageous to meet you in person for your audition. It not only provides a personal experience but provides you an opportunity to take a class with the dance faculty, have lunch with current Goucher dancers in our dining hall, and tour our vibrant campus.

We understand it might not be possible for everyone to make it to campus. If you cannot attend an on-campus audition, we do provide a video submission option as an alternative.

• In-person auditions will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2026 
  In-Person Scholarship Audition Guidelines and Sample Schedule (PDF)
  
  
• Video audition submissions are due by Wednesday, January 28, 2026
  Dance Scholarship Video Audition Guidelines (PDF)
  
  
• Dancewave Auditionees do not need to re-audition but must apply to Goucher and complete the scholarship application to be eligible.

To be considered for a dance scholarship, all applicants must:

1. Apply to Goucher College by completing the Common Application by January 15, 2026.
   
   
2. Complete the Dance Scholarship Application after completing your application to Goucher College. See deadlines above. (Please Note: Within the Dance Scholarship application, you will be asked to confirm your audition type: in-person, video, or at Dancewave.)
   
   
3. Complete the Audition (either in-person, via video submission, or at Dancewave)
   
   
4. All applicants who audition will be contacted via email with scholarship results in late February.