Dance/LINES Ballet

The Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA at Dominican is a rigorous four-year degree program in dance, with an emphasis on training in classical ballet, modern, contemporary, choreography and somatics.

two female dancers performing on stage

Dominican and Alonzo King LINES Ballet offer a unique joint educational and artistic program culminating in a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance. This unique program combines the acclaimed, rigorous training and philosophy of one of the nation’s premier dance institutions with the comprehensive liberal arts education and social values of the Dominican tradition.

Our students are intellectually curious and value the opportunity to receive dance training within a university context, to participate in academic inquiry and meaningful civic engagement. 

Program Format

Classes are held in both San Rafael and San Francisco. The curriculum emphasizes ballet (western classical dance) as its foundational language, complemented by extensive training in modern dance and other dance forms.

Career Paths

The BFA in Dance prepares students for professional careers in dance as performers, teachers and choreographers, as well as for prestigious graduate programs. The program provides rigorous technical training alongside deep creative investigation, resulting in versatile artists with diverse professional possibilities.

Program Faculty and Events

Marina Hotchkiss is a founding member of Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Maddie Sager is the program coordinator of Dominican's BFA program. Dominican also has a number of adjunct faculty as listed below. Review Faculty bios on the LINES Ballet website

  • Alonzo King
  • Joanna Berman
  • Raphael Boumaila
  • Christian Burns
  • Brett Conway
  • Kara Davis
  • Gregory Dawson
  • Norma Fong
  • James Graham
  • Christina Johnson
  • Maurya Kerr
  • Gay Lynch
  • Robert Moses
  • Charles Moulton
  • Katherine Naumann
  • Anne-Rene Petrarca
  • Molly Rogers
  • Carmen Rozestraten

Additional Admissions Requirement

Students must meet both the artistic application requirements for Alonzo King LINES Ballet and undergraduate admission requirements for Dominican.

Please check these websites for specific information about each requirement. 

Transfer students are welcome! Admission is seamless for current dance students in good standing. Please reach out to an admissions counselor to get started. 
 

Office Hours

Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Admissions and Aid

A degree from a top-ranked, private University like Dominican is deliberately affordable and accessible! More than 99 percent of our first-year incoming students receive significant financial aid through merit- and need-based scholarships as well as state and federal aid. Additionally, for most students, there is no application fee, and we don't ask for test scores. Get in touch with a counselor to learn more about your path to an exceptional college experience at Dominican!

Learn More About Admissions and Aid
flowers on campus

Support LINES

A gift to Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA at Dominican provides students with continued access to discover themselves as artists and as human beings while receiving a comprehensive liberal arts education along the way.

Donate Here

LINES Ballet in the News

Faculty and Staff

dominican seal

Marina Hotchkiss

BFA in Dance Program Director
dominican seal

Jay Carlon

Adjunct Instructor
dominican seal

Sarah Chiesa

Adjunct Associate Professor
dominican seal

Elizabeth Miller

Adjunct Assistant Professor Integrative Coach
dominican seal

Tara Pandeya

Adjunct Instructor
dominican seal

Victor Talledos

Adjunct Instructor
dominican seal

Casey Thorne

Adjunct Associate Professor
dominican seal

Audrey Johnson

Adjunct Instructor
Image
Three students walking together on the Dominican campus.

La Vida Dominican

La Vida Dominican is a program for all students, increasing educational access and connection to support services, enabling degree completion and post-graduation success. Particularly, La Vida is centering experiences of students from Latinx and other historically underserved backgrounds.

Learn More About La Vida Dominican