Beijing Dance Academy

Beijing Dance Academy is a full-time general higher education school with the main task of training high-quality dance talents, high-level dance theory research and creation of works. Formerly known as Beijing Dance School, the school was founded in 1954 and is the first professional dance school in New China. In 1978, the Beijing Dance Academy was formally established with the approval of the State Council, which was subordinate to the Ministry of Culture. In 2000, it was transferred to the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The school has the right to confer bachelor's and master's degrees. It is the only specialized higher education institution for dance education in China. It is also the world's largest and well-known dance institution with comprehensive professional settings. It is known as the "cradle of dancers". 　　In recent years, the school has continuously deepened the reform of dance education and teaching. Now it has the Department of Chinese Classical Dance, the Department of Chinese Folk Dance, the Department of Ballet, the Department of International Standard Dance, the Department of Musical Theatre, the School of Creativity (including the Department of Choreography, Department of Modern Dance, and Department of Art Design , Video New Media Center), the School of Humanities (including the Department of Dance, the Department of Art Communication, and the Department of Art