Beijing Dance Academy is a full-time ordinary institution of higher learning whose main task is to cultivate high-quality dance talents, study high-level dance theories and create works. Formerly known as Beijing Dance School, the Academy was founded in 1954 and is the first professional dance school in New China. 65438-0978 With the approval of the State Council, the Beijing Dance Academy was formally established, which is under the Ministry of Culture. It was handed over to Beijing Municipal People's Government in 2000. The College has the right to award bachelor's and master's degrees. It is the only professional dance education institution in China and the largest well-known dance institution with comprehensive professional settings in the world. It is known as the "cradle of dancers".

Since its founding 68 years ago, the college has conscientiously implemented the party's educational policy and literary and artistic policy, with the principle of "respecting Taoism and morality, and integrating heaven and man;" Guided by the school motto of "combining arts with science", with the working goal of "persisting in high-level cultural pursuit, high-quality personnel training and high-level universal education", we will take it as our responsibility to lead and promote the reform and development of dance education in China, adhere to moral education, fully perform the important functions of personnel training, scientific research, social service, cultural inheritance and innovation, and international exchange and cooperation, and strive to build a world-class dance university with China characteristics.