Program Recognition
•Bullet: Named one of "The Top 30 College Dance Programs for 2019–2020" by OnStageBlog.com
•Bullet: Student organizations include MOVOM (Departmental Modern Dance Club) and T'DAA (Teaching Dance as Art: Dance Education Club)
Training
•Bullet: Modern/contemporary dance with a strong ballet component, supported by African, Irish, tap, jazz, and hip-hop
•Bullet: Proximity to New York City enables access to nationally and internationally known faculty and guest artists
•Bullet: Guest artists have included Doug Varone, Sean Curran, Larry Keigwin, Earl Mosley, Adam Barruch, Liz Gerring, Trisha Brown, and Martha Clarke
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Students participate in the American College Dance Association and National Dance Education Organization conferences
•Bullet: Students present original choreography at the American College Dance Festival and the New York City Choreography Seminar
•Bullet: Four dance studios and a multipurpose space for rehearsals and courses
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Larry Keigwin — founder of Bessie Award-winning Keigwin + Company •Bullet: Tara Jean Dunleavy-Tubridy '04 — Radio City Rockette since 2007; national tours of Oklahoma! and Movin' Out
•Bullet: Hannah Cohen '14 — Artistic Director of Neshamah Dance; MA in Performance Studies from NYU Tisch •Bullet: Gregory Youdan — performed with Heidi Latsky Dance for a decade; holds two master's degrees from Columbia University
•Bullet: Alumni perform with Paul Taylor Dance Company, Camille A. Brown and Dancers, New York Theatre Ballet, and on Broadway.
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Prepares students for New York State initial certification as a teacher of dance in all grades (PreK–12)
•Bullet: Dance Education majors enroll in the same dance classes as dance majors, plus education and dance education courses
•Bullet: Program culminates with student teaching of dance in public schools on Long Island and in New York City
•Bullet: Students may work with children at Hofstra's Diane Lindner-Goldberg Child Care Institute
