Training
•Comprehensive approach to dance within the context of advanced critical study and praxis
•Centers around cultural plurality and is theoretically aligned with Africanist aesthetics
•Significant emphasis on choreography, composition, and improvisation
•Conceptualizes dance as both a measure of culture and a means of exploring human experience
•13 units total: 3 core courses, 9 practice courses (3 yearlong sequences), and 7 additional one-credit dance courses
•Curriculum challenges students to engage in writing, research, and critical thinking
•Multifaceted practice classes and performance opportunities
•Honors in Dance available to majors in their senior year
Professional Development
•Faculty consisting of scholars, artist-scholars, choreographers, and practitioners
•Network with guest artists and visiting scholars through practice and professionalization workshops
•Part of the School of Communication Theatre Department alongside Theatre and Music Theatre
