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