Training
•Movement Studies concentrators examine the role of the body and human movement across disciplines
•Coursework emphasizes anatomy, body mechanics, motion, analysis, and cultural context
•Concentrators develop vocabulary for writing and speaking about movement relative to their chosen area of interest
•Faculty are professional dancers, choreographers, researchers, and scholars
Degree Flexibility
•Students may connect dance with fields such as biology, neuroscience, anthropology, religious studies, psychology, or the arts
•Senior work culminates in a written thesis, research project, or internship-based project that may or may not involve performance
•Regular dance or movement practice is encouraged to support embodied understanding