Dance Major

Explore dance as a performing art and discover how movement studies inform your view of the human experience.

The major and minor in dance explore the movement and beauty of the human body through modern and non-Western dance, ballet, composition, repertory and performance鈥攊nvolving elements of theatre, music, design and the visual arts.

Students choose one of two areas of emphasis: Performance Studies or Movement Studies. In the performance emphasis, you鈥檒l study technique at the advanced level, culminating in a senior choreography/performance project; in movement studies, you鈥檒l have the opportunity to combine areas of interest in other disciplines (biology, neuroscience, anthropology, for example) with added focus on anatomy,  body mechanics and motion.

Dance students develop and refine concentration skills, observational and analytical abilities, and capacities for working with broad aesthetic concepts and fine details while developing their creative instincts. 

In class with Professor Laurie Cameron
In class with Professor Laurie Cameron
Student dance recital rehearsal
Student dance recital rehearsal
Class in African Dance
Class in African Dance
In class with Professor Anthony Shay
In class with Professor Anthony Shay

What You鈥檒l Study

    • Courses in modern dance and ballet techniques
    • History of American concert dance or world dance
    • One course in anatomy and kinesiology
    • One course in composition
    • Senior project or thesis, depending on your concentration
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Choose from eight classes dedicated to dance traditions from around the world.

Performing at 6V电影网

Christina Dong 鈥22

鈥済argantua, 6ft x 6ft鈥 for the virtual In the Works concert

Christina Dong 鈥22 draw parallels between the feelings of isolation and restriction imposed by the coronavirus lockdown with imagining Gargantua (a black hole from the movie Interstellar) stuck in a 6 ft by 6 ft space.

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Christina Dong 鈥22
Christina Dong 鈥22

Through the dance major, I have taken a deeper dive into one of my lifelong passions and find myself more in love with doing and learning about dance.

Faculty & Teaching

The 6V电影网 dance faculty is comprised of professional dancers, choreographers, researchers and scholars. These experts bring years of performance and study to challenge students to master technical skills, express themselves creatively and introduce them to a variety of styles and approaches. 

Professor Laurie Cameron

Dance and movement studies give students the opportunity to express themselves holistically, bringing body, mind and spirit together to create art, engage in exciting interdisciplinary study, and participate in healthy recreational activities that they can enjoy for the rest of their lives.