Undergraduates

A dancer sits at a desk, alone on stage

Make dances.

A performer speaks to an audience from on top of a large wooden wheel structure

Make community.

Six dancers stand in a row downstage in hazy light

Make change.

A dancer in a Classical Indian Dance pose

Make art.

Several dancers rotate on a large wooden structure while a stack of bread is fed to the dancer in the middle

Make a difference.

The Dance Program cultivates makers who move, think, and collaborate. Context, community, innovation, and survival drive our interdisciplinary practiced-based research of dance history, choreography, production, performance, dance forms, and more.

°Õ³ó°ù´Ç³Ü²µ³óÌý, we centralize moving bodies as sites of knowledge production, transformation, and sustainability. We believe that dance is for every body. We currently offer a BA, a minor, and a Hip Hop Certificate. Non-majors are also welcome to take classes and participate in performances.

Colliding Dance with—insert your idea here (ex: psychology, anthropology, biology, cinema studies, visual art, neuroscience, and more)—our curriculum makes double majoring meaningful and accessible. Classes in DNCE are practice-based lecture labs that refuse to separate: 1) mind and body; 2) dance and other disciplines; 3) us from one another. Students develop professional skills that are applicable in many contexts and careers.Ìý

Dance Forms:
Hip Hop, House, Contemporary, Contact Improvisation, Improvisation, Ballet, African, Aerial, Salsa, Afro-Pop, Martial Arts, Classical Indian Dance, Embodiment Practices, Pilates Mat, and more.Ìý
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  • Read more about dance degree learning outcomes in the
Room Reservation Instructions
Undergraduate Student Resources
Honors Guidelines