As the director of a major academic program, Lee teaches, works with dance faculty members, advises students, oversees the budget, and is involved in her own scholarly activities of research and writing almost always about dance education and the development of the creative artist. Lee believes the reason the Dance Program has proved so successful is because the faculty comes together in embracing the philosophy of the program, and because the students are prepared, both intellectually and artistically, for a lifetime involvement in dance. They understand mentoring and they set the highest standards in their classes. Since their contribution to the field is very visible, the students can see what it is they are doing in class, and how that individual is enacting that in their own professional life. Faculty member Robin Lakes teaches modern dance technique and is responsible for the core curriculum for freshmen in the areas of movement analysis, anatomy and kinesiology.
Lakes also teaches courses in the choreography sequence.
She is also the artistic director of her own dance company, Robin Lakes Rough Dance. Susan Manning, a dance scholar of international reputation, has a joint appointment in English and Theatre. She teaches courses that are part of history, theory and criticism and professional studies. Manning is working on her second book about modern dance at mid-century. Billy Siegenfeld teaches jazz, tap, and in the choreography sequence as well as his expertise in the history of musical theatre and dance on film.