Adjunct Faculty Devi. The program is intended to prepare the student in both the technical and theoretical aspects of dance for either performance careers or graduate study in dance. At the same time the dance major provides elective opportunities for study in other subject areas. The Major The Dance major, leading to either the B.F.A. or B.A. degree, includes study in ballet, modern dance, and jazz techniques, as well as courses in dance theory.
Guest artists visit campus regularly for master classes.
Two major concerts are produced each year, and the University Dancers tour annually during January intersession. The educational and artistic mission of the Five College Dance Department is to champion the imaginative, expressive powers of human movement. The curriculum emphasizes in-depth study of a broad spectrum of dance as an art form, including technical, creative, historical, cultural, and scientific perspectives. Students are encouraged to balance performance and creative studies with a comprehensive understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of different dance traditions. They may shape their major studies in either traditional or interdisciplinary waysreflecting the wide range of career options and new directions of the contemporary field.