Beloit College

About the Program

Dance at Beloit College is offered through the interdisciplinary Department of Performing and Applied Arts (PART), which focuses on the intersections of music, theatre, dance, design, and production. Students pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Performing and Applied Arts (12 units) with Dance as one of four specialization areas, taking modern (Theatre and Dance / PART 113, 213, 313) and ballet (115, 215, 315) technique along with composition, dance history, and contextual theory. A legacy standalone Dance Major (12.5-13.25 units) and Dance Minor remain declarable only for students enrolled before the end of spring 2025 and are being discontinued as PART becomes the primary pathway. The program emphasizes technique, artistic voice, interdisciplinary study, and performance opportunities in a small liberal-arts setting.

Degrees Offered

Concentrations

Coursework

Dance specialization courses within the PART major: modern technique (113/213/313), ballet technique (115/215/315), plus 180, 360, 370 (ScreenDance: Making Dance Films). The legacy standalone Dance Major (being discontinued for post-spring-2025 enrollees) required technique classes, composition, dance history/historiography, production skills, and crew assignments. Composition, dance history, and career-preparation coursework are shared across the department.

Study abroad available

Notable Faculty

• Gina T'ai (Assistant Professor of Dance)
• Chris Johnson (Emerita Professor of Dance)

Performance Opportunities

Students perform in departmental productions; the student dance work "Faux Fur," choreographed by faculty member Gina T'ai, was selected for the ACDA Gala (2016), named first alternate to the National ACDA festival, and performed at the Richmond Dance Festival and the World Dance Alliance in St. John's, Newfoundland (2017).