Wesleyan University
Dance Department
Middletown, CT
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About the Program
Wesleyan University's Dance Department is a contemporary program with global perspective. The curriculum centers on the creative act — imagining, making, and doing — and is interdisciplinary, embodied, collaborative, and physically and intellectually rigorous. Coursework focuses on composition, performance, engagement, global perspectives, social activism, and interdisciplinary studies. Wesleyan Dance faculty include recipients of multiple Guggenheim Awards, Bessie Awards, UN-funded projects, and the Binswanger Teaching Award, and have performed at premier venues globally including Bates Dance Festival and Jacob's Pillow.
Degrees Offered
BA in Dance
Dance Minor
Concentrations
Coursework
Program emphasizes global perspective, interdisciplinary collaboration, and social activism. Faculty performances at Bates Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow, and premier international venues. Faculty include Guggenheim and Bessie Award winners.
Study abroad available
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