2020 College Report

di v i s ion of dance Te Division of Dance ofers undergraduate degrees in Performance and Choreography, Dance Studies, and Teacher Certifcation. Te Division serves nearly 200 undergraduates, and presents 6 formal dance concerts per year, while also hosting several informal events. Faculty have performed or choreographed in over a dozen countries. Te Division regularly hosts internationally-renown guest artists who teach master classes, present lectures, and create new dances with our students. Te Division of Dance prepares students for a variety of careers in dance and related felds. Students explore multiple genres of dance while learning to contextualize theory. Graduates work in public and private secondary schools, private studios, professional dance companies, and non-proft community settings. 44 . COLLEGE REPORT 2020 F i r s t gen / N e x t gen . 45 178 - Majors - # 10 (DanceColleges.com) UNDERGRADUATE Dance Program in the - COUNTRY - RECENT ACCOLADES AND OPPORTUNITIES • #10 UNDERGRADUATE DANCE PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY (DanceColleges.com) • Study Abroad students performed in Bedford, England • Creation in Motion Touring Ensemble for Young Audiences (CIMTEYA) taught and performed at the COCO Dance Festival in Trinidad and Tobago • Merge Dance Company performed in the Footprint Festival in London, the COCO Dance Festival in Trinidad and Tobago, and the DUMBO International Dance Festival in NYC • NEARLY 100% JOB PLACEMENT OF TEACHER CERTIFICATION STUDENTS • Regularly earn honors at the state and regional levels of the American College Dance Festival • Have earned scholarships to the Mark Morris Dance Intensive and Broadway Dance Center in NYC • College’s frst student Fulbright, Meghan Patterson, worked with survivors of domestic violence in Bulgaria, using dance and movement as a catalyst for healing • GRADUATES MORE DANCE STUDENTS THAN ANY OTHER UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE • Performance ensembles: Opening Door Dance Teatre, Orchesis Dance Company, Transient Dance Collective, Merge Dance Company, (the program’s touring company), CIMTEYA, an outreach program that conducts residencies in schools, Inspired by Aliyha (IBA) Dance Company (hip-hop), and Bobcat Dance Teatre RECENT GUEST ARTISTS : Torens Johnson (Alvin Ailey American Dance Teatre), Rosely Conz (Michigan State University), Rocio Luna (Choreographer from Mexico), Heike Salzer (Roehampton University), Trent Williams (University of Florida), Noble Motion Dance Company, and Matthew Farmer (Hope College) ALUMNI (See also Distinguished Alumni) • CARISSA ARMSTRONG Professor, Texas A&M University • ALEXANDRA BURKHART Freelance dancer and teacher in Los Angeles • CHERIE CARSON Artistic Director, Upswing Aerial Dance & Company (Berkeley) • MATTHEW CUMBIE Associate Artistic Director, Dance Exchange (D.C.) • AMANDA FORSYTH Walt Disney World (Orlando) • ABRAHAM GARCIA Walt Disney World (Orlando) • FRANCESCA RAE IANNELLI Nepantla Dance Company (NYC) • DESIREE KOSTELNIK RWS Entertainment Group • BRITTANY LOPEZ Board President, San Antonio Dance Umbrella • JESSICA MACFARLANE Houston Ballet, NYU graduate school • SHANNON MCMULLAN Dancer with Dances by Isadora and Dance Visions • MOLLIE HAVEN MILLER Executive Director at Dance Source Houston • ASHLEA PALAFOX Expressive Terapist, Chicago Lakeshore Hospital • LEAH SMIT Independent choreographer in New York • CATHY WERNER Artistic Director at Mountain Air Dance in Bozeman, MT