Dance

B.A.

Build professional skills in performance, choreography, production, dance film, and more. Learn cutting-edge dance and movement techniques. Prepare to be dance artists, visionaries, advocates, and leaders.

Mark Evans Bryan '96 Mark Evans Bryan ’96 , Associate Professor, Chair of Theatre, Chair of Dance
Ojeya Cruz Banks Ojeya Cruz Banks , Associate Professor, Associate Chair of Dance
Kristine Mathews Kristine Mathews , Program Coordinator, Music, Theatre, Dance

Dance

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Location: Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts - 146
Phone: 740-587-6712
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Upcoming Events

Nov.
15
Person dancing

'Rare Birds'

The Denison Dance Company presents "Rare Birds."

7:00pm
Nov.
16
Person dancing

'Rare Birds'

The Denison Dance Company presents "Rare Birds."

2:00pm
Mar.
06
2026

Senior Research Dance Concert

This performance showcases senior dance research through innovative artistic investigations and dynamic interdisciplinary projects.

7:30pm
Mar.
07
2026

Senior Research Dance Concert

This performance showcases senior dance research through innovative artistic investigations and dynamic interdisciplinary projects.

7:30pm
student dance performance

More than 10 nationally known guest choreographers and dance companies visit Denison each year to host intimate performances and work closely with students.

Spotlights

Winter 2022 cover
Denison Magazine

The ON Switch

Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination
Denison students and Sri Lankan performers dance in concert
How We Learn

Sri Lankan Odyssey

A five-year immersion in Sri Lankan culture gives Denison students a profound cross-cultural experience.
Megan Frazier
Where We Go

Dance into Life

For Megan Frazier '97, her love of movement and physiology has translated into her career as a pediatric physical therapist.
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Where We Go

Molly Shanahan '90

Alum Molly Shanahan recognized as a singular voice in Chicago
 dance.
Emma Draves
Where We Go

Emma Draves '01

Draves' work navigates spaces of contemporaneity, hybridity, & globalization.
Life in Ghana 1
How We Learn

Life in Ghana

Life in Ghana was very different from life on the hill.
Hailey Bruce '16
How We Learn

A Real Professional

Hailey Bruce '16 took part in a three-week residency with the Parsons Dance Company in New York City.

What's Happening

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Students

Dancing across Europe

What began as an audition featuring a first dance improv performance turned into a summer experience that changed a post-graduation trajectory.

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