Dance

The Dance Department at Denison explores the physical and intellectual connections of language, culture, and development through movement. We emphasize embodiment as a means of knowing and responding to each other and our environment.

Upcoming Events

Jan

2019

MLK keynote with activist Mary Frances Berry and student performances

1:00 pm

Feb

2019

Artist Talk: Faye Driscoll

6:00 pm

Feb

2019

Faye Driscoll: Informal Showing of ‘Thank You For Coming’

7:00 pm

Apr

2019

Tuesday Faculty Lunch Series features Denison Fine Arts Faculty

12:15 pm

Contact Us

Phone

740-587-6712

Doane Dance Building, 202

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Sandra Mathern-Smith

Professor

Chair of Dance

mathern@denison.edu

740-587-6713

Beth White

Academic Administrative Assistant, Production Assistant

whiteb@denison.edu

740-587-6712

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

Highlights

Guest Artist Series

Dance Concerts

Prospective Dance Students: Connect with Us

Spotlights

How We Learn

Art and Space Connect and Encourage Empathy

Visiting dance professor Michael Morris with class in Doane Dance studio.

How We Learn

A New Home for the Performing Arts

Where We Go

Alumni talk about dance, careers

Where We Go

Dance into Life

How We Learn

Cultural exchange in Sri Lanka

Where We Go

Molly Shanahan '90

How We Learn

Crossing borders through dance

Where We Go

Hip-Hop Entrepreneur

Where We Go

Emma Draves '01

How We Learn

Life in Ghana

How We Learn

A Real Professional

How We Learn

So you think you can dance?

How We Learn

The universal language of dance

What's Happening

Performances

‘Beyond the Doors’ – Site Performance at Bryn Du Mansion

Students taking the course Site Dance: Body and Environment will perform site works on the 3rd floor of Bryn Du Mansion in Granville.

Performances

Site Dance at Bryn Du Mansion

Seven Denison students and members of the Site Dance: Body & Environment course will present their final project.

Departmental Fellows

2018-2019 Departmental Fellows

Each spring, dance dept. faculty & students elect rising seniors and juniors from any majors/minors to be Department Fellows for following academic year.

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