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Meadows School of the Arts

Dance

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The Division of Dance offers professional dance training within the context of a comprehensive liberal arts education. The B.F.A. in Dance Performance is designed to develop the disciplined, versatile dance artist through a balanced study of ballet, modern, and jazz techniques, complemented and reinforced by a broad range of theoretical studies and performance opportunities.

Dance

Undergraduate Majors/Minors

Dance students stand in a dance studio at the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference

Dance Professor, Students Attend International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference

                                
                                Professor of practice Michelle N. Gibson and eight B.F.A. students traveled to the 35th International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference, “The Bridges We Build: From Revolution to Legacy.”
                            

Featured Courses

The Evolution of American Musical Theatre Mark Burrell	An examination of American musical theatre from its roots in the popular entertainment forms of the 19th century to its maturity as a codified art form in the 20th century.
Jazz Dance History : Dance History III Brandi Coleman	Examines the origins of jazz dance from its roots in African music and dance through the present.
Dance Pedagogy Anne Westwick	Focuses on the theory and practice of teaching methodologies in multiple dance genres.

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“This video was intended to be a personal commercial that reflects me and my passions, visual art and dance, made as a part of the Introduction to Creativity class.“ – Anika Crouser, Dance B.F.A '23

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Ke’ala O’Connell, Dance B.F.A. '20, Embers to Ash.

Figure 1: Graduates across all 13 areas of study at ��ý Meadows were honored at the Degree Recognition Ceremony.

Class of 2025 Graduates Celebrated in ��ý Meadows Degree Recognition Ceremony

Campus
Meadows faculty and staff, along with family and friends of the graduates, celebrated the Class of 2025 in Saturday’s Degree Recognition Ceremony.

May 19, 2025
Figure 2: After graduation Partida will be moving to Missouri, where she has accepted a trainee position with the St. Louis Dance Theatre.

Senior Spotlight: Ava Partida

Students
Dance performance and psychology double major Ava Partida (B.F.A. ’25) shares her experience as a double major and her next steps into the professional dance world.

April 14, 2025
Figure 3: Armstrong Artist-in-Residence in Ballet Silas Farley will share about the intersection of faith and arts at CFL's Spring Symposium.

Dance Artist-in-Residence Partners with ��ý’s ��ý for Faith and Learning on Arts-Focused Symposium

Faculty
Silas Farley, Meadows’ Armstrong Artist-in-Residence in Ballet, will bring the ��ý for Faith and Learning’s annual symposium to life with choreographed performances coordinated with spiritual discussions.

April 03, 2025
Figure 4: Chloe Young

Meadows on the Mic: Chloe Young – Dance and Public Relations Student

Students
Chloe Young is a dance performance major who is also pursuing a Public Relations and Strategic Communications degree from Meadows’ CCPA program.

March 12, 2025

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