New Award for Dance Education
The UNC Greensboro School of Dance is thrilled to announce the creation of The UNCG | Susan W. Stinson Book Award for Dance Education. UNCG Professor Emerita of Dance, Dr. Sue Stinson is internationally renowned for her dance education research and publications, as well as her innumerable contributions to dance education for children and community-based […]
Graduate Dance Programs Now Accepting Applications
The UNCG School of Dance invites applications for our resident MFA and MA programs to begin in Fall 2021. The MFA in Choreography is a three-year program designed to help students develop and clarify their choreographic voices. The MA in Theories & Practices can be completed with 36 hours and focuses on the investigation of […]
Fall 2020 School of Dance Updates
The School of Dance has been working hard this summer to ensure that our spaces are a healthy and safe environment for students, faculty, and staff. Please take a look at all of the safety protocols we have implemented: OFFICE AREAS: The Dance office is, as always, open Monday through Friday from 8-5, but it’ll […]
March 17, 2020 School of Dance Update
UNCG has been closely monitoring the complex and rapidly evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. We are in close contact with local, state, and federal agencies as well as health officials and other universities to ensure we are making consistent, fact-based decisions about our activities and our operations. As a result of these decisions, the School of […]
Update on Dance Events in March
UNCG has been closely monitoring the complex and rapidly evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. We are in close contact with local, state, and federal agencies as well as health officials and other universities to ensure we are making consistent, fact-based decisions about our activities and our operations. Of course, we hope to see you at the […]
2018 CVPA Distinguished Alumna in Dance Announced
The College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Dance are proud to announce their selection for the 2018 Distinguished Alumna in Dance: Tiffany Rhynard. Tiffany Rhynard is an artist, dancer, and filmmaker compelled to make work that examines the complexity of human behavior and addresses current social issues. Having created numerous works for […]
Cyrus Performance Earns Bessie Nod
School of Dance Professor Duane Cyrus’ October 2017 performance in the premiere of Cynthia Oliver’s Virago-Man Dem has been nominated for a Bessie Award for Outstanding Performer. Dubbed the “Oscars of Dance”, the Bessies honor groundbreaking and exceptional work in performance, choreography, visual design, and music composition. The awards ceremony will take place on October 8, 2018, at the […]
UNCG Professor, Dancers spend the summer at the American Dance Festival
School of Dance Professor Clarice Young spent this past summer as a member of the teaching faculty at the American Dance Festival’s 85th season at Duke University. ADF was founded to “encourage and support the creation and presentation of new modern dance work by both established and emerging choreographers, to preserve our modern dance heritage […]
Dance Professor Announcement Retirement
Dr. Jill Green has announced her retirement in Spring 2019. Dr. Green is a widely published expert in the field of somatics and has been teaching somatics, body studies, and pedagogy to UNCG Dance majors since she joined the faculty in 1993. She will serve as the Interim Director of the School of Dance while current […]
Dance Commencement
The School of Dance celebrated its annual Commencement ceremony on May 3, 2018. Friends and family gathered to witness selected performances, the conferring of degrees, and the announcement of the Outstanding Teaching Assistant award, followed by a reception in the newly renovated lobby. Three M.F.A., eight B.F.A., and eight B.A. students who completed their degrees […]