College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce mcclung has announced the roster of artists for the 2024-2025 UNC Greensboro Concert and Lecture Series (UCLS). UCLS, the longest running concert and lecture series in North Carolina, will present for it’s 112th season: Brandy Clark: A 16-time GRAMMY® nominee and winner… Continue reading…
Meet Lydia Pate and Laniya Smith, recipients of the 2024 Provost Student Excellence Awards for the School of Dance, represent the highest academic honor for undergraduate students at UNCG, bestowed by the Provost and the Honors Council of Lloyd International Honors College. Their recognition exemplifies outstanding dedication and contributions to… Continue reading…
Dance has been a part of Marissa Finklestein’s life for almost as long as she can remember. After receiving a BA in Dance and Business from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, she worked as a choreographer, educator, and performer in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. She held various… Continue reading…
Assistant Professor of Dance Marielis Garcia has been a teaching artist since she was barely a teenager—a gutsy teenager who knew exactly what she wanted and wasn’t afraid to ask for it: “My parents are both immigrants from the Dominican Republic and there just wasn’t a whole lot of surplus… Continue reading…
As an undergrad, Daria “Toni” Clarke ’21 set aside ambitions to be a dermatologist or veterinarian for her first love, dance. Upon graduation, she set her sights on the Garth Fagan Dance company, based in upstate New York. Her professor and mentor, Dr. Janet Lilly(Professor of Dance), had sent her… Continue reading…
On March 1, 2024, the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) School of Dance will host Community Dance Day, welcoming students from high schools across North Carolina and Virginia. The initiative aims to engage the broader community by offering a comprehensive program encompassing various dance classes, performances, workshops, and discussions.
The UNC Greensboro School of Dance and Sugarfoote Productions announce the 10th annual Greensboro Dance Film Festival (GDFF) to be held Friday, February 23rd and Saturday, February 24th. GDFF, the first of its kind to reside in Greensboro, features dance films from 23 countries in both student and professional categories…. Continue reading…
“Drop In. Drop Out. Bring a Friend.” That is the tag line for a new event coming to UNC Greensboro in February through a partnership between Duke University Arts and the UNCG School of Dance. Those are also literally the only instructions for the event, according to Caitlyn Schrader (’22… Continue reading…
Congratulations to Dr. Ana Paula Höfling for the achievement of her book “Staging Brazil: Choreographies of Capoeira” being reviewed and featured in the 55th Volume of the Dance Research Journal, published by Cambridge University Press. “Staging Brazil” examines Brazilian capoeira—an African diasporic “street-fighting” practice and art presented in folkloric shows for tourists, contextualizing the… Continue reading…
“And now place your hands on the pegs, extend those legs up to the ceiling, breathe, and feel your strength.” Mila Parrish walks around the studio speaking in a calm almost melodic tone, guiding her students through a Pilates flow, stopping from time to time to adjust a leg or… Continue reading…
