The Spartan Shake
A dance created by Duane Cyrus’ School of Dance Choreography I students using “safe”–at-distance greeting gestures. Recorded March 11th, the students last meeting before classes were suspended!
UNC Greensboro
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… Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
Greensboro Dance Film Festival: Connecting Diverse Populations
The sixth annual Greensboro Dance Film Festival takes place on February 15th with rolling screenings at HQ Greensboro, Greensboro Project Space, and VCM Studio, all located on South Elm Street in Downtown Greensboro. The Festival is presented by Sugarfoote Productions with support from UNC Greensboro School of Dance and is… Continue reading…
Black Girl Games and Identity
Camille A. Brown & Dancers will present BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play (2015) as part of the University Concert and Lecture Series on Saturday, February 8th at 8:00 pm in the UNCG Auditorium. Inspired by ethnomusicologist Kyra Gaunt’s prize-winning book, The Games Black Girls Play: Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop,… Continue reading…
December Commencement Profiles: Kahlila Brown and Taylor Roberson
Kahlila Brown ’19, BFA Dance Education Taylor Roberson ’19, BFA Dance Education Kahlila Brown and Taylor Roberson have similar stories about how each found their way here. Recommendations from high school dance teachers pointed them toward UNC Greensboro’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, and they both felt they were… Continue reading…
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…. Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…