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Department of Dance Concerts

Students have the opportunity to perform in two fully produced concerts a year, as well as other faculty-led showcases and student-choreographed productions.

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Students have the opportunity to perform in two fully produced concerts a year choreographed by faculty and guest artists. These concerts are held on the professional, state-of-the-art stage of our Anne R. Belk Theater. Auditions for the Spring and Fall Dance Concerts are open to dance majors, dance minors and the general UNC Charlotte student body.

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In addition, dancers also have the opportunity to perform in the annual “Traditions” concert and our student-choreographed, department-produced concert, “Under Construction,” both in our lab theater, Robinson Hall 118.  Under Construction is a department initiative to develop student choreography, where several students choreograph for student dancers and are mentored by faculty. Students also see their faculty and special guest artists perform each year as part of the Faculty Dance Concert, as well as perform in student-produced concerts run by dance student organizations, Range of Motion Dance Ensemble and MOVE Dance Alliance.

Recent concerts

2025/26

This year’s Fall Dance Concert featured works by Alyah Baker, Audrey Baran, E.E. Balcos and April C. Turner. In the spring, we held a special event in place of our spring dance concert – Nouveau Now at the Carolina Theatre in Uptown Charlotte, with live music from music students and professors! The program featured work by Delia Neil, Tamara Williams, Kim Jones and Ashley L. Tate.

"Nouveau Now" at the Carolina Theatre in Uptown
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2024/25

This year’s Fall Dance Concert featured works by faculty Alyah Baker, E.E. Balcos, Audrey Baran and guest Robert Green with rehearsal direction by Ashley L. Tate. The Spring Dance Concert featured works by Kim Jones, Audrey Baran, Tod Kubo and guest artist James Kopecky, a former company dancer with Charlotte Ballet.

2023/24

This year’s Spring Dance Concert featured work by dance faculty Audrey Baran and Ashley Tate, and guest artists Martha Connerton and Trebien Pollard. The Fall Dance Concert presented work by dance faculty Tamara Williams, Delia Neil and E.E. Balcos, and “Adorations,” a work that Martha Graham created for television broadcast in 1975, reimagined for the stage by Associate Professor Kim Jones.

2022/23

This year’s Spring Dance Concert featured work by dance faculty E.E. Balcos and Ashley Tate, as well as work from guest choreographers Jacqueline White and dance alumna Anna Edwards ’19. The Fall Dance Concert showcased choreography by dance faculty Kim Jones, Tamara Williams, Audrey Baran and special guest artist Rosangela Silvestre from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

2021/22

This year’s Spring Dance Concert featured work by dance faculty Gretchen Alterowitz, Kim Jones and Tamara Williams. In addition, retiring professor Karen Hubbard was honored with a celebratory documentary video, and a work by guest choreographer Nejla Yatkin was presented on video. The Fall Dance Concert showcased choreography by dance faculty Delia Neil, Audrey Baran, E.E. Balcos and guest choreographer Ananya Chatterjea.