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Journal Article Explores Professor's Collaborative Process

AGA Collaborative, which includes professor Gretchen Alterowitz, has published an article.
   February 15, 2019

AGA Collaborative, the trio of performer-choreographers that includes Associate Professor of Dance Gretchen Alterowitz, has jointly published an article in Choreographic Practices 9 (2). The article, “And how to be in three places at once: A collaborative experiment...

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New Professor Organizes Odissi Festival

Assistant Professor of Dance Kaustavi Sarkar recently organized a dance festival in Calcutta, India.
   January 18, 2019

Assistant Professor of Dance Kaustavi Sarkar recently organized a dance festival in honor of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (1926-2004), the man who revived and popularized the ancient Indian classical dance, Odissi. The festival, “Soul Vision,” was held in Calcutta, India, on January 2.

Prior to coming to the United States, Sarkar was a student and then a teacher at the Srjan dance studio...

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Dance Department Welcomes Percussive Dance Artist

   November 28, 2018
The Department of Dance welcomes visiting dance artist Janet Schroeder to UNC Charlotte.

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Two Dance Students Receive Wake Forest Dance Festival Scholarships

   November 6, 2018
UNC Charlotte Dance Majors Katie Harmon and Victoria Stewart received Betty Holding Dancers Fund scholarships from the Wake Forest Dance Festival.

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Fall Dance Concert Explores Migrant Experience in Guest Choreographer’s Work

   November 2, 2018
Mexican choreographer Claudia Lavista's "Prow (A Journey)" addresses immigration in an emotionally charged work.

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Recent Dance Education Graduate Wins 2018 NC Student Teacher of the Year

   October 5, 2018
The North Carolina Association for Colleges and Teacher Educators (NCACTE) has named recent UNC Charlotte dance alumna Makayla Church the 2018 Student Teacher of the Year.

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Department of Dance Presents Faculty Dance Concert

   September 11, 2018
The Department of Dance will present a Faculty Dance Concert on September 28 and 29 in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall.

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Recent Dance Grad Joins Neville Dance Theatre

   September 10, 2018
Recent dance alumna Laura Dearman has been named a new company member of Neville Dance Theatre in New York City.

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Dance Department Welcomes Brazilian Artists in Residency

   August 30, 2018
The Department of Dance will host Brazilian artists Dandha Da Hora and Dendê Macêdo in residency September 9-21.

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Recent Dance Education Graduates Start School Year

   August 23, 2018
The Department of Dance congratulates recent dance education graduates who are starting their first teaching jobs.

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