Dance

Sage Walker

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Dance

Degree: BA in dance performance and choreography and BS in pre-exercise scienceGraduation Year: 2027Hometown: Hendersonville, NC  How did you first get interested in dance?I tried a lot of hobbies as a kid and none really suited me. I started dancing when I was 7 at my hometown dance studio and never stopped. I also started […]

Dance Education Professor and Student Co-author New Journal Article

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An article by professor Marissa Nesbit and student Chloe Gosline appears in the journal Dance Education in Practice.

Esteemed Guest Artists Bring Expertise to Performing Arts Students

Categories: News Tags: COA+A, Dance, Music, Theatre

Masterclasses and conversations with star professional artists are a key part of performing arts students’ education in the College of Arts + Architecture. This semester, we are pleased to welcome a range of extraordinary guest artists to enhance the curricular experiences of our students. Lorenzo Pagano Lorenzo Pagano is an international award-winning contemporary dancer whose […]

College Announces 2025 Distinguished Alumni

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor five Distinguished Alumni on Friday, March 14, in the eleventh annual celebration of alumni achievement. The award ceremony will take place at 11:00 am in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall. The event is open to the public. The Distinguished Alumni Awards were created by the […]

Dance Professor Receives International Education Award

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Tamara Williams has been named the recipient of the 2024 Faculty International Education Award.

NYC Study Tour Provides Immersive Musical Theatre Experience 

Categories: News Tags: Dance, Theatre

Logging 14-hour workdays over the Fall Break weekend, eight dance and musical theatre students got an immersive experience on Broadway last month. Led by Tod Kubo, co-director of the Musical Theatre Certificate program and an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Dance, the students took dance classes, met and interviewed industry professionals, toured facilities, andsaw […]

Dance Professor Brings Graham Expertise to Paris

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Kim Jones taught Graham Technique classes and choreographed a new work for the Graham for Europe organization.

Jasmyn Schettino

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Dance

Hometown: Leland, NC Degree: BA in Applied Dance Major and Psychology and a Musical Theatre Certificate Graduation Year: 2026 How did you first get interested in dance? I first got involved with dance when I was 2, and my mom signed me up for a rec class at our local dance studio! I was first […]

DJ Cook on the Belk Theater stage in Robinson Hall.

Student Designs Lighting for Fall Dance Concert

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Senior and Levine Scholar DJ Cook is racking up lighting design credits.

Dancer/Choreographer with Pop Star Connections Creates New Work for Fall Dance Concert

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Robert Green, who has danced with Taylor Swift and choreographed for Charli XCX, has set a new piece on our students.