Dance

Degree: BA in Dance EducationGraduation Year: 2027Hometown: Greensboro, NC How did you first get interested in dance?Before coming to UNC Charlotte, I danced my entire life and attended a performing arts high school. I never would have thought that I would continue to pursue dance on the collegiate level, due to wanting to pursue a […]

Students in the College “make a difference” while earning valuable experience and income.

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]