Dance

WFAE 90.7 FM radio featured Associate Professor of Dance Tamara Williams and the annual festival she has established in Charlotte. Story by Elvis Menayese. A four-day festival wrapped up in Charlotte over the weekend. The Lavagem Festival honors Brazilian indigenous people and the African diaspora through music and dance. A dance procession made its way […]

By Aushja Cotten, communications intern The Department of Dance will present a special performance of the “No Tears Project,” at 7:30 pm on Saturday, April 25, at the Anne R. Belk Theater located in Robinson Hall. Admission is free. The “No Tears Project” was founded in 2017 by vocalist Kelley Hurt and pianist Christopher Parker […]

UNC Charlotte Departments of Music and Dance present Nouveau Now, a program of stunning choreography set to live music, March 28 and 29 at the gloriously restored 1927 Carolina Theatre in uptown Charlotte. See students take the stage in the heart of the city!  Ticket Prices: UNC Charlotte Student $16.05Senior or Military $22.20UNC Charlotte Faculty/Staff/Alumni […]

Blumenthal Arts CEO Tom Gabbard joined Dean Richard Buttimer and Dean José Gámez for the Spring 2026 C-Suite Speaker Series.

Assistant Professor of Architecture Nathaniel Elberfeld and Associate Professor of Dance Tamara Williams have been named 2026 Gambrell Faculty Fellows. Awarded annually by the Charlotte Urban Institute with support from The Gambrell Foundation, Gambrell Fellowships fund projects that address the question “what does it mean to live a good life?” in the Charlotte region. Elberfeld […]

Offered twice a year, the dance education concerts serve middle and high school students from across the region.

B.A. Dance with a concentration in Performance, Choreography, & Theory and a B.S. in Communications

B.A. Dance with a concentration in Performance, Choreography, & Theory

B.A. Dance with a concentration in Performance, Choreography, & Theory and the Advanced Dance Studies Certificate

Seven faculty in the College of Arts + Architecture are among the 137 recipients of 2025 Artist Support Grants allocated by the Arts & Science Council. Awarded annually, Artist Support Grants fund professional and artistic development for emerging and established artists to help them enhance their skills, grow their practice and share their creativity with […]