Dance
Dance Professor’s Work Reviewed by The New York Times
A lost dance by modern dance master Paul Taylor, reconstructed by Associate Professor of Dance Kim Jones, was recently reviewed in The New York Times by chief dance critic Alastair Macaulay. The reconstruction was the result of an 18-month process and was funded in part by a Faculty Research Grant, a gift from the Wells […]
Dance Students to Present at Education Conference
Thirteen UNC Charlotte dance students will attend the annual North Carolina Dance Education Organization Conference on January 28, 2017, to be held at UNC Greensboro. Led by Rachel Barker and Delia Neil, students concentrating in dance education and in dance performance, choreography, and theory will attend workshops, master classes, and performances. At the culmination of […]
Dance Students Study in New York
This winter, students in the Department of Dance have the opportunity to experience and study dance in New York City. Led by professor Rachel Tucker and mentored by Tucker and professor Kim Jones, ten UNC Charlotte Dance students traveled to New York City December 1-4. During the field trip, students took master classes with Ronald […]
Dedrick Perkins
Instructor, choreographer, dancer, owner/founder of Dedrick’s Dance District, Charlotte
Melissa Word
Teaching Artist for The Woodruff Arts Center/Resident Artist at the Work Room, Atlanta, Georgia
Caitlyn Swett
Dancer, Musician, and Managing and Development Director at the Culture Mill
Audrey Baran
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at UNC Charlotte and founder Baran Dance Company
Dance Department Hosts Local School Students for Education Concerts
The Department of Dance presented its Fall Dance Concert to students from local middle and high schools in a special education performance on Friday, November 4, at 11:00 am in Belk Theater, Robinson Hall. More than 300 students from seven schools attended; the schools represented are Jay M. Robinson Middle, Northridge Middle, Ridge Road Middle, […]
Dance Professor to Receive NDEO Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor of Dance Sybil Huskey will receive the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) at the NDEO 18th Annual National Conference on October 9. The organization’s highest award, the Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes exemplary leadership in and innovative contributions to the field of dance education. Huskey has worked in academic, […]
Dance Professor to Perform in Triangle Dance Project’s “Emergence”
Assistant Professor of Dance Rachel Barker will present her new work, “Back of [Y]our Neck,” as part of Emergence, an evening of dance presented by The Triangle Dance Project on Saturday, October 1, in Durham, NC. Barker will perform the duet with Audrey Rachelle, a guest artist from New York City. “Back of [Y]our Neck,” […]