Dance

Growing up in the Raleigh suburb of Rolesville, North Carolina, Alabi Orisadele “danced in the mirror for fun,” but his physical focus was the year-round rigor of track and field and cross-country. So when he arrived at UNC Charlotte his freshman year, he chose Exercise Science for his academic home and the MOVE Dance Alliance […]

Several faculty and alumni in the College of Arts + Architecture have been recognized in the 2023 “Best in the Nest” Awards presented by Charlotte independent weekly newspaper Queen City Nerve. Covering a wide range of categories, the annual awards include both Critics’ and Readers’ Picks. In the “City Life” Category, professors Heather Freeman and […]

Seven current College of Arts + Architecture faculty members are among the recent recipients of grants from the local Arts & Science Council (ASC). Professor of Voice and Opera workshop Brian Arreola, Professor of Dance E.E. Balcos, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Audrey Baran, Associate Professor of Clarinet Jessica Lindsey, Assistant Professor of Trumpet Eric […]

On a recent sunny afternoon, a cool breeze blew through the trees, picking up fall leaves and making them dance through the air. As leaves swirled, students in stunningly colorful outfits sang and clapped, encircling a magnificent oak tree in a vibrant ring of music and movement. UNC Charlotte dance and music students had traveled […]

Assistant Professor of Dance Ashley Tate recently presented her work, ​​”When A Black Man Walks,” at the 3rd Annual Baltimore Black Choreographers Festival in Baltimore, Maryland. Held October 13-15, the festival was a weekend of performances, panels, and workshops designed to highlight Black choreographers. The Black Choreographers Festival also “represents the Baltimore community through unique […]

BA in Dance Education

On Saturday, October 7, six UNC Charlotte dancers performed ​​An Homage To Dutch Art In A Global Age at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) in Raleigh. Choreographed by dance professor Delia Neil, this piece was commissioned by the NCMA to accompany the exhibition, Dutch Art in a Global Age: Masterpieces from the Museum […]

BA in Theater Performance, BA in Applied Dance, and a Musical Theater Certificate

Adjunct professor at Johnson C. Smith University and Dance Teacher for the City of Belmont Recreation Department and Gaston Dance Theatre

Associate Professor of Dance Kim Jones has been awarded a research fellowship from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Jones was one of six fellows chosen to receive this prestigious grant, which this year focuses on modern dance pioneer Martha Graham and her company as it celebrates its […]