Dance Studio, ’62 Center
Williamstown, MA 01267 United States
The ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance’s dance studio has full-length glass walls that provide panoramic views of the campus and surrounding landscape. The space serves as a unique performance venue for small dance productions and music recitals. It features a sprung wood and Marley floor, and a complete audio-visual system.
Past Events
October 2018
Dance Department Open House
The dancers and directors from the Department’s ensembles offer visitors a rare behind-the-scenes look into the how each ensemble trains and rehearses along with sneak previews of works in progress. All are welcome.
Find out more »November 2018
Laura Young Dance Masterclass
Laura Young, longtime principal dancer with Boston Ballet, will teach a master class for intermediate and advanced ballet students at 4:15. At 6:00 she will discuss her career with Artist-in-Residence Janine Parker, co-author of Young’s memoir Boston Ballerina. Please contact Janine.Parker@williams.edu for a place.
Find out more »January 2019
Winter Study Funk Styles Dance Performance
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- Performances
Come check out the Funk Styles Dance Class next Friday (January 25) at 1pm in the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance's dance studio.
Find out more »February 2019
NBC AUDITIONS SATURDAY
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- Campus Life/Student Organizations
It's that time of the year again...NBC auditions!!! Come out and POP, LOCK, AND DROP IT with us at NBC auditions. It will be this Saturday in the SHARED DANCE STUDIO in the '62 Center starting at 2 pm! All experience levels are invited!
Find out more »Audition for the Spring Hip-Hop Concert with Levitt Fellow Shakia Johnson and Sankofa
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- Performances
Arthur Levitt, Jr. '52 Artist-in-Residence SHAKIA JOHNSON is holding auditions for her Spring 2019 concert on Thursday, February 7th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Dedicated dancers who have experience with hop-hop dance and/or choreography are encouraged to try out. Seeking originality, high energy, strong stage presence, and enthusiasm! The concert, shared with the SANKOFA Step Team, will encompass three hip-hop combinations…
Find out more »May 2019
Dance: Abriendo Venas Del Monte
The Dance Department presents Nicholas Wallach’s independent study presentation. A workshop in contemporary Argentinian folkloric dance, open to all, followed by demonstrations of traditional dances and an exposition on the intersections between Argentinian folkloric studies and environmental studies. This event is free, all are welcome. No reservations needed.
Find out more »September 2019
Audition for Kusika!
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- Arts at Williams
Dance, Percussion, and Storytelling from the African Continent & the African Diaspora. All experiences welcome! Bring comfortable clothes, water, and friends!
Find out more »CoDa Auditions!
CoDa (Contemporary Dance Ensemble) is seeking creative and committed dancers for its 2019-2020 season! Looking for students with previous training in modern dance, ballet, and/or contemporary dance who are interested in collaboration and learning/performing both classic and new works. Bring dancewear, ballet slippers or socks — please be prepared to dance barefoot as well. Any questions? Please contact Erica.Dankmeyer@williams.edu and…
Find out more »October 2019
Dance Department: Open House
The dancers and directors from the Department’s ensembles offer visitors a rare behind-the-scenes look into the how each ensemble trains and rehearses along with sneak previews of works in progress. All are welcome.
Find out more »March 2020
JODY SPERLING/ TIME LAPSE DANCE MASTERCLASS
Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance presents visually alluring kinetic theater that fuses dance, music, lighting and costume design. Following Sperling’s trailblazing journey to the Arctic in 2014,as the first-ever choreographer-in-residence aboard a US Coast Guard ice-breaker, the company’s focus is producing programs that merge choreography and climate science. Sperling has developed a signature style which draws inspiration from early dance technologist…
Find out more »September 2020
CoDa AUDITIONS 2020/21
This fall, CoDa auditions will take place in two ways. In-person auditions will be held Saturday, September 12th, between 2pm and 5pm, with small groups of auditionees scheduled for specific time slots, using a process that meets safety and health requirements. For auditionees not attending in person, we will offer an on-line audition option as well, to be scheduled individually. …
Find out more »October 2021
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham - Dance Master Class
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- Arts at Williams
Classes taught by A.I.M emphasize four of the company’s core movement values: exploration, musicality, abandonment, and intuition. The opening warm-up sequence focuses on the fluidity of the spine, articulation, and core body strengthening; and then builds up to challenging, creative and invigorating phrase work. Students experience a personalized postmodern movement vocabulary full of intricate gestures and signature A.I.M moves. Sign-up…
Find out more »October 2022
Dance Workshop: The Ring Shout, African Dance, and Post-Modern Dance - TO BE RESCHEDULED
THIS CLASS WILL BE RESCHEDULED In conjunction with the Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group on October 15, Reggie Wilson will offer a class breaking-down components of the Ring Shout, the arguable 1st building block of the Black Church, for audience movement participation and reconstruction. In this lecture, he speaks to how the Ring Shout “changed his life”, serving his work, research, and the naming…
Find out more »November 2022
Student Choreography (StuCo) Fall Showcase: Friday at 7:30!
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- Arts at Williams
This Friday (11/11) is Student Choreography Coalition's Fall Showcase! Join us in the ’62 Center Main Dance Studio at 7:30 pm for a presentation of six unique dance pieces entirely choreographed by fellow Williams students!
Find out more »Dance Performance: Student Choreography Showcase
Please join us for our fall showcase! We will present six unique dance pieces entirely choreographed by Williams students. No reservation is required. All are welcome.
Find out more »Jazz Dance Workshop with Michael Montoya
As a transgender dancer who performed in both traditionally male and female roles, Michael Montoya has been able to develop a teaching and choreographic style which draws upon his experience with a wide variety of theatrical, commercial, and vernacular dance techniques and encourages exploration into movement beyond masculine and feminine labels. His choreography honors and incorporates the individualism of his…
Find out more »January 2023
Dance Workshop: Dunham Technique, Afro-Modern Dance
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- Arts at Williams
Saroya Corbett, Bolin Fellow of Dance, will share again with the Williams community her expertise in Dunham Technique, an Afro-Modern dance technique. As a certified instructor in and a life-long practitioner of Dunham Technique, Saroya will discuss the dance technique as a holistic practice and the work of Katherine Dunham, the technique’s creator. During this experience, Saroya will combine scholarship…
Find out more »March 2023
Master Class: Percussionist James Belk
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- Arts at Williams
Master Dunham Technique Percussionist James Belk will instruct participants in the drum rhythms composed for the Dunham Technique class experience and the choreography developed by Katherine Dunham. The knowledge of Dunham Technique rhythms is specialized and few percussionists are trained in the rhythms. Therefore, the Dance Department is excited to offer this opportunity to the Williams community. For more information…
Find out more »Master Class: Percussionist James Belk
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- Arts at Williams
Master Dunham Technique Percussionist James Belk will instruct participants in the drum rhythms composed for the Dunham Technique class experience and the choreography developed by Katherine Dunham. The knowledge of Dunham Technique rhythms is specialized and few percussionists are trained in the rhythms. Therefore, the Dance Department is excited to offer this opportunity to the Williams community. For more information…
Find out more »April 2023
Senior Thesis Performance: Alex Bernstein'23
The Dance Department and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies present Staging a Second Mirror Stage Performed, choreographed, directed, and written by Alex Bernstein '23. Staging A Second Mirror Stage is a celebration of self exploration, self discovery, being a person with a body, and the process of becoming beyond the gender binary. You’re invited to witness the intimate exercise of…
Find out more »Senior Thesis Performance: Alex Bernstein'23
The Dance Department and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies present Staging a Second Mirror Stage Performed, choreographed, directed, and written by Alex Bernstein '23. Staging A Second Mirror Stage is a celebration of self exploration, self discovery, being a person with a body, and the process of becoming beyond the gender binary. You’re invited to witness the intimate exercise of…
Find out more »September 2023
Dance Masterclass: Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE’s dance classes strive to bring dancers to feature simplified steps from Brown’s blended style of contemporary, African, and Caribbean dance styles; classes begin with a warm-up and continue with movements that teach rhythm, using the body to express ideas. Themes of strength, prayer, and celebration are incorporated into the movement that is taught. Participants should dress in loose fitting clothing.…
Find out more »October 2023
Dance Department: Open House
Please join us for presentations from Dance Department classes along with previews of ensemble works in progress. Dance Department Faculty: Sandra L. Burton - Lipp Family Director of Dance and Senior Lecturer in Dance Erica Dankmeyer - Artist-in-Residence in Dance Tendai Muparutsa - Artist in Residence in African Music Performance, Lecturer in Music, Director of Zambezi, Co-Director of Kusika Janine…
Find out more »November 2023
Master Drum Workshop in Dunham Technique Rhythms Taught by James Belk
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- Arts at Williams
Master Dunham Technique Percussionist James Belk will instruct participants in the drum rhythms composed for the Dunham Technique class experience and the choreography developed by Katherine Dunham. The knowledge of Dunham Technique rhythms is specialized and few percussionists are trained in the rhythms. Therefore, the Dance Department is excited to offer this opportunity to the Williams community. For more information, contact Saroya Corbett…
Find out more »Master Drum Workshop in Dunham Technique Rhythms Taught by James Belk
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- Arts at Williams
Master Dunham Technique Percussionist James Belk will instruct participants in the drum rhythms composed for the Dunham Technique class experience and the choreography developed by Katherine Dunham. The knowledge of Dunham Technique rhythms is specialized and few percussionists are trained in the rhythms. Therefore, the Dance Department is excited to offer this opportunity to the Williams community. For more information, contact Saroya Corbett…
Find out more »Dance Performance: StuCo Fall Showcase
The Student Choreographer's Coalition (StuCo) dwill be holding their fall showcase this Friday, November 3rd. Come to the main studio of the '62 Center at 7pm to see eight new dances choreographed and danced by students! The event is free, no tickets required.
Find out more »Gaudino Creative Residency: A Workshop with Choreographer Padmini Chettur
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- Arts at Williams
On Time A Workshop with Choreographer Padmini Chettur One of the commonly used temporal structures in the Indian classical form Bharatanatyam is a system of subdividing time, and thereby speeding up a phrase. The principle can be adapted for contemporary dance practice, in ways that ask for us to observe time's relationship to movement quality, as well as providing us…
Find out more »April 2024
Dance Performance: StuCo Spring Showcase
Student Choreographers' Coalition Spring Showcase Please join us for the Student Choreographers' Coalition Spring Showcase. The StuCo was founded two years ago, and we are thrilled to be performing two shows in this beautiful space with a company of 38 talented individuals. As an institution, StuCo aims to expand accessibility to the performing arts and dance at Williams. Dancers of…
Find out more »Dance Performance: StuCo Spring Showcase
Student Choreographers' Coalition Spring Showcase Please join us for the Student Choreographers' Coalition Spring Showcase. The StuCo was founded two years ago, and we are thrilled to be performing two shows in this beautiful space with a company of 38 talented individuals. As an institution, StuCo aims to expand accessibility to the performing arts and dance at Williams. Dancers of…
Find out more »September 2024
Visiting Artists: Dance masterclass, Vuyani Dance Theatre
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- Arts at Williams
Please join us for a masterclass hosted by Otto Nhlapo from Vuyani Dance Theatre. All dancers are welcome; however, please know that the class is intermediate-level and not for beginners. The technique description is below. Please sign up here. The class is 90 minutes. For more information, please email Randal Fippinger. Vuyani Dance Theatre will be performing at the '62…
Find out more »October 2024
Gaudino Creative Residencies: Maya Krishna Rao "You Really Want to Know My Story" Workshop
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- Arts at Williams
Maya Krishna Rao, Artist Residency, Workshop In this session Maya will demonstrate some elements of Kathakali - a classical dance theatre form from Kerala, India. In additon, students will get to experience a few of its principles of acting. Maya Krishna Rao is a performer and theatre maker who has been a lively figure on the landscape of art and…
Find out more »Dance Dept: Open House
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- Arts at Williams
The dancers and directors from the Department’s ensembles offer visitors a rare behind-the-scenes look into how each ensemble trains and rehearses, along with sneak previews of works in progress. All are welcome.
Find out more »Dance Dept: Anatomy and Dance Technique “Best Practices” Workshop
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- Arts at Williams
With longtime ballet teacher, licensed physiotherapist and Zena Rommett Floor Barre™ mentor CHARLOTTE FŰRST This workshop will be held during the DANC 300/304 Advanced Ballet class time, but those currently enrolled in other department dance classes are welcome to participate; a small number of observers are also welcome — please contact Janine Parker at jmp2@williams.edu for more information. The workshop…
Find out more »November 2024
StuCo performance: Fall Showcase
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- Arts at Williams
The Student Choreographers’ Coalition (StuCo) is presenting its fall showcase. Come by to see 11 student-choreographed pieces from ballet, to tap, to contemporary, and everything in between. For more information, contact lei1@williams.edu. Abby Torres ‘27 Amina Levites-Cohen ‘27 Anna Halfman ‘27 Annie Morrison ‘26 Aurora Lewis ‘28 Bea Larzul ‘26 Becky Walker ‘27 Bex Jacobson ‘27 Caprice Turchiano ‘25 Carol…
Find out more »StuCo performance: Fall Showcase
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- Arts at Williams
The Student Choreographers’ Coalition (StuCo) is presenting its fall showcase. Come by to see 11 student-choreographed pieces from ballet, to tap, to contemporary, and everything in between. For more information, contact lei1@williams.edu. Abby Torres ‘27 Amina Levites-Cohen ‘27 Anna Halfman ‘27 Annie Morrison ‘26 Aurora Lewis ‘28 Bea Larzul ‘26 Becky Walker ‘27 Bex Jacobson ‘27 Caprice Turchiano ‘25 Carol…
Find out more »Dance Dept: Ballet Variation workshop with dancer Duane Gosa
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- Arts at Williams
Gosa will teach a variation to class participants and discuss their own history with that particular role. This workshop will be held during the DANC 300/304 Advanced Ballet class time, but a small number of observers are also welcome — please contact Janine Parker at jmp2@williams.edu for more information. The workshop is funded with support from the Lecture Committee and…
Find out more »Dance Dept: Workshop with Dancer, Choreographer, Scholar Emily Coates
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- Arts at Williams
This workshop will be held during the DANC 300/304 Advanced Ballet class time, but a small number of observers are also welcome — please contact Janine Parker at jmp2@williams.edu for more information. The workshop is funded by Dance Department individual faculty events/visitors allotments. Dancer/writer/performance-maker/filmmaker Emily Coates has performed internationally with New York City Ballet, Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project,…
Find out more »Dance Dept: Ballet Variation Workshop with Boston Ballet principal dancer John Lam
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- Arts at Williams
John Lam, longtime Boston Ballet principal who retired in May, is now on the dance faculty at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Lam will teach a variation to class participants and discuss his own history with that particular role. This workshop will be held during the DANC 300/304 Advanced Ballet class time, but a small number of observers are also…
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