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.

Dance, Percussion, and Storytelling from the African Continent & the African Diaspora. All experiences welcome! Bring comfortable clothes, water, and friends!

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…