Dance

A day in the life of a dancer - after graduation

Lainie Pennington dances with a big smile in front of a grove of tall trees

BFA Dance grad Karen Kao lands spot with Philadelphia's Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers

a young person seated at a desk in a classroom regards you

Western alumni, faculty and staff showcase new dance performance "WAITING"

3 older women in long red dresses sitting on individual benches in a front to back line. On either side, a younger woman in a knee-length red dress floats in the air above bench level.

Dance Instructor Ethan Rome selected for Seattle International Dance Festival

Your support makes life-changing education accessible

two actors in sill masks and outfits

Highlights from 2024 American College Dance Association Conference in Utah

two dancers with arms entwined writhe about a single chair

"A choreographic offering" pairs community members and Dance students

Auditions for Winter Dances are October 1

a dancer tossing her right arm in the air like she is grooving at a supa cool techno club, wearing a shiny blue metallic halter top and eyeshadow that just won't STOP glimmering under the lights

Students, staff, faculty, community members collaborate on dance piece about water

Two people in a dim space dance intimately. We can only see the face of one person, advanced in age.

Italy dance residency immerses dancers, faculty in somatic exploration

Dancers in a studio in Italy

Dance student Lainie Pennington selected for special recognition at national festival

dancer Lainie Pennington

Toni M. Kemehana Pasion Dance Auditions

a hula leader kneeling in a dance pose on the grass extending one arm in a graceful gesture

Documenting Grace film series opens dance possibilities for all

a dancer in a wheelchair leans the chair to the side onto one set of wheels while the dancers arms are extended in the opposite direction in a curve.

Auditions for "Street Scene"

a shadowy night time street scene punctuated by bring splashes of neon. A silhouette of a couple recedes into the distance of the street.

Dance alum Cieon White featured in latest Macklemore video

Emma Rose DeSantis, 2022 Outstanding Graduate in Dance

Emma Rose DeSantis appears to be stuck to a wall by her shoulder and neck, but it's a visual trick because the image is rotated 90 degrees on pupose, and she's really in a shoulder stand on the floor. The wall is blue, her short dress is burgundy.

Open call: Art for Social Justice

several balck and white images superimposed show vegetation and dancers

Gabrielle Kazuko Nomura Gainor: 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award

several people on a stage in front of a projection of the award winner's photo

Dismantling Systems in Higher Education: Embodied Knowledge

cover of the conference booklet. name of conference over reddish image of people moving

Dance scholarships available

a dancer in a burgundy dress leaping in front of a concrete wall

Summer Dance Company Residency with Alvin Ailey's Briana Reed

a sabel background frames a black female dancer in a form fitting bodice flinging her head and arms back so far they reach toward the floor. Her leg extends from the floating pinwheel of voluminous white fabric comprising her skirt.

Dance's Pam Kuntz, dance alums at Whatcom Museum for "Dialog(s)"

a sketch-like line drawing depicting a palimpsest of moving outlines of bodies

Broadening Perspectives in Dance Science and Somatics

anatomical diagram of foot bones

Seattle dancer Cieon White teaching Hip-Hop Winter Quarter 2022

black woman with purple sweater standing against a blue chain link fence

Morning Movement with WWU Dance - Fall Quarter!

Person standing on the beach during sunrise with their arms raised

Dance program partners with Pickford Film Center for Doctober dance docs

the movie poster for the film firestarter about the Bangarra Dance Theatre

Auditions: Winter Dances 2022

four dancers in a line, back legs extended, leaping forward away from the viewer

Nolan Dennett, architect of Dance program at Western, retires

nolan dennett wears a ball cap and toasts us with a small tumbler of reddish liquid

Susan Haines wins international recognition for dance film "the three graces"

A legacy to future dancers: the Tabetha Fox Clark Memorial Dance Scholarship

Tamisha Guy teaching contemporary dance technique Spring Quarter

Biomechanics and dance training myths: Susan Haines takes the butt seriously

a dancer demonstrates good pelvic alignment

A note to students from Director of Dance Susan Haines about Winter Quarter 2021 Dance classes

four dancers balance on one foot with back legs and arms extended

Dance program Open House on 9/22

dancer leaping as between tables in an ornate library reading room

Outstanding Graduate in Dance, Valerie Goliff

Dancer Valerie Goliff

A message to students about Fall Quarter Dance classes

four dancers in brightly colored dresses

Work, Dance, Balance

a dancer poses on a wet sand beach with skyscrapers behind

Graffiti Dance Theater Trailer

Katherine Mullen (Dance/Sociology '17) wins Presidential Scholar

Katherine Mullen accepts the Presidential Scholar award from Dean Kit Spicer

Anya Cloud dance residency

Anya Cloud residency

Dance alum Ella Mahler receives Artist Trust award

Ella Mahler dancing

WWU Dancers to perform 'glacier'

choreography from Liz Gerring's she dreams in code photo by Rachel Bayne

Afro Cuban Dance class offered Winter 2017

Dance Alum Laura Bartczak Interns with Trisha Brown

two dancers in white swooping leftward on black stage

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