Dance deepens one’s knowledge and expression of human experience. We believe in the creative and intellectual potential of each person. Dance can change the world.
The Dance Department at Wesleyan is a contemporary program with a global perspective. The curriculum centers on the creative act—imagining, making and doing. Our program is interdisciplinary, embodied, collaborative, physically and intellectually rigorous, and fosters personal and social transformation.
Wesleyan students work with world-class faculty and choreographers active in the field teaching our core courses. Achievements of our faculty include multiple Guggenheim Awards; Bessie Awards; UN funded projects; Binswanger Teaching Award Winners. Faculty Choreographers and Technical Production Staff work at cutting edge venues such as Bates Dance Festival, Jacobs Pillow, and premier venues globally.
