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The Smith College Department of Dance is designed
to give students a broad view of dance in preparation for professional performance
careers, as a training ground for choreographers, or for further scholarly and creative
study in graduate programs. The Department also offers a wealth of educational experiences
for dance students who do not intend to pursue dance professionally. Dance is understood
to be a valid tool for the development of self-discipline, the acknowledgment of
diversity, the pursuit of excellence, and the development of an aesthetic awareness.
The Master of Fine Arts in Dance focuses on choreography
and performance and is designed for students who prefer to work in an intimate environment
with a small group of peers in order to maximize the growth and development of their
interests and potential. In both the undergraduate and graduate programs at Smith
the faculty is dedicated to fostering each student's unique talents as the student
explores creative dance experiences.
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The dance department sponsors regular master
classes and special workshops, often led by members of such national touring dance
companies as Mark Morris, Trisha Brown and Company, and Urban Bush Women. Recent
visitors have included guests from Ballet Theatre du Bourdeau, the Alvin Ailey Dance
Company, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company. The
Smith-based faculty’s special interests include choreography, dance history,
the anthropology of dance, and experiential anatomy, and encompass all types of dance
styles, including jazz, tap, modern, ballet, Caribbean, and West African.
Department of Dance
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
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