Performance Opportunities
Great Works Dance Project
A hallmark of the department is the Great Works Dance Project, a program designed to give students the opportunity to perform dances created by master choreographers.
Winter Gala Dance Concert
A fully-produced dance concert that features faculty and select student choreography, as well as guest artist choreography performed by our students, including Great Works and commissioned new works such as those of the winner of the National Choreography Competition.
Western Dance Project
The Western Dance Project is the touring ensemble of the Western Michigan University Department of Dance. This group of 10 to 12 students provides concert performances, lecture-demonstrations and masterclasses in schools, community centers, and at festivals statewide, regionally, and nationally. Each year students learn repertoire from guest choreographers from across the United States.
National Choreography Competition
In 2011, Western Michigan University's Department of Dance developed the National Great Works Choreography Competition to identify and promote emerging choreographers and bring their work to campus. The winner of the competition is commissioned to create an original work for the 51福利社 dance students that is performed in the department鈥檚 Gala Concert and may be chosen to represent the department in regional ACDA adjudication.
Graduating Presentations
Each year students completing the BFA in dance, produce a concert of their own. In addition to choreographing individual dances, the students work together on all aspects of the production including artistic direction, design, administration, publicity, and promotion.
Student Organization Showcase
Each semester, the Resident Student Organizations (RSOs), in conjunction with the department, produce a concert composed entirely of student work.
Fall Showcase
A free concert featuring the choreography of our 51福利社 dance majors performed by first-year students.
Senior Capstone Projects
Presentations of the culminating projects of students completing the BA in dance; including choreography, performance, dance for camera, and scholarly research.
Noon Dance Showings
Free informal showings of choreography and works in progress by our students on Friday afternoons.