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Bates Dance Classes

The Bates Dance program offers a major and a minor in dance including courses in the theory and context of the art form, the creative process of making dances and performing dance, and the physical practice of dance training. All courses are available to majors/minors and non degree dancers alike. For degree requirements please see catalog after September 2011: Degree requirements currently under revision

Theory & Context

The theory and cultural context of the art form are investigated in courses that concentrate on dance history and current areas of contextual study in dance, such as gender, cultural diversity, dance writing, entertainment, globalization, the larger context of the arts and the politicized human body.

DANC 250 - Early Modern Dance History

AA/DN 252 - Contemporary Issues in Dance

INDS 256 - Rites of Spring

Composition & Performance

There are also creative courses that focus on composition and performance skills.

DANC 251 - Dance Composition

DANC 351 - Advanced Composition Seminar

DANC 253 - Dance Repertory Performance I & II

DN/ED s29 - Tour, Teach, Perform

Technique

Modern dance is the central focus of our program, supported by a variety of contemporary dance practices from contact improvisation to ballet.

DANC 240 - Technique: A Kinesthetic Approach

DANC 340 - Technique: The Body in Motion

DANC 270 - Studio Dance Series

Bates Dance Festival

The renowned Bates Dance Festival is offered for Short Term credit. This intensive three week program brings together an international community of choreographers, performers, educators and students to study, perform and create new works.

A variety of courses are also available through the Bates Dance Festival including Improvisation, Contact Improvisation, Anatomy, Issues in Contemporary Dance, Music for Dancers as well as technique classes with some of today's most interesting teachers and choreographers.

Physical Education

All dance classes in the 270 Studio Dance group also fulfill PE requirements. For details please email cdilley@bates.edu.
Physical Education also offers dance classes which satisfy the mandatory requirement for PE credits.

Dance Education

DN/ED 265 - Teaching Through the Arts

DANC s29A - Tour, Teach, Perform

DANC s25 - Ballroom Dance: Past and Present

Upcoming Events:

Family Weekend Dance Concert

Dance Concert

Featuring works in progress by guest artists Kwame Ross & Michael Wimberly and by Kendra Portier and choreography by student choreographers and Bates dance clubs.

Saturday October 2 at 12 noon
Sunday October 3 at 12 noon
Free and open to the public

Schaeffer Theater

Fall Dance Concert

Dance Concert

Featuring finished works by guest artists Kwame Ross & Michael Wimberly, by Kendra Portier and by faculty choreographers Rachel Boggia, Debi Irons, and Carol Dilley
Saturday November 12 at 5:00
Sunday November 13 at 2:00
Monday November 14 at 7:30

For more information on guest choreographers please visit Guest Artists.

Reservations at Schaeffer Theater. Tickets are $6/$3/ free for Bates students.