Tag Dance

Dancing and marching wrap Camp Randall in ‘Circle of Life’

November 15, 2016

For the first time ever, UW–Madison dance students performed original choreography alongside the UW Marching Band during halftime of a Badger football game.

Benefits of dance for older adults with Parkinson’s to be highlighted

May 31, 2016

The Summer Institute on Mental Disorders and the Older Adult will offer new strategies for social workers, nurses, physical therapists, psychologists and physicians.

Recent sightings: Dancers upon stilts

March 2, 2015

Dancers took to stilts for a Brooklyn Jumbies workshop in Lathrop Hall on Saturday, Feb. 28. Participants worked with the dance performance group, which teaches cultural elements of the African diaspora like stilt walking, and Chris Walker, a UW–Madison associate professor of dance, to learn new dance moves in preparation for “Strut!” — a university dance event scheduled for May 2. The workshop was hosted by the UW–Madison Arts Institute as part of Laura Anderson Barbata’s spring interdisciplinary arts residency.

Recent sightings: Halloween on Bascom

October 31, 2014

Costumed faculty, staff and students from the UW–Madison Dance Department parade across Bascom Hill on Hallowen Friday, Oct. 31. The event was held in honor of two of the department's newly tenured professors, Kate Corby and Chris Walker.

Dance Department presents ‘Proximity’ April 25-26

April 24, 2014

This year's annual H'Doubler Student Concert “Proximity” will be performed at the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall on April 25 at 8 p.m. and April 26 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Dance program for girls presents its spring showcase on May 3

April 23, 2014

More than 30 girls from four community centers across Madison will perform in the second annual Performing Ourselves Showcase at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3 in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave.

Grad student’s proteins cut a rug, win ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ competition

January 14, 2014

Graduate school research can get long and tricky and complex beyond the easy understanding even of your fellow grad students. Unless it has a beat, that is, and you can dance to it.

International urban movement conference celebrates 10th anniversary

April 30, 2013

A decade of urban dance movement evolution will be marked as competitors from around the world converge on UW–Madison May 1-5 for 10th Annual International Festival of Urban Movement.

UW-Madison Dance brings science to the stage with “PULSE” 

September 14, 2012

During this Year of Innovation at UW–Madison, the Dance Department brings science to the stage with "PULSE: Intersections of Dance and Science," a Wisconsin Science Festival event, Friday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space of Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave.

Dance Department students present “Les Muses” April 26-28

April 18, 2012

Dance students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will perform "Les Muses," a student concert featuring contemporary dance works by six emerging student choreographers and an original piece by New York artist in residence Pamela Pietro on April 26-28 at 8 p.m.

Dancer and choreographer will present artist talk and dance workshop

March 9, 2012

Dancer and choreographer Sally Gross will give an artist talk and lead a dance workshop in advance of her fall 2012 Arts Residency at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Spring semester alive with arts events

February 3, 2012

The spring semester will be bursting with arts events across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus during the university's Year of the Wisconsin Idea.

Dance Department presents faculty concert

January 9, 2012

Take a break from winter to experience a vast and rich array of modern dance artistry as the Dance Department presents the first Arts Night Out event of the season, "Latitudes," the annual faculty concert.

The Post Natyam Collective performs at UW–Madison April 30

April 26, 2011

The UW–Madison Dance Department will present the Post Natyam Collective on Saturday, April 30 at 8 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall.

Vis-á-Vis: A concert of dance and community

March 17, 2011

This spring, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department's "Vis-á-Vis" will premiere three nights of dance works informed and inspired by visual art, artists, postmodern dance choreography and martial arts.

UW-Madison Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ‘60s events with symposium

March 3, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss' "They Marched into Sunlight."

UW-Madison Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ‘60s events with symposium

February 25, 2011

Generation Dancing explores physical side of culture

February 3, 2011

A dance concert on Feb. 3–5 will explore the physical manifestations of culture and how experiences inform the physical self.

‘Upswing’ dance faculty concert set for Nov. 19-20

October 22, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Dance Department is celebrating its new status as a department during the campus's Year of the Arts with a two-night fall faculty concert, "Upswing," at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St.

‘Almost Spring’ student dance concert set at UW–Madison

February 22, 2010

This week's University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program's student concert, "Almost Spring," is a showcase of creative original works by student choreographers.