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The UNC Charlotte Department of Dance offers students a diverse and eclectic dance experience, in st

Dance study is enhanced by the interdisciplinary nature of our College of the Arts + Architecture, study abroad opportunities, and the activities of a vibrant campus and the bustling, arts-minded city of Charlotte. Our mission is to contribute innovation and leadership to the field through creative/scholarly research, teaching, service, and community engagement. Through comprehensive, innovative courses we provide our diverse student body with an exemplary liberal arts education grounded in dance as a cultural practice, art form, and interdisciplinary subject. We embrace and celebrate dance as a way of learning about ourselves and the world around us. Committed to access, equity, and inclusion, our program develops artists, educators, scholars, and arts-literate citizens who can thrive in an increasingly complex global environment and make sustained contributions to their communities.

10/08/2026

Natalia and Kayah from our Black Dance in the Americas course performed today during the International Festival at Central Piedmont's Cato Campus.

Natalia and Kayah performed a Rumba and taught movements to community members.

Natalia and Kayah are wearing dark, flowing purple skirts and black leotards while performing fluid movements.

09/30/2026

✨UNC Charlotte Dance Major Day✨

We are excited to announce our upcoming event, Dance Major Day, scheduled for February 6th, 2027. This occasion offers a valuable experience for prospective junior and senior high school students, as well as transfer students, providing them with the opportunity to partake in dance classes, engage in informative discussions with our faculty, and explore our state-of-the-art facilities. Additionally, parents and guardians are encouraged to attend, enabling them to have their questions addressed and gain insights into our department.

To access further information about visiting opportunities and to register for Dance Major Day, please refer to the following link, which provides comprehensive details on the event and registration process. Each student must have a separate registration.

🔗 in bio to register:

If you have any questions regarding admissions, placement dates, or visiting, please do not hesitate to reach out to Tamara Williams.

[email protected]

We hope to see you!

09/23/2026

What a beautiful day at Fall Fest! ✨

A huge thank you to all of our prospective students, current students, faculty, staff, teachers and families who joined us on Saturday, September 19th. Your presence made the day special.

We enjoyed having you in our studios and look forward to having you back again.

Many thanks to our dance major, Shawnell Harvin, for the wonderful images. These photos show current and prospective dance students with faculty during Fall Fest.

09/12/2026

Join us TONIGHT for the Fall 2026 Faculty Dance Concert!! 🌟

🗓️ Saturday, Sept. 12
⏱️ 7:30 p.m.
📍 Belk Theatre, Robinson Hall

The Department of Dance presents a one-night-only Faculty Dance Concert. The festival-style program features seven diverse pieces, with choreography and performances by dance faculty and special guest artists, including E.E. Balcos, Kim Jones, Tamara Williams, Claudio Olivera, Eric Mullis, Madeline Badgett, Kaustavi Sarkar, alumna Cecilia Whalen '21, Joshua Carr, Ashley L. Tate, alumna Anna Edwards '18, Tadej Brdnik, Lauren Skrabalak, Sydney Gondringer and Marie-Amelle Thenoz.

We hope to see you there!

09/10/2026

Dance alumnus Hunter Foster '17 was an assistant choreographer for the recent hit Marvel film, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" 🕸️

If you've seen it, you know the moment. A mysterious force moves through New York City by "energy-jumping" from one person to the next, taking control over their body and behaviors.

The presence turns out to be Jean Grey, played by Sadie Sink, whose power is to travel mind to mind, causing a ripple effect as she takes over each person just long enough to reach the next. Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland, spends much of the film chasing something he can only see in the way other people move.

And none of that movement was created by special effects. Director Destin Daniel Cretton wanted the jumps performed rather than rendered. As choreographer Nathan Kim told TODAY.com, the sequences are the work of more than 125 dancers and movement artists in Los Angeles and London, built through careful planning and focusing on timing and unique shapes.

Foster was an assistant choreographer for the LA team. "Words can't even begin to describe my love for this incredible opportunity! Nathan Kim is a one of a kind leader. To have his trust and to work on this project alongside him was such an incredible honor! " He was also grateful for the level of talent and commitment in the LA Skeleton Crew, saying "Every day I left feeling so inspired."

Since Kim started posting rehearsal footage, the clips have gone viral with audiences who assumed the whole thing was made in post production.

“We’re sort of becoming oversaturated at times by AI content and computer content and I think this, to me, feels like a little bit of a pushback,” Kim tells TODAY.com. “Humans are still amazing and our abilities are amazing and let’s celebrate that.”

We are so proud of you, Hunter!! 🌟

UNC Charlotte Alumni

09/08/2026

Christian Bryant, who graduated in May, spent three consecutive summers in paid internships at the Joffrey Ballet School, serving as a resident advisor for the company’s summer training programs.

When his Summer 2026 contract ended a few weeks ago, he was offered a job for the full academic year, to serve as both a resident advisor in the school’s dorm and also an administrative assistant at the company’s studios in Manhattan and Long Island!

The students who come to The Joffrey Ballet School to train full-time range in age from 13 to 25 and are from across the U.S. and abroad.

“It’s nice to work with young dancers who are growing and have that thirst,” said Christian. “I can share my knowledge.”

Bryant earned a B.A. in Dance with a concentration in Performance, Choreography and Theory. Working at Joffrey allows him to take classes there for free. And he’s developing his administrative skills, “gaining knowledge about how a ballet company works – the little parts that a dancer doesn’t always see.”

The dorm where he lives is in midtown Manhattan, so Christian, who was born and raised in Charlotte, is getting a full taste of the Big Apple.

🏙️ What he loves: “Running by the Hudson River. It’s so pretty! How you can get anywhere on the subway. How New York really appreciates the arts. Seeing different people and their creativity and how they express themselves walking down the street.”

🩰 What he’s experiencing: “Over the summer I was able to see a lot of Broadway shows and American Ballet Theatre. It was amazing.”

🚕 What he’s getting used to: “The noise – the sirens and traffic and music on the streets.”

❄️ What he’s anticipating: “The winter. In New York it’s no joke!”

Congrats, Christian!

UNC Charlotte Alumni

09/06/2026

Last Thursday, alumna Sara Veale '09 visited our dance history class to speak about her book, "Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dance" ⭐️

Published in 2025 by Faber & Faber, "Wild Grace" traces the extraordinary women who drove the modern dance movement and challenged cultural narratives about s*x and power along the way. Among the nine pioneering dancers Veale highlights are Isadora Duncan, Loie Fuller, Katherine Dunham and Pearl Primus.

Students read passages from the book in advance to prepare for a discussion on how these women helped shape dance history.

Veale is a London-based writer and editor focusing on dance, feminism and design. She studied literature and dance as an undergraduate at UNC Charlotte and holds an M.A. in English with a concentration in Issues in Modern Culture from University College London.

Veale has worked as a freelance dance critic since 2013, reviewing major international dance companies, covering arts festivals across the UK and Europe and interviewing industry giants. She has written regularly for the Observer, the Spectator, Fjord Review and DanceTabs.

We were grateful to Veale for joining us on campus and for sharing her knowledge with our students! She was accompanied by her mentor Sybil Huskey, professor emerita of dance.

09/04/2026

The Department of Dance presents a one-night-only Faculty Dance Concert on Saturday, Sept. 12 in the Anne R. Belk Theater! 🌟

The festival-style program features seven diverse pieces, with choreography and performances by dance faculty and special guest artists.

The program includes:

"Not Foreign to the Moon," choreographed and performed by E.E. Balcos, Kim Jones and Tamara Williams with Claudio Olivera on piano.

"Janus (excerpt)," choreographed by Eric Mullis with Joy Davis and Madeline Badgett, performed by Madeline Badgett.

"Narcissus and Echo," choreographed by Maya Kulkarni
and performed by Kaustavi Sarkar and alumna Cecilia Whalen '21.

"Z.O.I.D.S.," choreographed and performed by Joshua Carr and Ashley L. Tate.

"silent scream," choreographed and performed by alumna Anna Edwards '18.

"Terra Nova," choreographed and performed by Tadej Brdnik and Kim Jones.

"Sisters of the Sword," choreographed by Maria Caruso, staged by Lauren Skrabalak, and performed by Sydney Gondringer and Marie-Amelle Thenoz.

09/03/2026

SEVEN WORKS. ONE NIGHT.

The Department of Dance presents a one-night-only Faculty Dance Concert: a festival-style program featuring seven diverse pieces, with choreography and performances by dance faculty and special guest artists.

Participating full-time and adjunct faculty: E.E. Balcos, Joshua Carr, Anna Edwards, Kim Jones, Eric Mullis, Kaustavi Sarkar, Lauren Skrabalak, Ashley L. Tate, and Tamara Williams.

Saturday, September 12th at 7:30 p.m.
Belk Theater, Robinson Hall

Ticket Link is in our bio!!! 😊

09/02/2026

🎉 Please join us in congratulating Kim Jones on her promotion to Full Professor in the Department of Dance!

A choreographer, dancer, scholar, and educator, Jones is a régisseur for the Martha Graham Resource Center and the founder and artistic director of Movement Migration. A former member of the Martha Graham Dance Company, her creative and scholarly work spans performance, historical reconstruction, international research, and dance education.

Jones has reconstructed significant works by Martha Graham and Paul Taylor, bringing important masterworks to both professional stages and UNC Charlotte students. Through Movement Migration, she continues to create and present work centered on access, inclusion, community, and the rich traditions of ballet and modern dance.

Her current research explores the life and choreography of Korean modern dance pioneer Choi Seung-Hee. Most recently, Jones received a 2026 Creative Renewal Fellowship from the Arts & Science Council to continue this research. This fall, she will study traditional dance at Seoul’s National Gugak Center before returning to London’s National Maritime Museum to curate and choreograph a new project.

Congratulations, Professor Jones, on this well-deserved achievement! 👏🏾

📷: Jeff Cravotta

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