Dance - Academics

Dance

WOU’s Dance program gives you the chance to evolve your performance skills. Learn how to be more creative while also achieving technical expertise. Explore the history of dance and how its roots affect professional practice today. Our experienced faculty will support you in applying your dance skills while gaining the theoretical knowledge that can serve as the foundation for your future in teaching, further study or opportunities as a professional in the performing arts.

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credits required for the Dance major

students enrolled in the Dance major

students per class on average in the Dance program

%

of master's degree can be completed as an undergrad at WOU

Sample four-year degree plan

Learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate strong technical skills in a variety of dance idioms and vocabulary, as well as a working understanding of body structure, conditioning and wellness
  • Demonstrate a significant body of theoretical and historical knowledge pertaining to the dance field
  • Produce scholarly/creative projects, solve professional problems independently, and demonstrate a well-developed intellectual/aesthetic focus

Career opportunities

  • Resident/guest choreographer
  • Tour management
  • Professional dancer
  • Artistic director (dance company, festival)
  • Dance critic
  • Studio Teacher/Owner

Dance minor

The WOU Dance minor program is robust; students have the opportunity to explore a wide range of dance offerings that can improve their skills. In addition to technique courses, students choose from electives that include Creative Dance for Children, Drumming for Dancers and Rhythmic Awareness.

credits required for the Dance minor

Faculty

NOAH ADAMS

Creative Arts Events Manager, Theatre/Dance
adamsn@wou.edu

JEB BURRIS

NTT Visiting Assistant Professor, Theatre/Dance
burrisj@wou.edu

CORRIE COWART

NTT Assistant Professor, Theatre/Dance
cowartc@wou.edu

TIM COWART

Coordinator of the Dance Program, Theatre/Dance
cowartt@wou.edu

ALLISON CROSS

, Theatre/Dance

JOSHUA DANIELS

Instructor, Literature/Writing, Theatre/Dance

RAISSA FLEMING

NTT Lecturer, Theatre/Dance
flemingr@wou.edu

CYNTHIA GARNER

NTT Assistant Professor, Theatre/Dance
garnerc@wou.edu

SCOTT GRIM

Professor, Theatre/Dance
grims@wou.edu

SANDRA HEDGEPETH

Associate Professor, Deptartment Head, Theatre/Dance
hedgepes@wou.edu

MADISON MALVEAUX

Hourly, Dance, Theatre/Dance

MOISES MARTINEZ-TREJO

, Theatre/Dance

AMY MCDONNELL

NTT Assistant Professor, Theatre/Dance
mcdonnella@wou.edu

NICOLE MORGAN

Program and Facilities Coordinator, Theatre/Dance
morgann@wou.edu

MICHAEL PHILLIPS

Professor, Theatre/Dance
phillipm@wou.edu

JENESSA RAABE

Events Coordinator, Theatre Dept, Theatre/Dance
raabej@wou.edu

KINDRA STEENERSON

NTT Assistant Professor, Theatre/Dance
steenersonk@wou.edu

DARRYL THOMAS

Professor, Theatre/Dance
thomasd@wou.edu

ALANNA VOLK

Hourly, Dance, Theatre/Dance

LESLIE WATANABE

NTT Assistant Professor, Theatre/Dance
watanabel@wou.edu

NICHOLAS WILSON

Scenic and Lighting Designer for Summer Theater/Adjunct Assistant Professor, Theatre/Dance
wilsonn@wou.edu

MARITA CARDINAL

Professor, Health & Exercise Science
cardinm@wou.edu

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