
Student Choreography Showcase | December 3-6, 2019
Thirteen original dance pieces choreographed by undergraduate dance artists will be presented in our semiannual choreography showcase.
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Thirteen original dance pieces choreographed by undergraduate dance artists will be presented in our semiannual choreography showcase.
The concert's wide-ranging repertory will feature Michel Fokine's classic one-act ballet "Les Sylphides" (restaged for this concert by Jennifer Deckert), world-premiere works by guest choreographer Addison Ector (Complexions Contemporary Ballet) and Olivia Waldrop, and an original piece by André Megerdichian.
Eight original works by student choreographers will be presented during this semi-annual showcase.
Seven of the world's leading ballet talents light up the Township Auditorium in concert with the USC Dance Company!
Repertory for the concert features a mix of contemporary dance works, including "The Waiting Room" by Salvatore Aiello, "Here We Are" by Peter Powlus, and premieres by UofSC Associate Professor Tanya Wideman-Davis and Instructor Olivia Waldrop.
Nine original works choreographed by undergraduate dance students will be premiered at Drayton Hall Theatre, December 4-7.
Dr. Beasley will present on the topic of transdisciplinarity at McMaster College on November 1, 2018.
The USC Dance Company takes the Koger Center stage for a dynamic concert of mixed repertory. Featured will be George Balanchine's landmark ballet Serenade (staged by instructor and former NYC Ballet soloist Stacey Calvert), plus original choreography by Associate Professor Thaddeus Davis and Instructor Olivia Waldrop.
Associate Dance Professors Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis have received a National Dance Project Grant for their new work, "Migratuse Ataraxia."
Five original works by UofSC Dance students will be in the spotlight on the Drayton Hall stage April 27-28.
Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis, the prolific dance duo, and AFAM Studies' newest faculty, recently took the original work "CANE" on the road to Duke University in Durham, NC and Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. Accompanying them -- three university dance students John Green, Maria Maccaroni and Petra Morgan.
Five principal dancers from the New York City Ballet, including 2017 Tony® nominee Robert Fairchild, will grace the Koger Center stage April 15, as we present the 13th Annual Ballet Stars of New York Gala Performance.
We were one of two universities selected at the Southeastern Regionals of the American College Dance Association to perform at the National Conference, June 6-9.
Presented by DanceAbility International, the intensive teaches dance educators how to teach the DanceAbility® method of inclusive dance to students with a diverse range of physical and mental abilities. Founded in 1987, DanceAbility uses improvisational dance to promote artistic expressions and exploration between people with and without disabilities.
The University of SC Dance Company will present a selection of innovative dance works during its Spring Contemporary Concert, February 21-24 at Drayton Hall Theatre.
Twelve student dance artists will premiere original choreography December 5-8 at Drayton Hall Theatre.
Celebrate the holidays with the Jr. Company of the USC Dance Conservatory, aged 4-17, December 9-10 at Drayton Hall Theatre!
Four original works by senior Dance Performance majors will be presented in-studio, April 7-8. Edit
Assistant Professors Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis will be part of the Provost's Diversity Forum November 9, 6pm, at Drayton Hall Theatre.
Don't miss the premieres of all original choreography by University dance artists, 7:30pm nightly, November 29 - December 2 at Drayton Hall Theatre!
USC Dance Company presents a contemporary program that pushes the boundaries of dance, February 15-18 at Drayton Hall Theatre.
Dancers from the innovative contemporary ballet company Complexions will teach master classes in our studios March 1 ahead of their Koger performance March 2.
The USC Dance Company shares the stage with ballet's brightest stars, all company members of The New York City Ballet, March 19th at the Koger Center!
The students of the USC Dance Conservatory, aged 3-18, will present their Spring Concert May 19-20 at Drayton Hall Theatre.
A dance performance junior has received the first Harris and Patricia Pastides Outstanding Senior Dance Award.