Dance
Alex Aguilar
Professional Actor; Social Media Maven at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
Professors’ Research Recognized by National Dance Education Organization
The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) has recognized research by two UNC Charlotte dance professors in announcing the inaugural Ruth Lovell Murray Book Award. The new annual award honors “outstanding book-length publications in dance education and recognizing authors who conduct an exemplary inquiry that advances the field.” Rooted Jazz Dance: Africanist Aesthetics and Equity in […]
Dance Department Announces New Dance Professor
The Department of Dance will welcome Ashley L. Tate to the faculty as a new assistant professor of dance this fall. Tate comes to UNC Charlotte from St. Louis, Missouri, where she served as an adjunct professor of dance at Saint Louis University, Washington University, Webster University, and Southeast Missouri State University, and as the […]
Taylor Work Reconstructed at UNC Charlotte to be Performed at Joyce Theater
A work by modern dance icon Paul Taylor that was reconstructed at UNC Charlotte in 2016 will be performed by the Paul Taylor Dance Company in its upcoming Joyce Theater season. Tracer will be performed at the famed New York City theater on June 15, 17, and 18. In 2015 Kim Jones, associate professor of […]
Aaryanna Henry
Bachelor of Arts in Applied Dance and Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Grant Allows Dance Professor’s Company to Provide Community Classes
Movement Migration, a Charlotte-based professional dance company founded and directed by Associate Professor of Dance Kim Jones, will offer six weeks of free community dance classes for adults and seniors thanks to a Culture Blocks grant from the Arts & Science Council. The classes will take place at the David B. Waymer Recreation Center in […]
Makayla Church Rosenberger
Dance Educator; MFA Student at Texas Woman’s University
Chandra McCloud Glover
Dance Department Chair, Northwest School of the Arts
Dance Professor Receives Grant to Produce African-Brazilian Arts Festival
Assistant Professor of Dance Tamara Williams has received a 2022 Cultural Vision Grant from the Arts & Science Council (ASC). Cultural Vision Grants provide funds of up to $10,000 to support high quality arts and culture projects presented within Mecklenburg County by Mecklenburg County-based creative individuals or nonprofit organizations that advance one of the following […]
CoA+A Announces 2022 Distinguished Alumni
The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor five Distinguished Alumni on Friday, March 18, in the eighth annual celebration of alumni achievement. The award ceremony will take place at 11:30 am in Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts and will be open to the public. The Distinguished Alumni Awards were created by the […]