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Skip to contentPerforming Arts DepartmentMenu Close Search Undergraduate ProgramsDanceDramaGraduate ProgramsMA in Theater & Performance StudiesMFA in DanceStudent ResourcesOur PeopleFaculty Arts AchievementsFaculty BookshelfSupport the PADContact Us or Request InformationLet your curiosity lead the way:Apply TodayHomeCoursesUpcoming EventsRecent NewsContact Us Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies in A&SDance AboutRequirementsCertificatesDance OpportunitiesCareersGuest ArtistsContactAbout the Program In both studio and classroom work, the dance curriculum treats dance as a global phenomenon with culturally specific and individual differences in expressive form. Dance classes at all levels encourage students to develop their capacity to move and think creatively and to recognize movement as an essential element of one's identity.  Most dance courses accept no more than 20 students, and our program offers a B.A. in dance and a minor in dance. Students with significant dance training prior to admission to the university often double-major in dance and some other field. Dance majors may emphasize either ballet or modern dance training, but all majors and minors study dance composition. Other studio courses include contact improvisation, jazz, tap, musical theater, Dunham technique, Spanish dance, Argentine tango, bharata natyam, and West African dance. Courses emphasizing somatic training, such as Alexander Technique and Authentic Movement are also available. Seminars in dance history, theory, and ethnology and a wide range of electives complement studio work. Master classes and guest artist residencies supplement instruction by the regular faculty, all of whom have danced professionally. Dance Placement Class Registration in any upper-level dance course is subject to approval after the Placement Class, a 2-hour class, which takes place during first-year orientation in August.  Meet our dance facultyBrowse our facultyWelcome the Dance Program at WashUWith Spring 2020 performances canceled and in-person dancing abruptly halted, the dancers at WashU found a way to connect in spite of being socially distanced all summer. Their version of an “exquisite corpse”—or, perhaps more aptly, an “exquisite corps”—is based on the Surrealist concept of artists collaboratively creating a chain of dances without knowing what came before. This short film features students, alumni, and faculty dancing apart…yet together. Das wins NDEO Book Award along with co-authors for "Milestones in Dance in the USA"Read MorePAD Dancers represent in many ways at the 2023 ACDARead MoreTake a Closer LookMajor & Minor RequirementsPlan your path ahead by reviewing the requirements for our drama major and minor in the Bulletin. Learn More About the Requirements certification programsLearn about our Post-Baccalaureate Dance Teacher Certification Program and our Certificate Program in Somatic Studies.Learn More About Our Certificate ProgramsDance Opportunities at Washington University Washington University Dance Theatre Washington University Dance Theatre is the Performing Arts Department’s annual mainstage dance concert and is performed at the end of the fall semester in the Edison Theatre.  Open to all students, dancers are selected by audition.  Dancers gain experience and skills working under the direction of faculty and guest professional choreographers, both restaging masterworks and creating new premieres. WUDance Collective Washington University Dance Collective serves as the Performing Arts Department’s resident dance company.  WUDC is a unique blending of talented and expressive movers from very diverse backgrounds who bring with them a wide range of movement styles and performance acumen. Under the artistic direction of Cecil Slaughter, the dancers work with faculty, community, graduate and undergraduate student choreographers.  The company can be seen in performances throughout the St. Louis community. Washington University Student Dance Showcase The Washington University Student Dance Showcase is a concert that runs every other spring and is choreographed, danced, directed, and designed entirely by students. It serves as an opportunity for student choreographers to showcase their work in a professional-style concert, while experiencing the autonomy and personal responsibility of working  on a student-run production. The student-oriented nature of the showcase leads to an exciting variety of works and aesthetics.  Internships & Careers Graduates of the dance program have gone on to top graduate schools and to careers in professional dance, dance education, and dance related fields such as art management and physical therapy. Dance Careers & Internships Dance Student Resources See commonly used resources here, or SEE ALL DEPARTMENT RESOURCES.  Dance Student Awardslearn about dance honors and awardsDance Physical Therapy Screeningslearn more about medical screening for performing artistsStudio Spacesbrowse our studio spacesRecent Guest Artists Dana Tai Soon Burgess, 2018Dana Tai Soon Burgess, 2018Dana Tai Soon Burgess (Resident Choreographer) is a leading American choreographer, dancer, and cultural figure. He has been referred to as the “poet laureate of Washington dance” and “not only a Washington Prize, but a national dance treasure” (Washington Post Pulitzer Prize winning dance critic Sarah Kaufman). His artistic focus explores the idea of cultural “confluence” and many of Burgess’ dances have tended to focus on the “hyphenated person” – someone who is of mixed ethnic or cultural heritage – as well as issues of belonging and societal acceptance. He has served as a cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department for over two decades, an appointment he uses to promote international cultural dialogue through “the global language of dance”. Throughout his career, Burgess has performed, taught, and choreographed around the world. He founded Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (DTSBDC.org) in 1992. It is the preeminent modern dance company in the Washington, D.C. region, now in its 27th season. In 1994 he received the award for Outstanding Emerging Artist at the 12th Annual Mayor Arts Award Ceremony. His dance company was awarded the Mayor’s Arts Award for Excellence in 2005. He has completed two senior Fulbrights in dance and won seven Metro D.C. Dance Awards as well as the Pola Nirenska Award. He has been honored by the Smithsonian Institution and was a prominent feature in the Smithsonian exhibition “A Korean American Century” as part of the Korean American Centennial Celebration in 2003 as well as “Dancing the Dream”, the Smithsonian’s first exhibition on American dance. His portrait is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and his family archives resides in the American History Museum. Burgess was named the Smithsonian’s first choreographer in residence in 2016. Photo courtesy of Tom Wolff TIng-Ting Chang, 2018Ting-Ting Chang, 2018Born in Taiwan, Ting-Ting Chang is a dancer, choreographer and scholar. She is a two-time winner of the McCallum Theatre’s Choreography Festival, the Silver Award of China’s 8th Lotus Cup and an international choreographer in residence at American Dance Festival. Her choreography was sponsored by Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture and performed in the 2016 Kuala Lumpur International Arts Festival (Malaysia), The 3rd Silk Road International Arts Festival (China), 2016 Shanghai Dance Stage International Festival, 2015 Guangdong Dance Festival, 2015 Asia Pacific Dance Bridge in Esplanade (Singapore), 2015 Spotlight Project at University of Surrey (UK), 2013 Festival d'Avignon Off (FR). Her works have been commissioned by Texas Woman’s University, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, and among others. She holds a PhD in Dance from University of California Riverside, an MFA from University of California, Irvine, and a BA from UCLA. She was an Andrew Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow in dance at Washington University in St. Louis (2008-10).  It is with great sadness that the Performing Arts Department notes the passing of Ting-Ting Chang on January 30, 2019. Ting-Ting was a Mellon-supported postdoctoral fellow in Dance at Washington University from 2008-2010, and returned multiple times to share her brilliant choreography and work with our students. Most recently she was here in September 2018, when we hosted her company for a performance of her work, Persistence of Memory.  Photo of Ting-Ting Chang from her performance in the Washington University in St. Louis, 2008 Dance Close Up. Kirven Douthit-Boyd, 2019Kirven Douthit-Boyd, 2019Kirven Douthit-Boyd (Boston, MA) began his formal dance training at the Boston Arts Academy in 1999 and as a member of Boston Youth Moves under the artistic direction of Jeannette Neil and Jim Viera. Mr. Douthit-Boyd studied as a fellowship student at The Ailey School and on scholarship at the Boston Conservatory. He is a graduate of Hollins University where he earned an MFA in dance. He began his professional career as a member of Ailey II from 2002–2004 and also performed at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival as a member of Battleworks Dance Company in 2003. In June 2004, Mr. Douthit-Boyd joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performing both nationally and internationally for 11 years. During his tenure with the company, he performed leading roles in works choreographed by Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Robert Battle, Ron K. Brown, Geoffrey Holder, Jiri Kylian, David Parsons, Camille A. Brown, Ulysses Dove, Christopher Wheeldon, Hofesh Shecter, Twyla Tharp, Wayne McGregor and Ohad Naharin. He joined COCA-Center of Creative Arts in 2015 as Co-Artistic Director of Dance with his husband Antonio Douthit-Boyd. In 2016, Mr. Douthit-Boyd joined Ron K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company as a guest artist. In 2010, Douthit-Boyd performed at the White House tribute to Judith Jamison hosted by then first lady Michelle Obama. He has also appeared as a guest artist in ballet and contemporary dance galas in Argentina, Mexico and Canada. He is the 2014 recipient of the “Black Theater Alliance Award” for his performance in Wayne McGregor’s “Chroma,” the 2015 recipient of the “Next Generation in Leadership Award” from the Freedom House in Boston, and the 2016 recipient of the Boston Arts Academy’s “Apollo Award.” Douthit-Boyd has choreographed workshops for The Ailey School, The Juilliard School, Webster University, Boston Arts Academy, Boston Youth Moves and COCA. He has also choreographed works for Dallas Black Dance Theater and Ailey II. He is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 5 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum and has completed Lester Horton Pedagogy studies under Ana Marie Forsythe in New York and St. Louis. He is a Distinguished Performing Artist at Washington University in St. Louis, teaching modern dance in the collaborative MFA program between the University and COCA. Bio courtesy of COCA, St. Louis. Contact For any questions about the Dance Program or curriculum, please contact David Marchant. 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