WKU Dance Company

Dance Company

The WKU Dance Company is a performance group oriented to training dancers in the skills of performance through a variety of repertory created by faculty, guest artists and students.  The pre-professional dance student will have the opportunity to develop practices and technique oriented toward a dance career.  Membership in Dance Company is by audition only.

 

Each Fall the WKU Dance Company performs:

DanceOut! , an outdoor annual dance concert
WinterDance , a Mainstage faculty choreographed concert with one or two selected student pieces
Last Chance to Dance (works in progress)

Each Spring our dancers perform:

An Evening of Dance , main stage faculty and guest artist concert
Last Chance to Dance (works in progress)
Italy tour concert series (years toured 2005, '06, '08, '09, '10, '11)

Other performance opportunities may include:

ACDFA Conference
Community based performances

 

Choreographic Residencies

Choreographic residencies with guest artists are typically offered at least once per year.  Usually the guest choreographer is in residence for one to two weeks.  These residencies are a high priority for the education of each student.

Guest artists of prominence who have set their work on our students include: Melissa Lowe-Hancock, Gail Gilbert, Mitzi Adams, Elaine Husted, Jon Finck, Christopher Morgan, Barbea Williams, James Clouser, and Michelle Gibson