Dance - Hamilton College Clinton

Dance from Hamilton College Clinton is a Campus Bachelor Dance degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. THE PROGRAM IN DANCE AT HAMILTON has both an educational and an artistic mission. It explores the power of human movement to express and communicate. It studies the rich cultural context in which dance takes place. And it celebrates the creation of performance art and the growth of the performer. Students in dance develop the tools with which to approach other disciplines with creativity and rigor. The demands and rewards of artistic performance encourage personal responsibility and empowerment, and they build a sense of community both within the creative ensemble and between performer and audience. The Hamilton curriculum considers dance from a range of approaches and perspectives: creative, technical, historical and scientific. The technical aspects of dance are given depth and balance through theory-based courses that explore the human body from an anthropological, physiological, psychological and even philosophical point of view. The program emphasizes a spectrum of disciplines and styles, including contemporary dance, martial arts and dance , ballet and health-related forms of movement. At the core of the program, however, is the creative process. It is not only the source of performance; it helps students to understand dance in its rich social and cultural context, and to explore movement as a central element of life. Dance challenges students to develop intellectually, creatively, physically and emotionally. In addition to teaching the skills of dance as an art form, the curriculum emphasizes ideas, imagination, problem solving, spontaneity, discipline, cooperation and commitment. The dance community at Hamilton is a dynamic, challenging community that aims to awaken and cultivate every student's creative potential and presence. PERFORMANCE AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES At Hamilton, students of dance and theatre have diverse performance, choreography, directing and design opportunities. Auditions for main stage theatre productions are open to all students. Each year, faculty members and students produce two dance concerts choreographed by faculty members, two or three plays directed by faculty members, and as many as 10 productions directed, choreographed, designed, performed and produced by students. Students and faculty also participate in the national American College Dance Festival. Student dance majors have taught and performed at local schools and art centers as well as with regional dance companies and summer theatres. Students interested in arts administration gain experience in the department box office and as house managers. Many theatre majors secure internships with summer theatres after their junior year. Theatre and dance students also participate in many outstanding programs abroad and have studied in such places as Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Bali, Germany, London and Paris. THE SENIOR PROGRAM The Senior Program is a focused project, carried out under the close supervision of a faculty member. It draws together coursework and creativity, theory and practice. Each dance student choreographs and performs in an original work. RESOURCES Hamilton offers a variety of classroom and performance facilities: Wellin Hall, Minor Theater, Blood Fitness and Dance Center, List Dance Studio and Beinecke Events Barn. In addition, the theatre and dance programs provide a range of specialized staging and design equipment as well as stock and computerized lighting systems in various production shops. View more details on Hamilton College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dance courses.