Join faculty and students from CSU Dance for FREE classes in a variety of classical and contemporary dance forms. No prior experience is needed. All levels ages 16+ are welcome! The class takes place at the University Center for the Arts located at 1400 Remington St. in studio 101. Date/Time: Select Saturdays from 10-11 a.m., […]
CSU Dance majors are attending the 2024 National Dance Education Organization conference.
Jane Slusarski-Harris, Director of CSU Dance, 1988-2018. Rod Harris and Jane Slusarski-Harris continue to support student work in the dance program at Colorado State University with the Rod Harris and Jane Slusarski-Harris Dance Scholarship. “Dance brought much to our lives: discipline, artistic expression, and physical accomplishment,” said the couple. “These are vitally important in a dance […]
The School of Music Theatre and Dance hosted an inaugural Wellness Week, April 8th – 12th. Hosted by SMTD’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI) committee, this week-long event included a plethora of activities designed to increase mindfulness, self-care, and community building. Staff, students, faculty, and community partners collaborated to provide opportunities for discussion, reflection, and […]
Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Samantha Lewis ’20 Teaching and performing with Evolving Doors Dance Company Safia Vanterpool ’20 Mark Morris Dance Group Teaching Artist Program Franny Komperda ’21 Payton Lauer ’21 authenticgrooves.com Alayna Maddocks ’21 Taryn Santeramo ’21 […]
Wednesday March 27th 2:15-3:30pm Class with Kristin Hapke, (Occupational Therapy Doctorate Candidate, Certified in LSVT BIG, Pilates and Movement Analysis) will teach a movement class to enhance our function, coordination and fun in our daily lives. Kristin will incorporate her expertise as a tenured dance professor and Pilates instructor, along with her occupational therapy […]
Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Chloe Milton ’17 Dance instructor at Immersion Dance Center, Fort Collins, Colorado Ashley Shute ’17 Company member of Ormao Dance Company, Colorado Springs, Colorado Hannah Finnegan ’18 Ashleyliane Dance Company Shannon Gerney ’18 YouTube Julianna Williams […]
The Colorado State University Dance and Equine Sciences programs collaborated for a week in the Fall of 2023 to find connections and intersections between dance/arts and work with horses to enhance each other’s practices, learning, and research. These unlikely partners came together to find new ways of listening and discovery across disciplines.
Guest artist JoAnna Mendl Shaw and The Equus Projects were invited to work with students and faculty in residence. In the studio and the arena, they explored a common language, physical dialogue, and ways to honor and give voice to humans and equines.
Body/Speak is a community concert featuring guests from colleges, universities, and dance companies across the region who join CSU Dance for an evening of diverse dance genres. The aim is to support artists and build networks within the Colorado and Wyoming dance communities.
At the end of the showcase, participants are invited to collaboratively create an ‘Instant Dance’ together as an opportunity to truly dance together, in the same piece instead of simply on the same stage!
Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Emma Kimball ’14 Company member with Canyon Concert Ballet, Fort Collins, Colorado; Company member with Built for Collapse, Brooklyn, New York Kayla Banks ’14 Formal dancer of Dancing Earth Dance Company, San Francisco; IMPACT Dance Company, Fort Collins, […]
