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Dive into the waters of our collective, creative, female unconscious. Please join as we share our dreams, free associate to each other's imagery,... read more »

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The Dance Writing Award is a competitive award presented annually. The winning paper will be chosen among submissions that are received by... read more »

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Duke University Dance Program

The Duke University Dance Program focuses on dance as an integral part of the human experience and a medium for rigorous intellectual creativity. Our program prepares exceptionally aware, creative and socially responsible individuals. Our aim is to engage students in the profound potential for dance as embodied knowledge in the service of society. The Dance Program curriculum is designed to encourage the exploration of dance from interdisciplinary perspectives: historical, cultural, aesthetic, literary, technological, musical, scientific and creative.

Undergraduate Program

Duke Dance offers majors, minors, and classes towards your degree. The program offers unique opportunities to encounter global dance traditions and movement experimentation for discovery, inquiry and discourse. The curriculum is designed to suit the interests of students with varied levels of experience in dance, encouraging them in multi- and inter-disciplinary engagements.

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Graduate Program

The Master of Fine Arts in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis is a 2-year, full-time terminal degree in Dance. The program endorses dance as a politically, socially and spiritually transformative force in society. The MFA encourages practice-based, interdisciplinary research that has the potential to result in tangible contributions to society at large.

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BalletX Summer Intensive, application deadline April 16

BalletX Summer Intensive :  www.balletx.org/summerintensive Summer Intensive: BalletX is accepting applications from pre-professional dancers ages 16-24 to attend our annual two-week Summer... read more about BalletX Summer Intensive, application deadline April 16 »

Dance Writing Award

The Dance Writing Award is a competitive award presented annually. The winning paper will be chosen among submissions that are received by first day of Spring break of every year. The Dance... read more about Dance Writing Award »

Duke Dancer Wellness Clinic

The Duke Student Health building is located next to Penn Pavilion, and dance medicine physical therapist Rosie Canizares is seeing patients on the 3rd floor on Mondays and Fridays.  To... read more about Duke Dancer Wellness Clinic »

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