WKU Dance Program

The WKU Dance Program
*Creating Thinking Artists*
B.A. Dance, Dance Minor
Department of Theatre & Dance
Western Kentucky University

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🥳 HAPPY DANCING INTO THE NEW YEAR! From our dance family to yours, we wish you all of the best in 2024 & a happy reflection of 2023.
✔️We learned
✔️We created
✔️We shared
✔️We grew
✔️We DANCED
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Become one of the #WKUDanceProgram's "Thinking Artists"! We are "creating" a new exciting community of dancers for Fall '24 ⭐ Register online for our BA in Dance Auditions & qualify for our stackable scholarships. https://t.co/OE4i7uGviK @caboni
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It was a beautiful sunny day for Dance Improvisation to explore. Playing w ideas of community, proximity, & textures were just a few prompts. Keep supporting the arts on campus! @caboni @wku @wkupcal @wkuadmissions @wkupcaldean #danceonthehill #creatingthinkingartists

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⭐ Student C Bariteau attended w a poster presentation based on her FUSE grant research; "Using a Critical View of Dance History to Inform Jazz Dance Technique".
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The #WKUDanceProgram wonderfully represented at the @ndeodance Conference.

⭐ Prof A. Clark presented w a collaborative panel on "Cancer as Catalyst: Unexpected Leadership" as well as sharing her Dance Appreciation text on the scholars table.

🎉 Congratulations to you both!

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Wait, did someone put September on fast forward? ⏩

The semester is just flying by!

See more photos from this month in our WKU Week in Photos album: https://t.co/yaHKEWAeSU

#WKU #FallAtWKU @WKUMusicDept @WKUPcal @WKUDanceprogram @WKUTheatreDance @CHHS_WKU

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Have you registered for our Fall BA in Dance Auditions? Meet #WKUDanceProgram faculty, students, learn about the degree, prog opps, scholarships, & more! You will take audition classes for acceptance & level placement for Fall '24.
https://t.co/OE4i7uGviK
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Pre-performance jitters. The exhilaration of the audience. Performing on stage can be a surreal experience for these dancers. Read more at the link below.
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The #WKUDanceProgram brings our first great week to a close! We look forward to having prospective students join us soon...HERE'S HOW! ⏬
⭐B.A. in Dance Auditions
🎵Dance Day
✔Schedule a visit w Prog Coordinator Amanda Clark
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The countdown begins! We'll see you in a week dancers! Until then, mark your calendars for first week events. You'll be receiving email updates soon. Safe travels, welcome back, & we look forward to meeting new members in our dance family. 💖 #danceonthehill #supportdance @wku

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We hope you're as excited as we are for our upcoming performance season! Faculty, guest, & student choreography, formal & informal concerts. There is so much incredible dance ahead for our '23-'24 season! #supportdance https://t.co/TRp0lHzsDm
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Have you registered for our BA Dance Auditions yet? Reg online to save your space & date! Select Fall or Spring for acceptance into the program & learn more about #danceonthehill! https://t.co/OXbmNZ6aiD
Schedule an independent visit! [email protected]
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We are proud of all the work that our dancers continue to do & achieve on & off the stage, in & out of the studio. Dance creates a more positive & empathetic human for this world! #danceonthehill @WKUAdmissions

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"Every student dancer grows not just as a skilled dancer but as a disciplined, responsible, and creative individual in this world." CPYB

WKU Dance Program shapes our curriculum, coursework, experiences, community, & research for #CreatingThinkingArtists
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We absolutely have to highlight a wonderful SDI master class w Sankofa African Drum & Dance. RMT was filled with incredible energy, movement, drumming, & history. TY for all the joy! #danceonthehill #supportdance #summerdance @wku @wkupcal @wkuadmissions @caboni

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SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE '23
"I'm doing alright, getting good grades...
The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades...
I gotta wear shades" 🎵🕶
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@WKUDanceprogram The intensive will close with a performance on Saturday, June 24 featuring university faculty and guest artist choreography.

Learn more at https://t.co/kj4rPRzgBZ

📸 Clinton Lewis of @wku & Kyra Rookard of @WKUPcal

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Whether practicing new genres, analyzing the history of dance, participating in workshops, or exploring opportunities on the Hill, attendees are advancing their skills all week long in new and exciting ways.

“Intensive attendees will begin to learn to think outside the box in their movement habits to then begin to build new phrases for choreography.

All aspects of these special topics are to spark new ideas, learning experiences, and ways of thinking about how the body moves, how it can create, and where our lineage of dance came from! All important aspects of becoming a well-rounded dancer,“ McKinley noted.

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Meghen McKinley, an Associate Professor of Dance with the WKU Department of Theatre and Dance, highlighted visiting artists as a key component that help to create a unique environment for aspiring college dancers.

“What makes our intensive special is the offerings of regional guest artists as well as lecture and practice based classes. These reflect what our dancers experience within the program while here.

Choreography, Improvisation, Dance History, and Anatomy/Somatics based classes allow dancers to get a glimpse of what other fields, interests, and educational possibilities there are within the dance degree,“ shared McKinley.

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In addition, regional guest artists annually join WKU faculty members to share unique experiences with attendees.

This year’s featured guest artist was Sankofa African Drum and Dance Company, a Tennessee-based performing arts company that aims to educate about and share an appreciation for African culture and music.

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