Dance
Mission Statement
The dance program at Winthrop University prepares students for careers and future
study in dance by fostering their aesthetic, technical, intellectual, and creative
development within the context of a liberal arts education. In order to achieve this
mission, the program provides students with opportunities to participate in studio-based
practices and explorations as well as performance and other relevant educational offerings.
The program serves both the university and local community in enhancing their knowledge
of the discipline of dance from a holistic perspective, including the political, historical,
cultural, and technological events that have contributed to its evolution.
Dance Program Goals
- To provide a developmentally sequenced curriculum of studio and theory courses that
exposes dance majors and minors to a breadth of skills, knowledge, and critical thinking.
- To nurture artistic leadership in students through opportunities to perform, choreograph,
teach, design, stage manage, participate in internships, and be involved in professional
organizations.
- To promote collaborative experiences that develop students' communication skills,
appreciation of diversity, and adaptability to change in all artistic and interdisciplinary
endeavors.
- To prepare students for successful careers as educational leaders in public and private
K-12 education.
