Because of a power outage on part of the UMBC campus, the Spring Dance Showcase has moved from the Theatre by the Commons to the Fine Arts Building, Room 317. Please check our Upcoming Events section for ticket information.

The Spring Senior Dance Concert is happening this weekend on Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20 at 8pm in Fine Arts 317. Check our Upcoming Events page for more details!

Check our Upcoming Events to find out more about the Senior Dance Concert!
Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm in Studio 317 of the Fine Arts Building. It's going to be a great show!

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The Department of Dance is thrilled to announce the selection of senior dance student Josephine Kalema's outstanding senior piece, Past, Present and Future into the highly competitive New Releases Choreographers Showcase at Dance Place. Congratulations to her dancers: Arnesha Reives, Jonique Holcomb-Meade, Alexis De Vance, Candice Grace, and recent graduate Jasmynn Speight. Performances are July 7 and 8. Check www.danceplace.org for performance times and ticket prices.

Baltimore Dance Project's 2012 Season features three world premieres plus choreography and performances by four guest artists Thursday, February 9 through Saturday February 11 in the UMBC Theater at 8 pm each evening.

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Don't miss the Fall Dance Showcase Thursday December 8 through Saturday December 10. There's some impressive work by talented student choreographers and beautiful dancing. Students in the Repertory class will perform a new work by Artist-In-Residence Hallie Dalsimer. Details: Show starts at 8 pm each evening in Fine Arts Building Studio 317. $12 general admission $7 students and seniors. For information and reservations, call the Dance Box Office at 410-455-6240, or click here to reserve your ticket. Tickets must be picked up by 7:30pm. Children under 6 will not be admitted.

Congratulations to Dance Alumni Michelle Brandenburg ('11) and Holly Googe ('09) who will soon set sail to dance aboard some BIG cruise ships! Michelle will be dancing for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Holly will be joining Carnival Cruise Lines, traveling to the Bahamas and Key West. We wish them well (dancers don't say "break a leg") and we're happy to have our UMBC dancers out there doing us proud over the deep blue sea.

The Senior Dance Concert is happening next week and we're all excited! Performances are Friday and Saturday November 18 and 19. Get more details here. Reserve tickets here.

Get your tickets now for Catherine Cabeen and Company, performing at 8:00pm Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24 in Studio 317 in the Fine Arts Building.

Presented by UMBC's InterArts Series, Ms. Cabeen's company will present its repertory program, Hyphen, a suite of five contemporary dance works that explore the shifting intersections between words, rhythm, meaning, movement, sound, and color through interdisciplinary collaboration. Praised by the New York TImes for its "highly kinetic, complex movement...visually exquisite, and beautifully performed," Hyphenfeatures original live music by UMBC alumnus Kant Mathias on kora and oud, and Julian Martlew on dobro. Performed by three dancers, Hyphen also features the work of writer Jay McAleer, costumes by fashion designers Michael Cepress and Bo Choi, and lighting by Connie Yun.

Admission is $15 general, $10 students/seniors.

Tickets may be ordered in advance through MissionTix at http://missiontix.com or by calling 410-752-8950. Those who prefer to pay by cash or check at 'will call' may make reservations by calling 410-455-6240.

The Dance Department remembers Rebecca Jung ('87) who lost her battle with cancer on September 6, 2011. Becky performed with Phoenix Dance Company (now called Baltimore Dance Project,) UMBC's professional dance company in residence, and also Baltimore-based modern dance company, Naked Feet. After graduating, she moved to New York and joined renowned company, Pilobolus,and worked with them for seven years as performer and collaborative choreographer, touring all over the world. She appeared in commercials, fashion shows, operas, and in Marilyn Manson's video "Beautiful People."

Over the years, Becky would occasionally drop in to take class at UMBC, which was a thrill for our students. As a teacher, she shared the unique techniques of Pilobolus as well as her sense of humor. Many UMBC dancers had the opportunity to take master classes with her.

Elizabeth Walton says, "I will always remember Becky's joyful smile."

I recall when Becky first came to UMBC she planned to study engineering, and to have a career in aerospace engineering. But dance swept her up. In dancing with Pilobolus and later with Lisa Giobbi Movement Theatre, whose choreography involved dancers suspended in space with trapeze and elastic bands, I'd say, she had an amazing career in 'aerospace engineering.'

- Carol Hess, Chair

Welcome to the UMBC dance department's new website. Check back often to find out about upcoming performances and events, visiting artists, master classes, and student and faculty accomplishments. Enrollments are up! At the start of the Fall 2011 semester, we have 56 Dance Majors and 21 Dance Minors. Auditions for student pieces are in progress this week and next. It should be an exciting semester!