Award-winning choreographer and Dance Department faculty member Jin-Wen Yu will present “Back ▪ Up,” a concert of shifting perspectives and unseen realities, Sept. 18-20 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. The concert, a compelling blend of revisited works and new choreography, invites audiences to delve into the complexities of the human experience, from …
A recent photo gallery created to spotlight Summer Term courses at UW–Madison featured images of classes offered by the School of Education’s Art Department and Dance Department. The story notes “thousands of Badgers enroll in Summer Term courses to make progress on degree requirements, get hands-on training or even try something new. This year was …
By Jakob Miller In a brightly lit studio at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, students gather for a class that offers far more than a workout or an easy elective. Dance 115: Hip-Hop Dance Technique and Theory isn’t just about learning choreography, it’s about unpacking a culture, challenging assumptions, and building a sense of community. At the center of …
Now in its third summer, UW Dance Exchange is bringing dance instruction into public schools. Dance Department teaching faculty member Chell Parkins hopes to keep it there for good. By Maggie Ginsberg Division of the Arts The gymnasium inside Thoreau Elementary School is crawling with restless second graders. It’s the middle of summer and they …
As the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department prepares to celebrate its centennial in 2026, it is also stepping boldly into the future with the launch of a new Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Dance program. This fully funded, two-year graduate degree program will allow exceptional artists to engage in advanced creative and scholarly explorations …
UW–Madison’s Dance Department is the subject of a new feature in the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s Badger Insider magazine, which traces the department’s 99-year history and ongoing national influence. The article, titled “Dance Lines,” explores how the department — founded in 1926 by Margaret H’Doubler — became the first academic dance program at a U.S. university. …
UW–Madison’s Dance Department delivered a remarkable showing at the 2025 American College Dance Association (ACDA) North-Central Conference, held March 14-18 at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Both UW–Madison works submitted for adjudication were featured in the festival’s Gala Concert — with one also selected as an alternate to advance to the National Festival in Washington, …
The UW–Madison Dance Department presents its Repertory Concert 2025 this week, featuring work from Omari Carter, Chell Parkins, Anna Peretz Rogovoy, Liz Sexe, and Chris Walker. Performances will take place April 24-26 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall (1050 University Ave.). The program will include Professor Chris Walker’s “If: A Fugue,” an ensemble work that explores …
UW–Madison’s Dance Department, housed in the School of Education, presents its annual H’Doubler Concert April 3-5 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall (1050 University Ave.). The concert will feature a variety of contemporary dance works from student choreographers Harley Blanchard, Whitney Bleick, Nathan Castro Llanos, Jared Cataggatan, Cleo Decker, Harper Deeken, Alyssa …
Graduates of the UW–Madison School of Education are enjoying successful careers in fields across the arts, health, and education — and we are excited to share what they are doing today. Following is a Q&A with Katie Ryann, who graduated in 2023 with a BS in Dance. How did you get interested in this field/major? …