Category: Dance Department

School of Education honors Distinguished Alumni Award recipients

By Sofie Schachter To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education selected three trailblazing UW–Madison alumni to honor with a Distinguished Alumni Award. These awards recognize talented alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their field. The three award recipients — Tania Isaac, Julie Côté, and Tony Evers …

The School of Education’s 2023 year in review

As we approach the end of another year, we wanted to look back and reflect on all of the great work that has happened across the School of Education in 2023. Below are some highlights from among the hundreds of news stories we shared this year spotlighting efforts across the arts, health, and education. With …

Works by faculty, guest artist take the stage at Dance Department’s fall concert

he UW–Madison Dance Department’s Faculty Concert Fall 2023 opens this week, featuring work from faculty members Kate Corby, Jin-Wen Yu, Karen McShane-Hellebrand, and Liz Sexe. A new work by guest artist Taryn Vander Hoop in collaboration with student dancers will also premiere at the concert.  The concert will take place over two weekends, from Nov. 16-18 and …

School of Education announces 2023-24 Distinguished Alumni Award winners

To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education has selected three trailblazing UW–Madison alumni to honor with a Distinguished Alumni Award. The awards will recognize these talented alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their field. The School of Education will be honoring the three recipients with an …

School of Education study abroad programs expand students’ global awareness

By Kari Dickinson This past summer, the UW–Madison School of Education launched four short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs tied to School of Education majors. These programs offered students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expand their worldview and build cultural awareness, all while learning valuable course content and earning credit towards their degrees.  Nearly one hundred students …

Dance Department, Jin-Wen Yu Dance present ‘Digging’ Sept. 28-30

The UW–Madison Dance Department, housed in the School of Education, and Jin-Wen Yu Dance present “Digging,” a two-part concert of new contemporary dance and older award-winning work by Dance Professor and Chair Jin-Wen Yu, Sept. 28-30 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. The first half of the program will include Yu’s beautifully …

New York Times features UW–Madison alumna and pioneering dance educator Jody Gottfried Arnhold

The New York Times featured a story recently, headlined “Repeat After Her: There is No Dance Without Dance Education,” about UW–Madison alumna and dance advocate, educator, and founder of the Dance Education Laboratory Jody Gottfried Arnhold. “In dance education circles, her first name is enough,” reads the article. “Everyone knows Jody. They call her the …

A conversation with Emily Eckman, athletic trainer for Dance

By Kari Dickinson As the first athletic trainer for the School of Education’s Dance Department, Emily Eckman has been busy since she began her role in July 2022.  For 20 hours each week, she runs a dedicated clinic in Lathrop Hall where dance students can stop in to get treatment or learn how to prevent …

Meet some of the School of Education’s amazing spring 2023 graduates

On Saturday, May 13, UW–Madison will celebrate its Spring 2023 Commencement. We reached out to a few of our graduating students from bachelor’s to PhDs to learn more about their favorite memories, advice for incoming students, and future plans.  Scroll down to learn more about these graduates — who are just a handful of the …

UW–Madison Dance Department presents H’Doubler Concert April 20-22

The School of Education’s Dance Department presents the annual H’Doubler Concert, April 20-22, at the H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. The concert will feature a mix of solo and ensemble contemporary dance works from student choreographers Jessica Billings, Chloe Druckrey, Aurora Hines, Olivia Hintz, Allison Larsen, Emma Miquelon, Katie Ryann, Cindy Stefanek, Peighton Strasburg, …