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Dance ISU provides a liberal arts based approach to the study of the theatrical art of dance as a unique discipline within a collaborative, interconnected setting. Critical to a liberal arts education are creative and critical thinking skills, communication skills, collaborative working skills, interdisciplinary connections and cross cultural explorations. Guided by the conviction that the arts are essential to a healthy community Dance ISU provides students with the basic tools that are necessary to follow an avocational/vocational calling in the field of dance and other related arts. At ISU, we foster a learning environment where students are encouraged to explore the unfamiliar and to take risks without fear of failure.
A career in dance requires extraordinary discipline, tenacity, dedication and excellent training. Training in Dance from ISU may lead to professional careers in dance and theater performance and choreography. It may also serve as a basis for graduate study or open up possibilities to job opportunities in fields such as costume and makeup design, light design, set and stage design, sound design, dance history, dance medicine and science, dance and physical therapy, somatic practices, performance studies, dance ethnology, dance arts writing, research and criticism, dance photography and videography. At ISU, we offer coursework in teaching dance in K-12 settings and as well as provide sound pedagogical and entrepreneurial training for those planning to open their own dance studio or those considering incorporating into a not-for-profit arts organization. Related fields, such as arts administration, arts therapies, production and company management and music also offer positions for the individual trained in dance. Degree Programs in Dance at ISU The Department of Theatre and Dance offers a Bachelor of Arts in Dance with an emphasis in Choreography and Performance, the only degree program in Dance of its kind offered in the state of Idaho. Courses are designed following a contemporary liberal arts model with a focus in Choreography and Performance and supportive coursework in Technique, World Dance, Dance and Performance Theory, Dance Education, Technical Theater, Design, Technology, Music, Science and Arts Administration. Please follow this link for a complete description of our B.A. in Dance. We also offer a Dance Minor. Both the Dance Major and Dance Minor may be taken by any university student. Please follow this link for a complete description of the minor in Dance. Performance Opportunities – Curricular and Co-Curricular Throughout the year, the Department of Theatre and Dance regularly produces four mainstage productions including the faculty and guest artist dance performances that range from repertory dance concerts to evening length works of dance theatre, physical theatre and contemporary ballets. Dance ISU also regularly collaborates with the Music Department on musical theatre productions as well as various concerts with the Percussion Ensemble, ISU Bands and ISU Choirs. Student organized clubs such as Danson, APO, Swing Kids, Latin Club and more enjoy very active seasons as well. Each year, Dance ISU attends the regional American College Dance Festival in March where students may perform in faculty works, have their own choreography performed and take classes from professional dance artists across the United States and abroad. In 2008 and 2010, choreographic works from ISU were chosen for the Gala Concerts in the region and selected for the ACDF National Gala Performance in New York and Washington D.C. There are additional performance opportunities available to students of Theatre and Dance that emerge from our curricula such as DANC 1110 Elements of Movement, DANC 2210 Dance Composition I, DANC 3311 Theatre Movement Workshop, DANC 3301 Performance and Society, DANC 4410 Dance Composition II, DAAC 1182 Hip Hop Performance and DAAC 1115 Ballroom Performance. The Department of Theatre and Dance has monetary awards and scholarships available each year. Scholarship auditions/portfolio reviews are held annually in March. After that time, some scholarships may be awarded on an availability basis. Other financial aid options, including general scholarships, grants, and loans, are available through the Idaho State University Financial Aid Office. Please follow this link for more information on Financial Assistance. The Department of Theatre and Dance within the School of Performing Arts enjoys world class production facilities of the Beverly Bistline Theater, the Rogers Black Box Theater, and the Jensen Concert Hall in the Stephens Performing Arts Center; four beautiful dance studios in the Red Hill Building which are used for class/rehearsal space, student lounge, and the Pilates lab; and the newly renovated historical Chick and Diane Bilyeu Theater in Frazier Hall.  Beverly Bistline Theater Beverly Bistline Theater    Beverely Bistline Theater Rogers Black Box Theater   Red Hill Dance Studio 101 Red Hill Dance Studio 101   Red Hill Dance Studio 102 Red Hill Dance Studio 102   Red Hill Dance Studio 103 Red Hill Dance Studio 103 The history of Dance at ISU began under the umbrella of the Physical Education program in the College of Education. Under the direction of Dr. Marcia Lloyd, who retired in December 2001, dance was developed into an education minor program within P.E. in 1988. In 2004, the Dance program moved into the newly established Department of Theatre and Dance within the College of Arts and Sciences. Under the direction of Melanie Kloetzel, the dance minor expanded to include an emphasis in performance and choreography. The present Dance program, referred to as Dance ISU, is housed in the Department of Theatre and Dance within the School of Performing Arts in the College of Arts and Letters and has been under the direction of Joséphine A. Garibaldi since 2008. Since that time, Dance ISU has continued to expand offering a full curriculum in preparation for the much anticipated Bachelor of Arts in Choreography and Performance. |
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