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DANCE AT WVU

Offering a BA degree and minor, the dance program at WVU balances theory, technique and performance in a fully immersive education experience.

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FIRST STEPS

WVU offers the first dance major in the state of West Virginia. 

Undergraduate Dance Program

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Dance faculty and students speak about their dedication to the craft.

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Bec Hyde and Elena Maddy: Leaping and Bounding with Audacity

West Virginia University undergraduates Bec Hyde and Elena Maddy are the creative minds behind “Audacious Women,” an Honors EXCEL dance project analyzing the rules society imposes on women and how those rules impact women’s sexuality, sensuality and sense of self.

Read about "Audacious Women"

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Faculty Spotlight: Hirali Shah

Kathak gives emphasis on poses, expressions, grace, hand, eye and body movements and footwork. Kathak is characterized by intricate footwork and precise rhythmic patterns that the dancer articulates by controlling about 100 ankle bells. It takes its movements from life, stylizes them, and adds the complex rhythmic patterns. Kathak is danced by both males and females; many of the dances convey moods of love.

Read more about Hirali Shah

Spring Dance showcase

Dancers performing on stage

April 27 & 28, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

April 29 at 2 p.m. & 5 p.m.

Antoinette Falbo Theatre

Annual spring performance by the WVU Dance Program, produced by the class of 2023.

Get tickets for the Spring Dance Showcase

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