Jay Staten Joins COCA As New Artistic Director Of Dance
Jay Staten, with a diverse background in Broadway and dance education, has been named the new Artistic Director of Dance at COCA, bringing extensive experience to the role.
Hampshire College
The Dance Program
The Dance Program
893 West StreetAmherst, Massachusetts 01002
413.559.5581
admissions@hampshire.edu
Degrees offered
Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Movement Studies
About the program
Hampshire offers a B.A. with a dance and movement concentration, individually designed by the student in close collaboration with the faculty.
Hampshire College is an acclaimed non-traditional school emphasizing student-initiated, multidisciplinary education. Passion and curiosity, originality and ownership, responsibility and commitment are nurtured through Hampshire's unique approach to education.
Notable alumni
Ellen Oliver, Mary Rose Blandino, Olana Flynn, Chani Bockwinkel, Laura Ann Samuelson, Noelle Serafino, Jen Rosenblit, Lily Gold, Olive McKeon, Christopher-Rasheem McMillan, Mariana Valencia, Cass Ghiorse, CJ Holm, Kimberly Brandt, Julia Skloot, Zoë Klein, Nicole Bindler, Justine Lemos, Katie Faulkner, Norah Zuniga Shaw, Pele Bauch, Nichole Canuso, Michelle Marroquin, Yasuko Yokoshi, Eva Dean, Stephen Petronio, Sarah Smith.
Acceptance rate
Hampshire College's acceptance rate is 68.9%
Faculty
Daphne Lowell, Deborah Goffe, asha A. Chapman, Lailye Weidman, Rebecca Nordstrom, Constance Valis Hill, Larry Berger, Tess O'Day.
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