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Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Movement Studies


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 Include:

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 Info:

Daphne Lowell, Deborah Goffe, asha A. Chapman, Lailye Weidman, Rebecca Nordstrom, Constance Valis Hill, Larry Berger, Tess O'Day.



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