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Western Washington University

Department of Dance

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Bellingham,Washington 98225
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Dance

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance

Minor in Dance


As a dancer at Western, you will learn progressive and inclusive approaches to technique, performance, and collaborative artmaking, working with internationally known faculty and guest artists. We celebrate your individuality and varied interests within the field of dance and beyond and guide you in honing your artistic voice as performer, choreographer, and scholar. You will experience dance as a vital part of our society with practice in interdisciplinary artmaking, community building, and as a vehicle for social change. You will move and be moved with professional caliber technique classes. performances, and creative ventures for stage and screen. During your time at WWU, you will be empowered through our emancipatory approach to learning and be ready to embrace the challenge to lead the next generation pf artists and shape the future of dance. You will be immersed in a rich curriculum grounded in professional practices in dance technique and performance, somatics and dance science, choreography and creative process, dance history, career preparation and entrepreneurial skills, and interdisciplinary study.

Faculty Info:

Susan Haines, Pam Kuntz, Rich Brown, PhD, Mike Bajuk, Nolan Dennett, Penny Hutchinson, Jonathan Lee, Deepa Liegel, Tatyana Stahler.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Men on Boats
(2/4/21 - 2/13/21)
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A Shayna Maidel
(4/16/20 - 4/25/20)
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WORKING-2012 REVISED VERSION in Broadway WORKING-2012 REVISED VERSION
(12/5/19 - 12/8/19)
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Rabbit Hole
(11/7/19 - 11/8/19)
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An American Daughter
(6/6/19 - 6/9/19)
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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN in Broadway YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
(8/22/18 - 8/26/18)
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1776
(12/6/17 - 12/10/17)
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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
(8/9/17 - 8/13/17)
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KISS ME, KATE (REVISED)
(4/14/17 - 4/23/17)
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PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
(12/31/69 - 12/4/16)
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
(12/2/15 - 12/6/15)
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SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!
(8/26/15 - 8/30/15)
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URINETOWN
(8/12/15 - 8/16/15)
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Bare
(5/29/15 - 5/31/15)
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THE BAKER'S WIFE
(11/14/13 - 11/24/13)
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RENT
(5/10/12 - 5/20/12)
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