Boston University Dance Program

BU Dance's Facebook is moving to the FitRec Facebook and Instagram pages! Please follow the pages below to stay up to date on all BU Dance announcements:

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For more BU Dance updates, sign up for PERD's newsletter at the bottom of our website:

https://www.bu.edu/fitrec/what-we-offer/physical-education/

BU Dance is proud to announce the 24th Annual Aurora Borealis performance on Monday, December 8th at 7pm and 9pm. Make sure to scan the QR code or click the link below to reserve your free tickets before they sell out!

https://ci.ovationtix.com/36437/production/1256133?performanceId=11714608

If you cannot attend, stop by the open dress rehearsal on Sunday, December 7th at 6pm.

All performances will be held in the Boston University Dance Theater at 915 Commonwealth Ave (entrance located on Buick St).

BU Dance's spring class schedule is now viewable on the FitRec website!

https://www.bu.edu/fitrec/what-we-offer/dance/

You can now * view​ * our Spring class offerings! Registration opens Monday, December 8th.

BU Dance is wishing everyone a very happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for all of the members that make up our BU Dance community🧡

Thinking about continuing your dance education into the Summer? Check out Dance Magazine's Summer Study Guide to explore different summer program options around the country:

https://dancemagazine.com/guide/summer-study-guide/ .tab=0

Photo credit: The School at Jacob's Pillow

Artistic and executive director of Abilities Dance, Ellice Patterson, founded the company in 2017 after finding that there was no place in the greater Boston area that would allow her to perform on a professional level. Comprised of adult dancers with and without disabilities, the company is on an access journey, coming together to use dance as a tool for advocacy.

Check out their feature in this Dance Magazine article:
https://dancemagazine.com/abilities-dance-boston-tales-from-crips/ .tab=0

Photo: Ellice Patterson as the Little Mermaid. Bill Parsons/Maximal Image, courtsy Abilities Dance Boston.

BU Dance is excited to welcome our new Manager of Dance Programs, Natalie Correa 🎉

Natalie is a dance educator and administrator from New York City whose work celebrates movement, culture, and community. Her career has taken her through some of the nation’s most vibrant arts organizations, including Ballet Hispánico, National Dance Institute, Berklee, and Boston Ballet.

We are so excited to have her in our BU Dance community.

Learn more about Natalie by checking out her profile:
https://www.bu.edu/fitrec/profile/natalie-correa/

Curious about what goes on behind the scenes of a dance performance? Check out this Jacob's Pillow article that delves into all the work that Jacob's Pillow production team performs out of audiences' sight.

Dancing in the Dark: The Production Team at Jacob’s Pillow When the traveler curtain at the back of the stage opened during Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève’s performance of Faun in Festival 2024, revealing...

Check out this Jacob's Pillow playlist of pieces featuring the intersection of dance and spoken word. Whether heard on tape or voiced by the dancers themselves, the spoken word can be a useful and powerful means of presenting meaning through the art form of dance.

https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/playlists/dances-with-spoken-word/ #1

Photo by: Noor Eemann

Did you know that Mandy Moore, choreographer of Taylor Swift's viral new music video for "The Fate of Ophelia," has also choreographed for "La La Land," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Dancing With the Stars," and so much more?

Check out this New York Times article to learn more about her choreographic process:

Making Dances for Taylor Swift? Check. And the Met Opera? No Sweat. The choreographer Mandy Moore feels at home everywhere. She even sees herself as a kind of dance therapist. “Teach them the love first and the steps later.”

Did you know that tomorrow is National Stress Awareness Day? Dance can help regulate and relieve stress: dancing releases endorphins across your nervous system that help reduce stress while boosting your mood! BU Dance offers you a space to immerse yourself in music, express yourself, and foster human connection.

Phot credit: Taylor Coester

BU Dance is wishing everyone a very happy Halloween! Let us know how you plan on celebrating in the comments below 🎃👻

Photo credit: Taylor Coester