Dance
Associate Professor Alice E. Trexler, Director of dance studies
Associate Professor David Locke (Music), West African dance
Lecturer Daniel McCusker, Dance technique and repertory
Half-time Lynn Frederiksen, Modern dance
Part-time Lecturer Gretchen Hayden, North Indian classical dance
The Department of
Drama and Dance offers dance courses that are appropriate for the general
student body and for those with dance experience. The objectives of this
nonconservatory program are to expose students to basic concepts of human
movement, to foster the development of creative resources and techniques, to
introduce performance analysis, and to contextualize dance as an element of
culture. This liberal arts approach encourages students to create integrative
links with other disciplines. Students may elect an all-dance version of the
departmental minor (See Drama), and dance courses may be used toward the drama
major or the combined drama-dance minor. Dance performances choreographed by
faculty and students are presented in the Jackson Dance Lab and other spaces on
campus each semester. More information about dance may be obtained at the
department office or at
www.ase.tufts.edu/drama-dance/dance.
To view Course Descriptions, please go to:
https://webcenter.studentservices.tufts.edu/courses/main.asp.