Northwestern’s Dance BA fuses rigorous technique training with scholarly inquiry into the cultural, political, and scientific dimensions of movement. Students pivot daily between ballet barre, Afro-Diasporic forms, improvisation labs, and biomechanics workshops. Faculty mentors—renowned choreographers, dance therapists, and somatic researchers—guide majors in crafting original works that grapple with social justice, environmental themes, or emerging technologies. Chicago’s vibrant performance scene offers internships at Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street, and experimental loft spaces, while a motion-capture studio enables data-driven analysis of choreography. Graduates excel as performers, arts administrators, wellness specialists, or interdisciplinary researchers linking movement to cognition and design.
Choreograph a site-specific piece in collaboration with Chicago River conservationists
Use motion-capture to compare joint loading in traditional Irish dance versus tap
Develop an interactive VR experience teaching Bharatanatyam hand gestures
Create a dance-film exploring climate grief with projections of melting glaciers
Analyze the impact of breathing techniques on jump height in contemporary dancers
Organize a community workshop on disability dance and adaptive choreography
Study the influence of Afro-Cuban rhythms on house-dance improvisation styles
Design wearable sensors to provide haptic feedback for alignment correction
Write a grant proposal for a dance residency addressing urban food deserts
Research memory retention of choreography learned through augmented-reality mirrors
Produce a documentary on queer ballroom culture and resilience in Chicago
Evaluate the efficacy of dance-therapy interventions for Parkinson’s patients
Stage a duet integrating live coding visuals that react to muscle activation
Compare rehearsal efficiency between Labanotation and video-based learning methods
Curate a festival of feminist protest dances from the 20th century to today
Develop a mobile app that generates improvisation prompts based on local soundscapes
Examine the economics of touring independent dance companies post-pandemic
Compose an ethnographic photo-essay on migrant folk-dance troupes in the Midwest
Transform movement into research and art with Northwestern’s interdisciplinary Dance program.
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