UR Program of Dance and Movement

08/31/2026

Interested in West African Dance? Come dance with us!🥁

Join Kerfala Fana Bangoura for two open classes this week in Spurrier Dance Studio!

Wednesday, Sept. 2
DANC 253 West African Dance: Context & Practice
2:00–3:15 PM

Thursday, Sept. 3
DANC 181 West African Dance Forms
12:30–1:45 PM

Come move, learn, and experience West African dance!

08/28/2026

New to UR and interested in the performing arts? Join us for Intro to the Performing Arts!

All first years and transfer students are invited to learn more about Dance, Theatre, and Music at UR, regardless of experience level! Meet faculty and current students and find out how you can get involved.

Saturday, August 29 at 1:00 PM in Smith Theatre (located inside Sloan Performing Arts Center).

Stick around afterward for a dessert reception! 🍰 We hope to see you there!

📸:Aspexi Images by Andrea Gluckman Aspexi Images

08/27/2026

All new students are welcome to join us for ChoreoLab!

ChoreoLab is a space to create, collaborate, experiment, and explore through movement while getting to know the Program of Dance and Movement. Come meet current students, ask questions, and learn more about our dance community!

August 29 from 9:30–11 AM in Spurrier Dance Studio. We hope to see you there! 💗

08/26/2026

📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬! Interested in performing in our Program’s 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭, "Out of the Box, In the Box"? 🎭Join us for auditions!

𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
🗓 September 2
🕖 7:00–9:00 PM (Dance major/minor meeting beforehand at 6:30pm)
📍 Sloan Performing Arts Center

𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
• To perform in "Out of the Box, In the Box", you must be registered for a 1-credit (or higher) dance course.

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞:
First Showing: September 29, 6:30 PM – Spurrier
Second Showing: October 20, 6:30 PM – Sloan Performing Arts Center (location may change closer to the date)

𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤: October 24–28
A detailed tech schedule will be shared closer to the performance dates.

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬
• October 29 – 7:30 PM
• October 30 – 7:30 PM
• October 31 – 2:00 PM
📍 Sloan Performing Arts Center

📸 by Annette Dragon


University of Rochester Student Life
University of Rochester Institute for the Performing Arts

08/24/2026

PART 2: Find Your Next Dance Class! ✨
Here's the second half of this fall's dance course lineup! Whether you're building your schedule, exploring a new style, or working toward a Dance or Movement Studies degree or minor, there's a class for you.

📚 Browse the list, find your favorites, and register before spots fill up!
🔗 Register at: https://cdcs.ur.rochester.edu/

08/24/2026

There's still time to register for fall dance classes! Check out our available courses below (Part 1!).

🔗 Register at: https://cdcs.ur.rochester.edu/

Whether you're looking to perform, create, hone your technique, or try something new, we've got plenty of classes to choose from!

08/20/2026

📣🎨 PROPOSALS ARE NOW OPEN! 🎭💜

🔗Apply through October 1: https://tinyurl.com/artschange-call

✨FREE TO APPLY and open to students, artist, educators, community leaders, and organizations. Accepted presenters will receive a modest stipend.

08/17/2026

It's getting CLOSER!!! We're beyond thrilled to host Versa-Style Street Dance Company for their Rochester debut! Named “Los Angeles’ Best Dance Troupe for Hip-Hop Empowerment!” (LA Weekly), Versa-Style will bring their dynamic show, “Rooted Rhythms” to the University of Rochester, September 19-20, in the Sloan Performing Arts Center, as part of the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival! Join us for an unforgettable evening✨

https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/versa-style-street-dance-company

| Dance WNY | Explore Rochester | 585 magazine | Visit Rochester | University of Rochester Institute for the Performing Arts | Pentacle | Versa-Style Street Dance: Rooted Rhythms

08/12/2026

🌟 Are you a University of Rochester Alumni? Did you dance as a URochester student? You're cordially invited to “𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝗔 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿” during Meliora Weekend! 🌟

Join us for an evening of connection and conversation as we invite dance alumni to share their career paths and experiences. This is a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with old friends and meet current URochester dancers on campus.

Come share what you’ve been up to—we’d love to hear your stories! 💃✨

🗓️ Fri. October 2
🕒 4:30pm - 5:30pm
📍 Spurrier Hall, Dance Studio, Room 104 (River Campus)

We can't wait to see you there!
—URochester Program of Dance and Movement Faculty

08/10/2026

🔥𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔-𝗦𝗧𝗬𝗟𝗘 is coming to the University of Rochester 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵–𝟮𝟬 for 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 during the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival!🔥

Experience Versa-Style Street Dance Company, lauded by LA Weekly as “Los Angeles’ Best Dance Troupe for Hip Hop Empowerment.”

⚡ Electrifying, dynamic movement
🔥 Popping • Locking • Breaking • Whacking • Krump • House • Afro-Latin Fusion
💥 Street dance styles from the 80s to now

Versa-Style’s work goes far beyond spectacle. Versa-Style approaches their work with a level of depth, authenticity, artistic rigor and individuality that is rarely seen in commercial or industry hip hop concert dance which often reduces hip hop dance to “spectacle”. Consisting of committed, highly skilled street dance artists and educators representative of the diversity and beautiful complexity of Los Angeles, Versa-Style harnesses the exhilarating energy of street dance onto the concert stage for an unforgettable evening of dance.

📍 URochester River Campus
📅 September 19–20
🎟️ Part of the Rochester Fringe
🔗 tinyurl.com/versa-style

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 🔥



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Versa Style Street Dance Company Consisting of committed, highly skilled street dance artists, directed by Jackie "Miss Funk" Lopez and Leigh "Breeze-Lee" Foaad, Versa-Style Street Dance Company performs in Rochester for the first time! Paying homage to Street Dance styles such as Waacking, Popping,...