CORE Contemporary & Aerial Dance, artistic director Bala Sarasvati and fourteen performers, will premiere Soul Searching for the 2020 UGA Department of Dance annual season. The evening’s nonstop multimedia show explores personal, cultural, political and environmental perceptions about current and immanent global issues. The aerial and contemporary dance performance is enhanced through a visual landscape incorporating projection mapping, animation and film. The company will perform on silks, slings, lyras, trapeze and bungee.

The UGA Ballroom Performance Group presents their 29th annual showcase on January 23-24 at 8:00 p.m. and January 25 at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m.  The concert will be held in the New Dance Theatre at the Dance Building on Green Street off of Sanford Drive. In addition to the Ballroom Performance Group, there will be guest performances by Athens and Atlanta based dancers. With numerous performances split between two acts, they'll be bringing the Magic. Get ready to encounter everything from Pink Ladies, pirates, and a couple of punk kids!

Nrityagram Dance Ensemble

Classical Indian Dance

PAC World Stage Event

Dance major audition for senior high school students and transfers pursuing a degree in Dance.  See our Dance Major Audition page for more information.

Ballet dancers age 12 and up are invited to join us for a day of free ballet classes and an information session. Dancers from schools, studios and the community are welcome. Please complete the registration form below by November 10th.

Come spend the day with us! Featuring technique classes with Department Faculty, audition and admissions information, Q&A with current dance students, and a performance showcase. Designed for current high school students, families, and dance educators. Come see what the UGA Department of Dance has to offer! Email Liz Osborn-Kibbe at eok@uga.edu for more information or to register. Act fast, space is limited!

UGA dance students will perform a variety of dance styles in classical and contemporary ballet, contemporary modern, and aerial dance with mixed media featuring faculty created choreographic works by CORE Contemporary and Aerial Dance and Spring Dance Concert.  This will showcase a sample of works to be presented in the Spring 2020 Department of Dance concert productions.  Part of the Spotlight on the Arts 2019 Festival, free admission.

The UGA Department of Dance will present its 2019 Young Choreographers Series: Senior Exit and Emerging Choreographers Concert November 13-15 at 8pm in the New Dance Theatre, located in the Dance Building on Sanford Drive. The concert is one of several events featured in the 2019 UGA Spotlight on the Arts festival November 6-17.

Farruquito

Live Music and Dance

PAC World Stage Event