UVM Dance Program

UVM Dance Program University of Vermont Dance Program

The Dance Department at UVM is open to both new and experienced dancers, providing students with the opportunity to expand their knowledge of dance as a performing art form.

Thank you for making the UVM Dance Program a special, rich, and meaningful community!! A huge congratulations to all our...
05/02/2026

Thank you for making the UVM Dance Program a special, rich, and meaningful community!! A huge congratulations to all our graduating Dance majors and minors!! We will certainly miss you - but look forward to all that you will do! Keep dancing, keep exploring, and keep shining bright! ✨🪩🌎💕🔥 And stay tethered! You always have an artistic home here!

was there too!! ❤️

Contemporary Foundations. ♥️♥️♥️
04/28/2026

Contemporary Foundations. ♥️♥️♥️

✨Senior Spotlight✨Lexie Divers (She/Her) is a Psychological Science and Dance double major. Her piece, Invitation to Lin...
04/23/2026

✨Senior Spotlight✨

Lexie Divers (She/Her) is a Psychological Science and Dance double major.

Her piece, Invitation to Linger, was guided by research on behaviors that strengthen social connections and structures that support developing friendships. The piece explores how we reconcile individuality with who we become when embraced by community. If we slow down and savor beautiful, mundane moments in life, what might we notice?  

I’d like to express my deepest appreciation for the support and guidance of my cherished UVM Dance family. To be surrounded by such wonderful faculty and peers is truly a privilege, and I’m filled with such gratitude for being able to grow in this magical little community these four years. This wouldn’t have been possible without my stellar cast who breathed the life into this piece, so thank you all endlessly! Further, a huge thank you to my parents and sister for giving me the priceless gift of dance 18 years ago and loving me throughout the journey! - Lexie

✨Senior Spotlight✨Maddie (She/her) is a Public Health Science and Dance Double Major. Her piece, “No time like the past”...
04/22/2026

✨Senior Spotlight✨
Maddie (She/her) is a Public Health Science and Dance Double Major.

Her piece, “No time like the past”, explores the world as we know it, now coming to an end. The ideas behind it came from similar topics in the popular show The Twilight Zone and themes common in the 60s. When there is only one person left, are they there or are they not? It explores the realities of being the last people alive in a world that may be different in what we come to know. Are they someone that can be trusted, or is it your other half?

I would like to thank all of my friends who convinced me to join this amazing program. A huge thank you to Paul, the dance professors, and the other capstone seniors for making every bit of my UVM dance experience so special. Thank you for all the support and care. Finally, a huge thank you to all of my friends and family who have come to support me in all of my UVM dance shows; it means the world to me! - Maddie

✨Senior Spotlight✨Sadie Martin (she/her) is a Studio Art and Dance Double Major. Her piece, “Because I Found a Feather”...
04/19/2026

✨Senior Spotlight✨

Sadie Martin (she/her) is a Studio Art and Dance Double Major.

Her piece, “Because I Found a Feather”, explores and celebrates the phenomenon that we are all a combination of everything and everyone around us, yet still unique and irreplaceable. It is ultimately a practice in gratitude for ourselves, those around us, and the elements that shape us and our individual mosaics. 

Thank you to all the warm and vibrant souls who make up UVM dance; it is a beyond special community to be a part of. A huge thank you to Paul Besaw and Julian Barnett for their encouragement and enthusiasm throughout these past four years. You both inspire me more than I could ever express. Endless thanks to my lovely dancers for dedicating their time and artistry to this piece! And to my family, for being my forever friends and spirited supporters. Much love to you all! - Sadie

04/11/2026

What an incredible night!!!?! Thanks to everyone that came out to see What Remains at Royall Tyler Theater!! ✨🔥🌎🌞🌲❤️

Thank you .rocks.ensemble .music

What Remains is happening tonight!! This unique, beautiful event brings together perspectives from Religion, Environment...
04/10/2026

What Remains is happening tonight!! This unique, beautiful event brings together perspectives from Religion, Environmental Studies, Music, and Theater and Dance. Not to be missed!

Friday, April 10 at 6:00 pm
Royall Tyler Theatre
Free and open to the public.

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Moving through April with reverence and magic ✨ Come out to see What Remains: Ephemerality in Music, Movement, and Perfo...
04/04/2026

Moving through April with reverence and magic ✨ Come out to see What Remains: Ephemerality in Music, Movement, and Performance, a unique cross-disciplinary event that brings together perspectives from Religion, Music, and Theatre and Dance.

Friday, April 10 at 6:00 pm
Royall Tyler Theater
116 University Pl. Burlington, VT
Free and Open to the Public (no reservation needed)

Featuring a performance by .rocks.ensemble which includes our own DNCE faculty and and UVM Music faculty and .music as well as other local musicians and movers

A talk by and projections by will add to the event in beautiful, unexpected ways.

Hope to see you there!!

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What a wonderful treat to have Christopher Kojzar’s ARTS 1100 Art Studio: Drawing class come and observe our DNCE 1200 M...
04/02/2026

What a wonderful treat to have Christopher Kojzar’s ARTS 1100 Art Studio: Drawing class come and observe our DNCE 1200 Movement and Improvisation class today!! Exciting to see the beautiful translation done through pencil, of the body in gesture, in space, and in momentum. Such a fruitful cross pollination, we look forward to more!



02/09/2026

We are so grateful to everyone who came to Dancing Uphill 2026!!! The weekend was so incredible and filled with amazing dancing, transcendent performances, sold-out shows, and standing ovations! The response has been so heartwarming and affirming. Thank you to all the students who were involved and shined so brightly! ⭐️ A deep thank you to all the choreographers who shared their amazing art .grant November Staples, the phenomenal guest artists and .entirely and UVM Dance faculty Paul Besaw, Avi Waring, and Julian Barnett who also directed the show! Bravo!!! 🔥

Keep coming back and check out more upcoming dance performances in Cohen Hall Performance Studio happening throughout the year!

thank you, thank you, thank you!

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116 University Place
Burlington, VT
05405

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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