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Dobbins Conservatory Dance

www.semo.edu/danceday FAST FACTS

1. http://semo.edu/dance/faculty/index.html

2. Approximately 50 dance majors pursuing the BA in Dance degree.

Four full-time, professional faculty and numerous adjunct faculty dedicated to nurturing student growth both in and out of the classroom. BA: http://semo.edu/dance/academics/ba-dance.html

3. Professional level technique training in ballet, modern, jazz, and aerial dance with small class sizes for plenty of personalized attention. Ballet: http://semo.edu/dance/training/ballet.html
Modern: http://s

emo.edu/dance/training/modern.html
Jazz: http://semo.edu/dance/training/jazz.html

4. Four traditional performance opportunities each year plus numerous additional performances at festivals and conferences. http://semo.edu/dance/opportunities/performances.html

5. Numerous guest artist residencies each year bringing quality instruction and professional connections to students of dance. http://semo.edu/dance/opportunities/guests.html

6. Beautiful training and performance spaces at the one-of-a-kind River Campus. http://semo.edu/dance/facilities.html

7. Generous scholarships awarded to incoming students to offset the cost of their education. http://semo.edu/dance/academics/scholarships.html

8. A commitment to training students in all aspects of a career in performing arts including self- promotion and marketing.

9. National Dance Honor Society for students to earn points towards graduation with honors in dance.

10. Large network of alumni working as artists, administrators, and educators throughout the visual and performing arts industries.

04/07/2026

OMG you guys! Legally Blonde opens this week! Follow along with some of the cast and creative team through the rest of dress rehearsals and shows! You won’t want to miss this positively amazing show!

Follow along today with BA Dance Major Grace Sandercock through her day before second dress tonight! Grace serves as one of the amazing assistant choreographers for the show!

Shows are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 and Saturday and Sunday at 2!

Tickets are free for SEMO students!

02/18/2026

Moving Perspectives opens one month from tomorrow! Get your tickets now! The show is March 19th-21st at 7:30PM, and tickets range from $15.75-$19.25 and are free for SEMO students.

02/06/2026

Follow along with Senior BA Dance and BS Child Development Major Lindsay Ludwinski throughout her day today and another show of Winter Dance Collection tonight!

Lindsay is a dancer in “Ophelia’s Flowers” and “Walk with the Wise.”

Don’t miss Winter Dance Collection this weekend!

01/07/2026

Winter Dance Collection is in less than a month! You are not going to want to miss this one, it is jam-packed with different choreography and dances from all different genres.

Feb. 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. Bedell Performance Hall. Ticket prices range from $21- $24.75, discounts available. An exciting dance concert featuring original works by professional and student choreographers that will showcase a variety of dance genres. SEMO students can purchase tickets for free.

11/16/2025

Winter Dance Collection rehearsals are in full swing!

This show will perform February 5th-7th at 7:30pm and February 8th at 2pm in the Bedell Performance Hall. It is an exciting dance concert featuring original works by professional and student choreographers that will showcase a variety of dance genres.

11/15/2025

These are the scholarship audition dates for the SEMO Dance Program this year. We are looking forward to dancing with lots of new faces!🪩 If you have any questions, please email Michael Lomeka at [email protected]!

11/10/2025

We had an amazing time and learned so much from Carlos Jones during his one week residency. His piece will be performed at the Winter Dance Collection, February 5-8, 2026.

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09/17/2025

Winter Dance Collection 2026 has been cast and rehearsals will begin in a couple of weeks! We have an amazing assortment of faculty and student choreographers who are excited to showcase their work. Save the date!❄️

04/18/2023

always has so much going on at the end of the semester! Join us in our annual River Arts Palooza, masterclasses, booths, an informal showcase and so many more fun things to attend!

03/24/2023

and representing at The President’s Council dinner.

03/23/2023

Our student choreography show is just around the corner! You don’t want to miss this production which showcases our dancers not only as performers but as choreographers as well 💙🩰🕺🏽

April 21-22nd 7:30pm Rust Flexible Theatre

Address

518 N Fountain St
Cape Girardeau, MO
63703

Website

http://www.semo.edu/danceday

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