Dance at Connecticut College

10 faculty and 39 courses in Dance at Connecticut College.

Faculty

• David Dorfman, Professor of Dance
  Choreography ​ David Dorfman '81, who describes his Connecticut College education as “magic,” returned to the campus as an associate professor of dance in 2004 and was promoted to full professor in 2008. His company, David
• Heidi Henderson, Professor of Dance
  Modern technique Choreography Improvisation Anatomy Dance writing ​ Heidi Henderson teaches Modern Technique, Composition, Improvisation, Anatomy, and Dance Writing. Henderson is the artistic director of elephant JANE dance. Heidi gre
• Lisa Race, Professor of Dance
• Martha Tornay, Guest Artist Instructor
  ​ Martha Tornay has over 3 decades of intensive classical ballet studies with dance masters such as Mme. Gabriela Darvash, Gretchen Ward Warren and Robert Brassel. She performed as a soloist with regional and international balle
• Marya Ursin, Adjunct Instructor in Dance
  Yoga Mask, myth, movement ​ Marya Ursin has been studying/practicing yoga since 1969, and teaching yoga since 1981. She teaches yoga at Connecticut College, the National Theatre Institute, Waterford, Conn., and the Dragon's Egg arts/p
• Rachel Boggia, Associate Professor of Dance
  Multidisciplinary and mediated performance Collaborative creations Improvisation ​ Rachel Boggia's research interests include making multidisciplinary and mediated performance; performing in collaborative creations, improvisation, dan
• Richard Schenk, Musician/Composer for Dance
• Rosemarie Roberts, Dayton Professor of Dance, Chair
  Body, knowledge, power and difference Dance studies Intersection of arts and social justice in education Social psychology of performance and dance ​ Rosemarie A. Roberts is a dance studies scholar, dancer and educator. Her artistic a
• Shani Collins, Professor of Dance, Director of Africana Studies
  Dance theory and composition West African dance and folklore Somatic practices Dance history ​ Shani Collins Achille first stepped foot on Connecticut College’s campus as a performer in the OnStage performance series in Palmer Auditor
• Shawn Hove, Associate Professor of Dance
  Dance production Dance lighting Mediated performance Dance film Dance documentation Choreography Dance technique ​ Shawn Hove is the founder/artistic director of shove gently dance . Shawn is a multidisciplinary dance artist investiga

Courses

• Movers and Shakers DAN 101
• Introduction to Yoga DAN 102
• Pilates DAN 103
• Ballroom Dance DAN 104
• Production Practicum DAN 105
• CC: Movement Thinking DAN 107
• Introduction to Hip Hop Dance DAN 114
• Tap I DAN 115
• Performing Hip Hop Culture DAN 119
• Intro to Afrobeats DAN 124
• Dance Production DAN 125
• Introduction to Ballet DAN 159
• West African Dance I DAN 162
• Afro-Diasporic Dance I DAN 165
• Movement Techniques II DAN 201
• Compositional Improvisation DAN 207
• Choreography I DAN 208
• Hip Hop Dance II DAN 214
• Music for Dance DAN 223
• Practicum in Dance DAN 225
• Dance for the Camera DAN 236
• Media in Performance DAN 237
• Jazz Technique II DAN 255
• Modern Technique II DAN 258
• Ballet II DAN 259
• West African Dance II DAN 262
• CC: Performing Different American Musicals DAN 263
• Dancers Act/Actors Dance DAN 264
• Afro-Diasporic Dance II DAN 265
• Repertory/Performance I DAN 280
• Choreographic Workshop DAN 308
• Hip Hop Dance III DAN 314
• Design Immersive Performance DAN 325
• History of Dance DAN 340
• Dance Writing DAN 341
• Modern Technique III DAN 358
• Ballet III DAN 359
• Anatomy of Movement DAN 371
• Repertory/Performance II DAN 380

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.