Dance

Carthage College Dance Program

Department of Theatre

The Carthage Theatre Department is pleased to offer a minor in dance for students interested in pursuing dance as an area of study in addition to their major. The Dance Minor offers dance technique courses in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, ballroom, and Pilates, as well as courses in composition, history, improvisation, and repertory. Other special topics courses are regularly offered that enhance learning experiences through specific emphasis and examination.

Carthage dancers have opportunities to choreograph and perform in two main stage dance productions each year. The fall concert provides students the chance to develop and present dance works through the guidance of faculty and peer feedback. The spring concert provides opportunities for students to perform faculty choreography, as well as guest works created by regional and national dance artists. In recent productions, the dance program has introduced dancers to master works created by pioneers in the field of dance through the American Dance Legacy Institute’s Repertory Etudes™ Instructional Collection. These main stage productions fulfill a commitment for developing versatile and well-rounded dance artists open to the possibilities for dance while taking root in its legacy. Beyond the stage, Carthage dancers are active throughout their participation in other campus and community events.

At Carthage, dance motivates and inspires a broad range of students, including those majoring in subjects spanning between Theatre and International Political Economy. The Carthage dance program embraces this robust sphere of interests and welcomes aspiring dancers looking for a chance to contribute their unique talents to a thriving dance program. To that end, there are scholarship opportunities available to first-year dance minors. Entrance auditions are not required for students wanting to minor in dance, however, an audition is required for scholarship consideration and technique course placement.

Students who are interested in the dance minor, scholarship opportunities and dance courses can contact the Theatre Department for more information, or contact Stacy Pottinger, director of the dance minor.

Learn more:
Read an article about the Carthage Dance Minor.
Published in the Carthage student newspaper, The Current, in April 2011.

Read an article about the Carthage Dance Minor.
Published in the Kenosha local newspaper, Kenosha News, in April 2011.

Carthage Theatre

Student Voices

Elodie Senetra, '12

"The biggest and most rewarding surprise I have found at Carthage has been the educational interaction with professional theatre artists who are currently leading and shaping the theatre stages I hope to work on one day."
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Derek Nelson, '12

"I just can't imagine studying anything better than life and people. It is never ending, always challenging, and gives so much back to me. I learn more about myself and more about life with every role I take. It is the ultimate challenge that yields the ultimate reward."
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Mitchell Weindorf, '13

"The opportunities constantly present themselves to students in the department, all they have to do is reach out and take them."
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