Dance

At Hofstra the students have the opportunity to perform in works by major dance choreographers. Two fully produced departmental concerts are presented each year, for a total of ten performances. Professional faculty and guest artists, many of whom direct their own dance companies, choreograph pieces on the students. Recent guest artists have included modern choreographers Heidi Latsky, Nathan Trice, Judith Moss, Rosalind Newman and Paul Matteson, hip hop artist Lakai Worrell, and tap choreographer Olivia Rosenkrantz, The renowned director and choreographer Martha Clarke was recently in residence for a semester as a Presidential Scholar, teaching choreography and setting a piece on the students.

Reconstructions of works by major artists of the 20th century, including Remy Charlip, Jean Erdman, Doris Humphrey, Jose Limon, AnnaSokolow, Helen Tamiris and Antony Tudor, have become a regular feature of concerts and class work. This educational opportunity, which helps students to understand the heritage and the traditions behind the art, deepens and enriches their aspirations as future participants in the world of dance.

Dance majors are required to be active members of MOVOM, a student-administered Hofstra Dance Program performance group. They present and produce a concert series of their works each semester. Each year students also have an opportunity to audition their choreography for inclusion in the American College Dance Festival, and participating students are given the valuable opportunity to attend the festival and have their works adjudicated by well known choreographers. Whenever possible, students also are chosen to show their work in New York City, including at Dance Theater Workshop, and recently at Hunter College's Sharing the Legacy Conference.