Dance History

Program Highlights

  • Geneseo supports a variety of student dance organizations.
  • Artists-in-residence give students an opportunity to learn from esteemed professionals.
  • A diverse learning environment helps students broaden their viewpoint to participate in a multicultural society and interrelated world. 
  • The department atmosphere is friendly and accepting, fostering a strong work ethic, self-discipline, and self-motivation.

Dance History

Why study dance history at Geneseo?

This non-performance minor complements the performance-based dance studies minor, introducing students to the history of dance from a wide variety of cultural perspectives.

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Sample Courses

  • 19th Century European Art from the French Revolution to the Post-Impressionists
  • Asian Dance Survey
  • Avant-Garde Modernism: 1900–1950
  • Dance History as a 20th Century Art
  • Global Dance History
  • Intro to Cultural Anthropology
  • Intro to Dance
  • Intro to Film Studies
  • Intro to Music History
  • Play Analysis for the Theatre

Contact Info

Jonette Lancos, Professor of Theatre and Dance
lancos@geneseo.edu
Brodie Hall 164
585-245-5843 

Theatre and dance dept

Theatre and dance faculty

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