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Dance at Illinois

Redefining who dances

Dancers leans on another dancer
Dancer holds both arms up as she gazes upward
Dancers on stage with one dancer in a jump with a jumprope
A lone dancer reaches their right arm forward in front of a green scrim

and how we dance together

A dancer with left arm outstretched and hair flying dances in front of a group
Dancers in martha Graham's Steps in the street

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Illinois is one of the oldest—and most progressive—dance programs in the country. Follow our new curriculum as we prepare our students to Activate, Delve, Articulate and Launch their careers.
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News

dancers crouch in a huddle with their arms up
May 12, 2025

DAI is chosen to attend the National American College Dance Association Conference (ACDA) in Washington DC 

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Events

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July 14, 2025 - July 18, 2025

Summer High School Dance Intensive 

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MOVE THE FIELD FORWARD.

Creative research drives Dance at Illinois. We embrace diverse viewpoints, investigate new approaches, find connections, and immerse in the process of discovery to explore and stretch the field.
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Good House Keep 

Anna Sapozhnikov
one student jumps in front of a group

National ACDA Conference 

Rachel Rizzuto
students in front of the Joyce Theatre

DAI at the Joyce 

Roxane D'Orleans Juste

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