Travel Packages
Want to take a dance class on another campus? Here are some class groupings suggested by the Five College Dance faculty.
Connections, choreography by Tatiana Desardouin, Passion Fruit Dance, Fall 2022, photo by Derek Fowles
Featured Fall 23 Dance Courses
Dance Production
with Matthew Adelson, Five College Dance Production Manager, and Guest Professionals from the Field
In this course, students will be introduced to many aspects of dance production practices and techniques which will be presented by the instructor, as well as by guest lecturers sourced from the professional world in the western Massachusetts area and beyond, including New York, Boston, etc. This includes multiple areas of design (lighting, costumes, audio, video and scenery) and issues arising in production management; including budgeting, pre-production planning, scheduling, rehearsal and staff supervision as well as conflict resolution. Additionally, there will be some classes devoted to the larger field of arts management, specifically related to dance presentation and producing. Students will complete an assigned project, based on each topic that is covered.
UMass Dance majors should register for the UMass course DANCE 365. All other Five College students should register for the Hampshire College course HACU 239. The course will take place at Hampshire College on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 to 10:20am.
If you are traveling to Hampshire College for the course, also consider these:
- HACU 252 Contemporary Dance Repertory & Performance (MW) with Lailye Weidman at 10:30
- CSI 128 Choreographies of Protest: African American Social and Performance History (MW) with Amy Jordan at 1:00
Travel Packages Fall 2023
Amherst College
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
THDA 125H Craft of Speaking I with Ron Bashford at 11:00am
THDA 120H Beginning/Intermediate Ballet with Ellie Goudie-Averill at 12:30pm
TUESDAY & THURSDAY
THDA 111 The Language of Movement with JE Kim at 2:00pm
THDA 315H Advanced Contemporary Dance Technique with Jenna Riegel at 4:00pm
THDA 281H Contemporary Repertory with Jenna Riegel at 5:30pm
Hampshire College
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
TBD Dance Production with Matthew Adelson at 9:00am
HACU-252 Contemporary Dance Repertory & Performance with Lailye Weidman at 10:30am
CSI-128 Choreographies of Protest: African American Social and Performance History with Amy Jordan at 1:00pm
Mount Holyoke College
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
DANCE TBD Breaking with Andres Ramirez at 1:45pm
DANCE 287-01 Rhythmic Analysis with Peter Jones at 3:15pm
TUESDAY & THURSDAY
DANCE 234 House Dance with Shakia Barron at 1:45pm
DANCE TBD Introduction to Ballet & Modern with Guest Artist at 3:15pm
Smith College
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
DAN 222 Intermediate Ballet (MW) with Rodger Blum at 9:25am
DAN 219 Intermediate Contact Improvisation (WF) with Chris Aiken at 10:50am
TUESDAY & THURSDAY
DAN 241 Scientific Foundations of Dance with Chris Aiken at 10:50am
DAN 215 Intermediate Contemporary Dance with Angie Hauser at 1:10pm
UMass Amherst
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
DAN 222 Ballet 3 with Tom Vacanti at 1:25pm
DAN 391D Pointe and Variations (MW) with Tom Vacanti at 2:30pm
TUESDAY & THURSDAY
DAN 252 Composition 2 with Duane Holland at 11:30am
DAN 197P Hip Hop 1 with Duane Holland at 1:00pm