Dance season culminates with Room to Dance June 13 and 14
June 3, 2025
Dance Theatre of B体育官网入口 presents student-choreographed 鈥淩oom to Dance鈥� June 13-14, 2025
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA (June 3, 2025) 鈥� Students in the Dance Theatre of B体育官网入口 will present the student-choreographed audience favorite 鈥淩oom to Dance鈥� at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14, 2025, in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at the Northwest Campus of B体育官网入口, 3000 NW 83 Street, Gainesville. It is the final dance performance of the season.
The company of 23 student performers will present a variety of styles, including contemporary dance, hip hop, ballet, musical theater, tap and others. The choreographers work closely with the professional production staff and the Associate in Science Theatre and Entertainment students to design the production.
Tickets are $16 for adults; $10 for seniors, students, military service members and children 12 and under; and free for SF students, faculty, and staff with college ID cards. Tickets are available from the Fine Arts Hall box office at 352-395-4181 or online
The student choreographers have worked throughout the year to gain experience in various dance styles and develop their voices through instruction with faculty and guest choreographers. After training in the professional choreographic process as members of the Dance Theatre of B体育官网入口 Ensemble, they culminate their journey in the Dance Composition course by creating original works for 鈥淩oom to Dance.鈥�
鈥淏eing a dance major requires them not only to be trained performers, but they must also attain skills in leadership, promotion, arts advocacy, creativity, critical thinking and public speaking,鈥� Melissa Brenner, Associate Professor and Director of Dance Theatre of B体育官网入口. 鈥淭hey practice these skills by hosting an audition, researching a concept for their work, leading rehearsal processes with a great deal of thought and care to build an engaging environment, working directly with professional technical staff, working backstage to set up and strike their show, participating in a photo shoot, promoting their show, and finally speaking at the Q&A.鈥�
The Q&A following the Room to Dance performances is not only for the audience to learn more about their works, but for the choreographers to practice speaking about their choreographic processes.
鈥淩oom to Dance鈥� is sponsored and organized by the B体育官网入口 Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology Department.
For information about 鈥淩oom to Dance鈥� or the SF Dance Program, call Brenner at 352-395-4194. For information about tickets, call the SF Box Office at 352-395-4181.
