Understanding that we experience life through our bodies, Temple's BFA Dance program encourages students to consider how minds in motion contribute to knowledge, transform the social world, and facilitate community engagement. Through embodied practice, the Dance faculty and students seek to honor traditions while exploring new ways of knowing dance.
A fully equipped 175-seat “black box” theater serves as the primary performance space for Dance concerts.
It features a 40’ wide by 30’ deep stage with black and white reversible marley flooring over a sprung wood floor.
The theater has full lighting, projections and sound capability.
Graduates of Boyer Dance programs have performed in companies such as Ballet X, Streb, Dance Theater X, Kariamu & Company: Traditions, Koresh Dance Company, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, Philadanco, Rennie Harris Puremovement, Urban Bush Women, and many others. They also become successful choreographers, artistic directors, dance educators, dance therapists, studio owners, dance administrators, dance writers, researchers and advocates.
Temple Dance faculty are pioneers and leaders. They have performed with Doris Humphrey Repertory Company, Martha Clarke, Martha Graham Dance Company, Metropolitan Opera Company, Reggie Wilson Fist and Heel Performance Group, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, and more. They are writers and editors who represent the field through international research organizations. They have received National Endowment for the Arts, Pew Foundation, Guggenheim, and USA Artist Doris Duke fellowships; Fulbright scholarships; Dance Studies Association, National Dance Education Organization, and “Bessie” awards.
D2D: Dare To Dance is a dance company that strives to spread a love of the arts through dance, performance and workshops. D2D competes in local competitions, such as Battle on Broad, and national competitions, like Prelude Urban Dance Competition and World of Dance.
Esencia Latina provides students with the opportunity to explore, educate, and experience the Latino culture through the art form of dance and perform for the community and university
Ladies of Elegance Step is the only recognized, all-female, non-Greek step organization at Temple's Main Campus. The group promotes fitness, health and self-confidence among its members while cultivating the art of stepping. Ladies of Elegance Step represents Temple University at competitions along the East Coast
Temple Breakers, the first official break-dancing organization at Temple University, provides practice spaces for dancers of all experience levels, as well as free workshops led by professional dancers working in the greater Philadelphia area.
