Dance

Why choose dance at North Central College?

You’ll enjoy the rare opportunity to both train and perform. This unusual combination will make you a better dancer—but it will also increase your joy in your work. Whether you study ballet, tap, jazz or choreography (or all four), your faculty will take a personal interest in your growth, customize instruction to your capabilities and challenge you as you prepare for performances. You’ll top off your minor by performing or choreographing two pieces for North Central’s Senior Dance Showcase.

You may also:

Perform in faculty-directed and professionally choreographed mainstage productions.
Join the Cardinal Dance Company, a 60-member, student-managed group that produces an annual show.
Join the Dance Team, a high-performance cheer team that incorporates advanced dance into routines at athletic events.

North Central College student wins technical theatre mentorship

Theatre major Katherine Fecht was selected for a mentoring opportunity with a United States Institute for Theatre Technology Fellow.

Legendary Giordano Dance Chicago returns to North Central College Apr. 13

Giordano Dance Chicago returns to North Central College April 13 for a powerful performance as part of its 50th Anniversary Season.

North Central College to host Chinese Spring Festival Celebration Feb. 2

North Central College’s Chinese program and Xilin Community Center co-present the eighth annual Chinese Spring Festival Celebration Feb. 2.

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Careers

Recent graduates in dance include:

Ballroom and round dance teacher, St. Charles, IL
Instructor of modern dance, BDA Dance, Crest Hill, IL
Instructor of jazz and hip hop dance, Naperville Park District, Naperville

Kristin Arredia

Psychology major, Dance minor

Kristin has been dancing since she was 10. When she came to North Central, she wanted to major in psychology—but she also wanted to continue dancing. “The dance minor allowed me to do that," she says.

But Kristin did much more than simply maintain her skills here—she also achieved new technical milestones, performed for large audiences and formed lasting friendships within North Central’s tight–knit dance community.

Kristin’s honors thesis—which she presented at the Rall Symposium for Undergraduate Research and at the National Conferences on...

Mychall Cornejo

Exercise Science major, Dance minor

As Mychall considered different colleges and universities, North Central’s liberal arts program stood out. “I realized I could pursue a medical career while still being involved in music and theatre and earn a dance minor.”

Mychall’s goal is to become a physical therapist or other medical professional who treats performers, so he’s majoring in exercise science while studying dance. He has experience with gymnastics, ballroom dance and hip hop and has choreographed children’s theatre. At North Central, he has performed in “Cats,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “The Wedding Singer.”

In preparing for a possible medical career, Mychall has shadowed doctors and nurses and worked as a pharmacy...

McKenna Sheridan

Finance and Economics major, Dance minor

McKenna found that North Central’s dance program let her continue her lifelong love of dancing while majoring in finance and economics. “I might decide later to teach a dance class for fun; dance will be part of who I am. Students in my classes have ranged from dancing their whole lives, like me, to never dancing before. The dance program caters to students with all different backgrounds but also has a strong emphasis on musical theatre dancing.”

McKenna was also looking for an enthusiastic staff, beautiful campus, dedication to excellent educational programs and a school that was warm and inviting, adding that North Central has definitely become her home. “And North Central’s small class sizes...

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