School of Dance

Mason School of Dance hosts national conference

On March 8-11, George Mason University’s School of Dance will host the annual mid-Atlantic regional conference of the American College Dance Festival Association.


Students and faculty of the School of Dance will welcome over 500 participants from 20 different schools from all over the mid-Atlantic region.

The Fall Dance Concert exhibits the emotional work of senior dance majors

Nov. 14 marks the first senior-produced dance concert for Mason’s School of Dance, where senior dance majors will debut their own theater pieces that they have spent the past semester creating in the Fall Dance Concert.

Dance students showcase their own creativity

For a dance choreographer, inspiration is the key ingredient for evey performance. Whether the inspiration comes from the music or the movement, it evolves into a complete piece that becomes a story.

Seniors Tikiri Shapiro and Janine Baumgardner, along with other juniors and seniors in Mason’s School of Dance, were given the opportunity to choreograph original pieces to be performed in the May Dance Concert  on Friday, May 3 at 8 p.m. and on Saturday, May 4 at 8 p.m. in Harris Theater.

2013 Dance Concert Gala brings back Mason graduate

This weekend George Mason University will host the 2013 Mason Dance Company Gala Concert. The Gala is a two-day event, taking place on Friday, March 22 and Saturday March 23 at Mason’s Center for the Arts.

This is the 17th year that the Gala will be presented by the School of Dance. It is a culmination of several months of hard work and planning on the part of the choreographers, performers and instructors that participate in the performances.