Why Study Dance

Do you want to experience the art of dance and movement practices while engaged in another major? MMC’s Dance minor will provide you a foundation in the history and practice of dance and its trajectory as a social and cultural phenomenon.

Why Study Dance at MMC

Located in Manhattan in the heart of New York City, MMC’s Dance program draws upon the highest standards of the profession, is versatile, and prepares you for various careers. Your personal growth, on stage and off, is at the heart of our mission. 

Our faculty consists of some of the finest professors and dance professionals in New York City. Under their guidance, you’ll develop the discipline, self-confidence, and self-motivation valuable in any field, but essential to dance.

Minoring in dance at MMC gives you the foundation to combine discipline with artistry and creativity — just what you’ll need for a rewarding career after graduation. 

What You Will Learn

• You’ll experience both theoretical and practical classes to increase kinesthetic awareness and understanding of the language of dance.
• You’ll explore the art form as a reflection of social and cultural perspectives and integrate relationships to other artistic disciplines.
• You’ll examine important developments in dance in a global context, as you critically reflect on assumptions on what knowledge in dance is and how it is structured.
• You’ll understand how dance practices are bodily enactments of specific historical, cultural, and political developments.
• You’ll critically investigate different approaches to dance and the writing of its history.