Montclair State University

Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Life Hall 050, Montclair, NJ 07043

Contact: Elizabeth McPherson, Director of the Dance Division, mcphersone@montclair.edu

(973) 655-7831

The Dance Division of Montclair State University holistically educates its students by developing and cultivating a deep knowledge of dance in many facets. We seek to enhance the student’s mind/body connection and their technical facility; encourage their sense of play and creativity; deepen their appreciation/understanding of the historical and cultural relevance of dance in our global society; and promote their engagement as global citizens as well as their understanding of the democratic principles that enable them to be free-thinking artists. Underlying all of these studies is our commitment to anti-racism, and we are actively working to revise curriculum and course content to be inclusive and honoring of all people, especially BIPOC who have been historically underrepresented and undersupported.