News: Department of Dance

Hall of Fame collage
Arts and Culture |

This year, the university honors both 2020 and 2021 recipients - and the line-up of Las Vegas luminaries couldn't be brighter!

medical worker in full protective suit making "LV" sign with hands
Business and Community |

As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, UNLV responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to UNLV's faculty experts for answers.

illustration of dancer
Arts and Culture |

This dance department concert will be live-streamed on YouTube.

Dancer artwork
Arts and Culture |

This dance department season opener will be live-streamed on YouTube.

Dancer artwork
Arts and Culture |

UNLV Dance presents two outdoor, socially distanced performances at 11:20 a.m. and 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13 on the UNLV mall, near the Lee Pascal Rose Garden and stairs to the Performing Arts Center.

illustration of Black dancer in leotard
Arts and Culture |

New season explores movement, motion, progress, and action for a world in which all people count and belong equally.

woman seated in art gallery
Arts and Culture |

Each weekly episode focuses on a different art theme.

Silhouettes of dancers in different colors
Arts and Culture |

The concert features choreography by UNLV award-winning faculty and modern dance pioneer Erick Hawkins.

Dolly Kelepecz-Momot watches dancers in class.
People |

Told she was too tall to be a dancer, Dolly Kelepecz-Momot ignored naysayers and went on to a successful dance career, including 37 years (so far) teaching hundreds of UNLV students.

two ballet dancers
Arts and Culture |

Start 2020 with Prokofiev's music, the Russian National Ballet, and the heartwarming story of Cinderella and the Prince, complete with her ugly step-family!

drawings of people dancing
Arts and Culture |

The concert is the fourth collaboration with the UNLV Symphony Orchestra.

Connective Tissue 2 artwork
Arts and Culture |

Join the School of Music and departments of dance and theatre at the Barrick Museum of Art on Oct. 14 for a multi-disciplinary event recognizing Research Week.