A small group of dancers, facing away from the camera, in various white, dance clothes, move in sync with one another as they perform a dance.

Loyola University Chicago Dance Program

The program provides opportunities for study, performance and creation of Dance fostering transformation of individuals and communities.

News and Stories

Sandra Kaufmann, sitting against the mirrored wall, watches dance students as they dance near her.

Faculty Spotlight

Sandra Kaufmann discusses Martha Graham's “Suite from Appalachian Spring”

Sandra Kaufmann, Founding Director of the Loyola University Chicago Dance Program, brings her deep knowledge of the Graham technique to Kanopy Dance's Graham: In HER Voice, presented this Spring at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, WI.

Watch Video

Faculty Spotlight

Vershawn Sanders-Ward Named Recipient of a 2024 Walder Foundation Platform Award

This unrestricted award of $200,000 supports and recognize accomplished Chicagoland mid-career music, theatre, dance, and interdisciplinary performance artists who enrich the City's creative and civic landscape.

Learn more

A small group of dance students practice in the studio as an instructor leads the class.

Academics

Loyola’s Dance Minor is Cultivating Community Through Artistic Excellence

Loyola University Chicago’s College of Arts and Sciences offers 68 minors, but the Dance Minor stands out because of its unique holistic approach to arts education. The 18-credit hour curriculum combines applied technique courses with foundations courses that enrich students’ understanding of dance theories and provide contemporary context.

Learn more