Loyola Marymount University - Dance Program

How lucky are we to have had Trey McIntyre rehearsing in our studios with ?! What an honor !

AND we can’t wait for BODYTRAFFIC artist Joan Rodriguez (far right) to set his work Bloquea’O on our senior dance majors in the fall dance concert 💥

Lots of exciting things cooking up in our studios!! Stay tuned!

Are you headshots up to date?
Do you have a resume?
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If you answered no to any of these questions, this is the class for you!

Join LaMar Baylor in Business in the Arts!
Leave the class feeling industry ready and ready to work!
Register now, spots limited.

We miss you !
Check out some shots by from our Student Choreographed Spring Concert!

LMU Dance ‘22 Alum Kylie Francisco presents TEHNC!

This Thursday June 27th and 29th at Brokus Project Studios!
Tickets can be purchased via $10 venmo

Kylie and other LMU dancers have created movement that investigates visibility within personal relationships, as it relates to American imperialism in the 21st Century. Come and show your support to our LMU Dance Family!

LMU Dance Alum Andrea Parson performing at the Hollywood Fringe Festival June 29th & 30th! She has combined dance and autobiographical storytelling to represent the journey of finding the light through grief. LMU students get a discount! Show your support and good luck Andrea!

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Congratulations to our chat for her for ! We are so grateful for you and incredibly honored to have you as our chair at ! Show Roz some love!!! 💕

PLUNGE into fall semester with Entity Contemporary Dance! In this 3-day workshop, you’ll be in classes and conversations all day with company artists. Lunch is provided as well as early arrival housing if you register before June 28th. Plunge is for dance majors only. Anyone interested should email [email protected] !

Summer is in session ☀️☀️☀️. Students from attended Master Class Series taught by LMU Commercial Dance Guest Faculty Member last Saturday. Students learned about the important work being done by Choreographers Guild (CG). CG is the collective voice of professional choreographers and choreography teams working in film, television, commercials, music videos, live concerts, and other media. Students also gained invaluable lessons on the business of dance from professional choreographers and LMU Commercial Dance Guest Faculty Member and CG Vice President . This event was supported by CG Member/LMU Commercial Dance Guest Faculty Member , and CG Advisory Board Member/LMU Commercial Dance Head . Thank you Choreographers Guild for all you are doing for this generation and upcoming generations of choreographers and choreography teams.

Faculty member Mayuri Bhandari is presenting her original show in June which explores the concepts of yoga and its place in eastern/western cultures. Mayuri currently teaches yoga and Bollywood dance at LMU. Learn more and get tickets at the link in our bio.

A “yogi” is not a skinny woman in Lululemon, but someone who renounces worldly life in pursuit of truth. Embark on a journey with Mayuri and the Goddess of Death, Kali, as they investigate absurdities of Western Yoga culture. As a yoga professor, Mayuri finds herself in a twisty identity crisis as she navigates teaching a practice that’s supposed to be her “thing”. What can her purpose be beyond educating people about yoga? Will the formidable Goddess Kali clear her path? Through a unique blend of dance, dramedy, and poetry, The Anti “Yogi” gives a much needed voice to Yoga, calling out its recolonization in the West and nationalization in the East. This show peels back the yoga mat to reveal the true ethos of Yoga.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!! Our brilliant Chair of Dance Roz LeBlanc Loo WON the Peabody Award for this incredible film. This goes to show the power of DANCE! 🎉

Looking to spruce up your fall schedule? Look no further than the dance department! We have plenty of classes for non-majors and minors!

Dance professor Damon Rago presents “Varietals, Blends and Flashbacks”. An evening length work of contemporary dance theatre that takes a playful look at aging and what it means to get older in a society that increasingly values youth. Featuring performances by professors Damon Ramon and Laura Ann Smyth, and LMU dance majors Celia McNulty, Stephanie Benson, Caroline Pastor and Katie Pastor.

Come support your LMU dance faculty and students May 3rd and 4th, 8:30PM!!!

🌟 Join us in celebrating the remarkable achievement of our very own Chair of Dance and Professor Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo, whose work “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters” has been nominated for the prestigious Peabody Award! 🎉 We are so proud of you and thankful to have you as our chair!! Let’s go Roz! Follow for all award updates and be sure to experience this captivating and thought-provoking film on Amazon. Let’s support and honor this incredible recognition of the power of dance and resilience. 💫

🌟 Get ready to be inspired! 🎉 Next week, we are honored to welcome Jeroboam Bozeman, principal artist with Alvin Ailey, to LMU Dance for a special guest artist workshop! 🩰✨

Read more about Jeroboam's incredible journey and his impactful contributions to the world of dance below! ⬇️

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Jeroboam Bozeman (Brooklyn, NY) began his training under Ruth Sistaire at the Ronald Edmonds Learning Center. He was granted full scholarships at the Joffrey Ballet School and Dance Theatre of Harlem. He performed in the Broadway musical Aida (international tour in China), PHILADANCO!, Donald Byrd’s Spectrum Dance Theater, and Ailey II. Mr. Bozeman was a guest artist with The Royal Ballet and a principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He was nominated as one of “Top 25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine in 2018. He was featured in Bud Light’s NFL 100th commercial and Pyer Moss’s 2021 “Wat U Iz,” fashion show. Mr. Bozeman was a special performer in Disney’s Little Mermaid (Live Action). He’s currently starring in the independent film “Once Again, For The Very First Time,” by Director Boaz Yakin. He has appeared in Vanity Fair, Neiman Marcus, Double Magazine, The Inquirer, Seattle Met, The New York Times and The Grio.

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🌟 Student Spotlight: Than-Povi Martinez 🌟

Povi is a passionate and dedicated major and proud Tewa person from Po'Woh'Geh Owingeh (Pueblos de San Ildefonso) in New Mexico - and someone who truly illuminates LMU's creative community through their artistry! 🩰✨

Of particular meaning to Povi has been their experiences in performance with their fellow dancers, as well as the community engagement opportunities that is such an integral part of the department curriculum. Povi shared, "During my time at LMU Dance, I experienced a comprehensive curriculum guided by wonderfully knowledgeable and beautiful faculty members. I had the chance to showcase my talents in various performance opportunities, including formal concerts and collaborations. The engagement with the local community in outreach programs and workshops enriched my experience and broadened the horizons of my artistry. State-of-the-art facilities and resources supported my learning and artistic development, flickering lights and all. With a focus on my individual growth and expression, LMU's dance department provided a nurturing environment for me to thrive as an aspiring dancer."

Join us in celebrating Povi's journey and commitment to uplifting Native American excellency and artistry!

📸 Photo by Leah Rose
👗 Dress by Josh Tafoya

Our showcase tickets for Senior Industry Showcase: Friends and Family Show are going fast. Don't miss your chance to support members of the graduating class of 2024 who are part of the Equitable Commercial Dance and Career Preparedness Program. All proceeds go to continuing these programs for years to come!
Purchase your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/senior-industry-showcase-tickets-824458737277?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thanks for the love LMU College of Communication and Fine Arts! We are so grateful for all of these amazing opportunities for the students to explore commercial dance through the lens of equity!

We are so grateful for the incredible guests that come to LMU! Students from the Equitable Commercial Dance Program had a special class with Emmy Award-Winning Choreographer Tessandra Chavez and her incredible assistants Mackenzie Jarrett and Amari Smith. Such a cool experience for our students!

Our first year students (and sophomore Purva) had a magical equitable commercial dance program guest class with Actress/Dancer/Choreographer Eva Igo ! They focused on acting for dancers & storytelling through movement. Thank you to junior Renee for assisting. We look forward to having Eva join us again soon.

Exciting things are happening for the LMU Dance Community! World of Dance Runner-Up will be joining us in teaching our first-year class! It is so exciting for our LMU dancers to work with young, multifaceted artists like Eva. Stay tuned to see clips from class! 💙✨⁠
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Throwback to our first Equitable Commercial Dance Program class with the one and only Dominique Kelley. With special guests Meisha Goetz and Ash Smith from Clear Talent Group! We are so grateful for these opportunities for students and cannot wait to have Dominique, Meisha, and Ash back soon!

This Tuesday, November 28th join Assistant Professor of Dance Bernard Brown for Faculty Pub Night: Bernard Brown on "The Weight of Sugar." This evening “Processing Sugar Notes” is a multiyear, multimedia project that considers the lasting effects of colonialism on global communities of color through the prism of sugar, the most important harvest crop to the trans-Atlantic slave trade. This project began as (and continues to be) a love letter to Professor Bernard Brown’s grandmother, Doris Lee Nettles Wright, a Black woman from the American South, born to farmers and met her demise through diabetes. Located at the William H. Hannon Library, Von der Ahe Suite (Level 3). Register here: https://lmu.libcal.com/calendar/events/s23_bernard_brown

We have a new class alert. Next semester join the one and only for class on Wednesdays - Bollywood: Pop, Folk, & Fusion. ⁠
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Undergraduate registration begins November 14th!! ⁠
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Now introducing the newest addition to our page…Crew Corner!! Here on Crew Corner you’ll find information about upcoming performances, workshops, and all things crew related for the three amazing dance crews on campus, Radix, Kuumba, and Genesis! Check out what’s new with the crews this week and be sure to follow their pages for more information ❤️‍🔥
Upcoming events:
Radix () Open litefeet class w/ .official Thursday Nov. 2nd 10pm
Genesis () Rock the Casa Performance Friday Nov. 3rd 5pm
Kuumba (.lmu) Off campus performance at John Burroughs HS Nov. 2nd & ASLMU X LMUDM Basketball Tournament Halftime Nov. 11th

Dreaming of fall concert's past as we prepare for our current fall concert this November 15th - November 18th 2023. Join us for an evening (or afternoon) of dance with choreographic works by:
Suchi Branfman
Madison Hicks
Shiori Kamijo
Rosalynde LeBlanc
Grayson McGuire
Miss Prissy
Damon Rago
Laura Ann Smyth
Doug Varone
with original music by Betty G
and directed by Bernard Brown.
Get your tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-of-dance-tickets-728415007897?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us this November 18th for Prospective Dance Student Day with LMU Dance Faculty Bernard Brown and Lauren Froderman. We'll dance in both concert and commercial, have a panel with our faculty, staff, and students, and all will conclude with a tour and discounted tickets to our Fall Concert. **Limited spots available. Register here: https://engage.lmu.edu/register/danceday2023

Its another "I Am, Therefore I Dance: Dance, Culture and Society" Guest Artists Spotlight Tuesday. Today we're spotlighting Brandon “BeastBoi” Juezan the Movement Artist & Artistic Director- Touring & Events for Versa-Style Dance Company ! This class is all about Preserving Culture & Shifting Perspectives: An Introduction to Hip Hop Dance! Stay tuned for a reel later this week giving you an inside look into "I Am, Therefore I Dance: Dance, Culture and Society!" @

Introducing our new faculty for Fall 2023! Lauren Froderman, LaMar Baylor, Geri Brown, Kendall Baab, and Cameron Kauffman! When you see them be sure to say hi and welcome them into the LMU Dance community!