Events

A dance instructors advises students in the dance studio.

Featured Events

  • West African Dance and Drum Class

    A rich taste of African culture that provides amazing, vigorous, high energy, and powerful movement. Let the beat of the drum move your body. Participants will learn songs, rhythms, dances, and culture as we embark on a journey of dances from the African diaspora.
    Class is accompanied by live musicians to help participants understand the communication between the music and the dance.

    Open to students, faculty, staff and community members age 13 and up!

    No credit. Attend one or all classes!

    Mondays 5:00 to 6:30 PM

    Middlebury College

    Open to the Public

  • poster with a ballet dancer at a barre and text about the classes

    Beginner/Intermediate Ballet with Barbara Doyle-Wilch

    Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Spring. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please.
    Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available for attendance at 8 classes. Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.
    Use this link to register

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio

    Closed to the Public

    Free

  • poster with a ballet dancer at a barre and text about the classes

    Intermediate/Advanced Ballet with Barbara Doyle-Wilch

    Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Spring. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please.
    Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available for attendance at 8 classes. Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.
    Use this link to register

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio

    Closed to the Public

    Free

  • collage of images of the panel participants

    Alumni Takeover - Panel Discussion

    Part of the Dance Alumni Takeover, happening April 15-19.
    Panel discussion with seven dance alumni regarding their careers in artmaking beyond Middlebury. 

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public

  • collage of images of the artists performing

    Dance Alumni Takeover Showcase Performance

    Dance Alumni Takeover
    An Alumni Showcase dance concert
    Join us for an amazing evening featuring several Dance Alumni sharing their performance work.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public

  • West African Dance and Drum Class

    A rich taste of African culture that provides amazing, vigorous, high energy, and powerful movement. Let the beat of the drum move your body. Participants will learn songs, rhythms, dances, and culture as we embark on a journey of dances from the African diaspora.
    Class is accompanied by live musicians to help participants understand the communication between the music and the dance.

    Open to students, faculty, staff and community members age 13 and up!

    No credit. Attend one or all classes!

    Mondays 5:00 to 6:30 PM

    Middlebury College

    Open to the Public

  • poster with a ballet dancer at a barre and text about the classes

    Beginner/Intermediate Ballet with Barbara Doyle-Wilch

    Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Spring. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please.
    Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available for attendance at 8 classes. Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.
    Use this link to register

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio

    Closed to the Public

    Free

  • poster with a ballet dancer at a barre and text about the classes

    Intermediate/Advanced Ballet with Barbara Doyle-Wilch

    Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Spring. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please.
    Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available for attendance at 8 classes. Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.
    Use this link to register

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio

    Closed to the Public

    Free

  • poster for the event

    Audition for Dance Company of Middlebury 2024-2025

    Dance Company of Middlebury (DCM) is a two-semester (Fall 2024 and JTerm 2025)
    commitment that provides students with pre-professional dance and performance
    training. As a member of DCM, students create, rehearse, and perform an original
    performance in the Fall and tour the work in January. DCM meets six to eight hours
    weekly. DCM is limited to sophomores through seniors, by audition. Students must have
    taken DANC0260, ‘Technique and Composition’, or be enrolled for the Fall of 2024 to
    participate in DCM.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Closed to the Public

General Event Information

All events listed are open to the public and are FREE unless otherwise indicated. For further information, call 802-443-3136. Join the MAC’s electronic mailing list. 



Tickets and information available at the Box Offices:

Mahaney Arts Center and McCullough Student Center

802-443-MIDD (6433)

Complimentary Ticket Policy

Before each show, Box Office Manager Leeeza Robbins emails everyone in a dance or theatre class so they can order comps in advance. Complimentary tickets are NOT available on the day of the performance.

Everyone enrolled in a dance or theatre class, as well as dance majors, may get a total of one comp ticket for each program-sponsored performance.

If a student is participating in a dance, they can get a total of two tickets.

Tickets are NOT cumulative—each student can receive only up to two tickets per show, no matter their involvement.

The only exception is if the student is doing their senior work; Leeeza will work with the student directly for up to four (4) tickets per performance.

If the student has any questions about the policy, email the Box Office Manager Leeeza Robbins at robbinsl@middlebury.edu.

Middlebury Performing Arts Series

The Dance Department works closely with Middlebury’s Performing Arts Series (PAS), Vermont’s longest-running performance series. In addition to sharing our spaces, PAS brings notable dance artists to campus who often join our classes and interact with our students and faculty.

Department of Dance

Mahaney Arts Center
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753

Tiffany Wilbur, Coordinator

Mahaney Arts Center 202

(802) 443-5412

twilbur@middlebury.edu

Lida Winfield, Chair

Mahaney Arts Center 204

(802) 443-5104

lwinfield@middlebury.edu