Temple University

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance (USA), the Temple University Department of Dance is committed to artistic and scholarly excellence in a creative, reflective, and caring environment that affirms dance as central to personal, societal, and cultural lifeways. Dance faculty and students seek to honor traditions while exploring new ways of learning and knowing dance. We embrace dance as an agent for social change and as vital to a sustainable future. Our programs emphasize how embodied beings in aesthetic motion can contribute to knowledge, transform quality of life, and foster community engagement. Further, Temple Dance in its policies and practices supports diverse backgrounds and perspectives of students, faculty, and staff. The diversity that each individual brings to our community is a resource, strength, and benefit to us all. Across the curriculum we strive to present materials and activities that show respect for diversity and inclusion. We agree to not discriminate based on age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or veteran status.