Mills Dance Department

CONGRATULATIONS to the student that graduated today with their MFAs! Such a rewarding feeling! Time to celebrate

This evening! Tune in and catch the end of the year performance!

Hey you! If you’re not busy this evening, our MFA candidate @leellearico is presenting! Our alumni @ohwowalex is also presenting work and you might also catch our Mills alumni performing @arctangentdance @dancersupstage

Stay tuned for our next B.L.A.C.K series speaker Danielle Swatzie, hosted by @jazminerachel Friday, February 26th! More details to come. : Marquise Eppinger ... @eppsshotme See more

This semester students are working with Robert Moses in the class How to Make Dances! How to Make Dances is an entry-level class that introduces movers to the elements of time, space, rhythm, and dynamics. With these basic tools we can first begin to discover the many ways the body moves through time and space with rhythmic and affective variation. Next, we look at ways of connecting rudimentary movements into phrases that can evolve into complete solo works that communicate ...intent, tone, feeling, and thought. Through this process we develop a language about movement that lets the class talk about the elements of a dance and share constructive insight into each other's work. Can’t wait to see the amazing work this class produces! Also, stay tuned to see other classes that are being offered in the Mills dance department!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Starting off the day with intermediate ballet @ 9:30am!Taught by Garth Grimball. See you at the barre ... The primary purpose of this course is to embody and develop ballet technique and form, and explore its historical relevance. Emphasis will be given to strengthening foundational technique, building combinations, musicality, and understanding the history through theory and movement.

Mo just shared this with Ann and myself so I thought I would pass along. Kate can be seen in Mo's Credo in Us at the Mills Art Museum several years back along with many other fabulous Mills dancers. https://vimeo.com/35042971

Save the date & stay tuned for more details in the near future!

Dollar Dance Day with @leellearico was a success! Stay tuned for more details for our next class!

Come take ballet with Arielle tomorrow!!

Join us for the first Dollar Dance Day of the semester! Take ballet with Arielle this Friday, November 6th https://docs.google.com//1BcvTumoCmg_4rDKmSJy078l6O0/edit

Tomorrow is the day!

Please join us for the second B.L.A.C.K. speaker event, hosted by Mills MFA candidate Jazmine Freeman and featuring Sevan Kelee this coming Friday at 4:30 pm PST! B.L.A.C.K. speaker series conversation #2 with SevanKelee Boult and host Jazmine Freeman! Friday Oct 30th... 4:30 pm PST! Via Zoom. Reserve your spot today! Link in the bio. Hailing from East Palo Alto, this month’s guest Sevan Kelee Boult is a San Francisco-Bay Area poet and performance artist. Over the past decade, Kelee has graced stages from the De Young Museum to Marsh Theater, captivated audiences at Los Angeles’ premiere slam poetry festival, and represented myriad Bay Area slam teams competitively. In 2014, she held the distinction of carrying the Grand Slam Champion title for four different teams simultaneouslySan Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, and Palo Alto. Her poem, Cucumber, has been featured on HBO’s Real Sex since 2000. Kelee’s works have probed body image, queerness, and trauma. In this exchange, the artist and host Jazmine Freeman will discuss Kelee’s œuvre and the impacts of systemic racism. is a San Francisco Bay Area poet and performance artist whose work has been described as amazing thought provoking... and mesmerizing. and whose performance has been seen in spaces such as Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the de Young Museum, Brava, and the Marsh Theater in San Francisco, CA. Please join Freeman and Boult as they speak together about Boult’s artistry, as well as the focus topic of this monthsystemic racism. photo credit SevanKelee