Dance

Occidental students can take classes in modern dance, jazz and tap, and ballet, as well as in choreography, dance production, and Afro-Haitian dance and culture. In addition to for-credit classes offered by the Theater Department, students can audition for the Athletic Department’s Dance Team, which performs at events both on and off campus. Dance Production, the annual show produced and performed by students, is one of the largest and best-attended events on campus.

Student clubs that focus on dance include the Afro-Haitian Dance Troupe and the Polynesian Dance Troupe. Students also participate in Occidental’s Folk and Historical Dance Troupe, a group of faculty, students, alumni, and the children of employees that has presented its own productions for more than 30 years. Campus dance groups use the dance studio in Alumni Gymnasium.