Dance Performance Project & DPP2
Housed within the Department of Music and Performing Arts, Dance Performance Project
is the department's professional contemporary dance company dedicated to artistic
expression, choreography, and performance. Dance Performance Project showcases creative
and entertaining dance projects within all levels of dance training and from all styles
of dance and InterARTS™ for Southeastern Louisiana University, the community, and
beyond. Dance Performance Project members are currently enrolled Southeastern Louisiana
University students who are General Studies-Dance Concentration majors, Dance Minors,
or students passionately pursuing their love of dance at any level of experience.
Dance Performance Project presents 1-2 MAINSTAGE productions each semester, Fall and
Spring.
Requirements for Dance Performance Project (AUDITION required)
Membership is open to any student currently enrolled in dance courses at Southeastern
Louisiana University at all levels of experience. Auditions are held in the Fall and
Spring semesters, and all students interested in performing must attend an audition.
If selected at auditions, the student must enroll in two 1-hour courses: Dance Performance
Project and a Dance Technique class during the semester in which the student will
be a company member.
All company members must maintain a 2.5 GPA.
DPP2
DPP2 is our resident dance company devoted exclusively to the art and performance
of improvisation. Auditions are not required but dance students are required to attend
our general dancer auditions for Dance Performance Project. DPP2 presents 1 Fall
MAINSTAGE production. Company members must register for DNC 301 for 3 credit hours
each Fall.
For More Information
Keith "Skip" Costa, Artistic Director/Faculty Advisor for Dance Performance Project
& DPP2
Keith.Costa@southeastern.edu
