University of South Carolina Seeking Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of South Carolina is conducting a search for an Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance. This tenure-track position has a start date of August 16, 2026. In identifying individuals with extensive professional networks in the field, University of Utah came to mind. I hope you will consider sharing this information with those who you feel possess the necessary areas of expertise listed in the position description attached to this letter. 

Accredited since 2014, the Betsy Blackmon Dance Program at the University of South Carolina is comprised of seven full-time faculty who teach approximately 70 dance majors enrolled in two undergraduate concentrations (performance and choreography and dance education with K-12 certification) in the B.A. program and graduate students in the new hybrid M.A. in Dance Studies. Attracting students from across the country and abroad, our program combines a rigorous dance classroom and studio environment with the extensive depth and breadth of a superior liberal arts education. In our program, we balance student-centered practices with collaborative and supportive learning environments to cultivate artists within and beyond the field of dance. Our students are exposed to renowned professionals in the field such as Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, The Joffrey Ballet, and this coming spring, the Limón Dance Company. The Betsy Blackmon Dance Company produces five performances per year, which consist of two dance concerts featuring faculty and guest artist choreography, two student choreography showcases, and our annual fundraising gala performance that occur between Drayton Hall Theatre (a 404-seat proscenium theatre) and the Koger Center for the Arts (a 2256-seat proscenium theatre and arts center) in Columbia, SC. 

We hope that you share this information with others whose expertise you believe align with the position criteria, which is attached to this letter. A link to the posting can be found below. 

https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/192958 

Sincerely, 

Stephanie L. Milling, Ph.D. 

Department Chair and Head of Dance Education 

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