Centennial Celebration

Mark your calendars and join us for a historic gathering honoring a century of innovation, artistry, scholarship, and community in dance. The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department is thrilled to announce its Centennial Celebration which will take place April 14–17, 2027! Save the date and join us to celebrate 100 Years of Dance in Higher Education.

THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
This 4-day festival event will include a dance headliner at the Wisconsin Union Theater (to be announced soon!), performances, screenings, talks, panels, classes, workshops and social events for you to reconnect with your Badger dance community. The festivities won’t be limited to just one week—throughout the 2026–2027 academic year, we’ll celebrate with a series of special events. Inviting alumni to return to campus to teach master classes, set choreography, and give special lectures and talks to share their scholarship and journeys in the dance field. This centennial year is a tribute to the past, present, and future of dance at UW–Madison. Whether you’re a current student, alum, faculty member, or friend of the department, we invite you to take part in this extraordinary milestone.

Let’s move forward together—celebrating 100 years of dance  and imagining the next 100 years!