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Watch Now

Video: BU Dance Community: What Dancing Means to Us

April 28, 2025

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Arts & Culture

Campus Artists—Tell Us About Your Work

March 5, 2025

Isaac Akiva (Questrom'25), a former principal dancer with the Boston Ballet poses for a photo on February 25, 2025. Akiva danced his whole life but decided to walk away from dance after the pandemic because he wanted a change in life. Now he's at Questrom earning his MBA and he also works as a real estate agent. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Dance

From Boston Ballet Dancer to Questrom MBA Student

March 3, 2025

Photo: Members of the cast of Riverdance on stage dancing

Dance

Dance as Protest, from Ireland to the Levant

October 23, 2024

Photo: A shot at dusk of the skate rink in Frog Park. There is snow on the ground, blurry shots of people skating, and twinkle lights in the trees.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 7 to 10

December 6, 2023

Photo: A group of ballerinas wearing tuts pose and dance in the center of a stage. The spotlight is on the center ballerina, who wears a white tutu. Other ballerinas all wearing matching pink tutus dance around her.

Things-to-do

Need Ideas of How to Celebrate the Holiday Season in Boston?

December 20, 2022

Portrait of Bill T Jones, an older Black man with short white hair, wearing dark glasses, a black sweater. He looks focused and sincere, and touches his right shoulder. He poses in front of a purple background.

Dance

Legendary Dancer, Choreographer, and Director Bill T. Jones to Speak at BU on March 2

February 25, 2022

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Voices & Opinion

POV: What the Biden-Harris Administration Can Do to “Build Back Better” the Arts

February 13, 2021

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Celebrate

5 Things to Know about Lunar New Year

February 11, 2021

Photos of different members of BU’s UPro dance group dancing in festive outfits from their respective locations. Each photo has a festive frame and looks like a holiday card; they are set on a green background with snowflakes.

Holiday Spirit

Video: Student Dance Group UPro Offers Some Holiday Cheer from around the Globe

December 16, 2020

Jossie Coleman leads a dance class

Dance

Dance Instructor Jossie Coleman: “Dance for Me Is Life, It’s Everything”

September 25, 2019

Director Yo-EL Cassell, a CFA assistant professor of movement, working with sophomore Derek Crosby (CFA) as Chama (far left) and sophomore Michael Valladares (CFA) as Orville (left), in rehearsal for Sunlight Interior

Dance

Finding the Inner Light in Painter Edward Hopper’s Characters

April 18, 2019

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Dance

Come and Meet Those Tapping Feet

April 11, 2019

The Fusion dance team performs on stage

Choreography

Fusion Is Renowned for Unique Take on Hip-Hop Dance

March 18, 2019

Chinese New Year celebration

Choreography

Staying Local for Spring Break? We’ve Got You Covered

March 6, 2019

BU entrepreneurs Ellice Patterson, Dielle Lundberg, and Ines Andrade answer questions at the podium during the IDEA 2019 conference.

Public Health

Six Quotes from BU Entrepreneurs to Ignite Your Innovative Spirit

March 5, 2019

Video still of US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing in a video filmed while she was in college at Boston University

Alumni

The Story Behind Ocasio-Cortez’s Dancing Video—from Those Who Made It

January 4, 2019

Zumba class on the Esplanade

Exercise

If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Zumba

July 17, 2018

Liz Roncka teaches a pole dancing class

Arts & Culture

Pole Dancing Comes to FitRec

May 2, 2018

Louis Chude-Sokei

African Studies

Louis Chude-Sokei Wants African American Studies Program to Be a Central Place

April 26, 2018

Louis Chude-Sokei Wants African American Studies Program to Be a Central Place