The Dartmouth Dance Ensemble is a professionally led performance group devoted to showcasing the talent and dedication of Dartmouth College students, faculty, staff, and community members in the work of established choreographers.
Director John Heginbotham and Choreographer-in-Residence Rebecca Stenn, both based out of NYC, offer training in ballet and contemporary dance techniques, multiple performance opportunities throughout the academic year and the chance to experience a breadth of dance styles and content.
Since its inception in 1999, The Ensemble has created more than 50 original works, collaborated with Upper Valley, Boston, and NYC-based musicians, hosted masterclasses led by Ashley Tuttle (Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theater, Tony Award nominee for Movin' Out), Deidre Goodwin (Broadway's Chicago, A Chorus Line, and the films Across the Universe, Chicago and The Bourne Legacy), and performed works by former Pilobolus member Trebien Pollard, and Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship Award recipient Darrell Grand Moultrie (American Ballet Theater, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Beyoncé's The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour).
Join Dartmouth Dance Ensemble
The Dartmouth Dance Ensemble (DDE) is an all-inclusive group, and no audition is required to join. Members of the DDE come from a range of experience; some members are professional-level dancers, and some have relatively little formal dance training. All are welcome. Meetings and rehearsals take place on Sundays from 2-4 pm in Straus Dance Studio. Questions about joining DDE? Please email John Heginbotham, Director of DDE.
Upcoming Dance Ensemble Events
Updates from DDE
DDE Tap Quartet Directors Cut
Dartmouth Dance Ensemble Spring '21 Performance
After many months of developing our dances remotely, members of the Dartmouth Dance Ensemble gathered together, many of us in-person, to share two informal outdoor concerts. The performers include Dartmouth undergrads, faculty and All-Star alumni.
Dance Heginbotham: 24 Caprices
In this ambitious new virtual dance on film project, Dance Heginbotham (DH) collaborates with violinist Colin Jacobsen, "one of the most interesting figures on the classical music scene" (The Washington Post).
DDE Tap Quartet Outtake
Dreaming up a new ‘Dream Ballet’ for ‘Oklahoma!’
July 25, 2019
There’s a new production of “Oklahoma!” on Broadway directed by Daniel Fish and choreographed by Dartmouth’s own John Heginbotham that’s surprising audiences and winning praise from critics.
More about the Dartmouth Dance Ensemble
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DDE was established in 1999
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Everything the DDE performs is original
The DDE regularly collaborates with Hop instrumental and vocal ensembles
Contact Us
Questions about the Dance Ensemble?
Please call or email the Ensembles Office.