<p><a href="/people/rachael-lincoln">Rachael Lincoln</a>, (Department of Dance Interim Co-Chair) and <a href="https://drama.washington.edu/people/jeffrey-frace">Jeffrey Fracé</a> (School of Drama Faculty) have been awarded the 2019-2020 Mellon Faculty Fellows in the Arts, to continue their collaborative research, <em>11 Comets</em>, on the intersection of dance and theater.</p>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Graduating senior and Dance and International Studies major, Kevin Lam, has been awarded the Fulbright US Student Program scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. Kevin is one of sixteen UW students and alumni awarded with this scholarship to study and teach abroad this coming year. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Upon graduation, Kevin will be traveling across the world to be a Teaching Assistant to Taiwan.  “I am feeling overwhelmed about living abroad as a representative of the US. However, I am excited to teach a classroom of elementary school students and engage in conversation with Taiwanese people about identity, arts, politics, and food,” says Kevin.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Congratulations and best of luck to Kevin on his endeavors abroad! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read more about the </span><a href="https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/05/30/16-uw-students-awarded-fulbr… style="font-weight: 400;">16 UW Students Awarded Fulbright Fellowships Here </span></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Graduating senior and Dance and International Studies major, Kevin Lam, has been awarded the Fulbright US Student Program scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. Kevin is one of sixteen UW students and alumni awarded with this scholarship to study and teach abroad this coming year. </span></p>

<p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uwdsa/">Dance Student Association (DSA)</a>, and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ADCUW/">Arts Diversity Council (ADC)</a>, two student-led organizations affiliated with the Department of Dance, have come back to school prepared with many exciting events in the Spring Quarter. The DSA hosts a myriad of dance related events throughout the year and raises funds for student scholarships. The ADC is a cross disciplinary student-council that provides support to marginalized students, primarily of color, involved in the arts at UW. Both organizations are instrumental in providing further opportunities for students at the Department of Dance.</p>
<p>On Saturday April 6th, the ADC will offer a free Visual Arts class, “<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2308219986130655/">Restorative Sketching Workshop,”</a> taught by local artist, Xavier Roache. This workshop is meant to help students to refuel their creative energy and have fun. Roache is a Seattle-based artist of color who is passionate about self expression through visual art and community. He has taught at some of Seattle’s most elite visual art institutions, Gage Academy of the Arts, and Seattle Art Museum.  </p>
<p>Then on April 13th, the DSA will be hosting three, free, master classes that are open to all students across campus. The dance genres being taught include, contemporary, jazz, and commercial style urban dance. All classes will be taught by dance majors and minors in the department.</p>
<p>Finally, on April 19th and 20th, DSA will present its first spring-time show: APEX. APEX, a sequal to the annual DSA fall-time show, INFLUX,  is a student produced and choreographed concert, where twelve students will present a diverse range of work. All proceeds from APEX will go towards the 2019 DSA Scholarships that are awarded annually to select students in the Department of Dance at the end of the quarter.</p>

<p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uwdsa/">Dance Student Association (DSA)</a>, and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ADCUW/">Arts Diversity Council (ADC)</a>, two student-led organizations affiliated with the Department of Dance, have come back to school prepared with many exciting events in the Spring Quarter.