FSU School of Dance presents annual Days of Dance performances

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Dancer Amelia Floyd, dressed in red, reaches one arm overhead while performing on a dimly lit stage. Another dancer in white lies on the floor in the background.
FSU School of Dance BFA student Amelia Floyd performs in a work choreographed by fellow student Jamora Lewis during Days of Dance 2026. (Meagan Helman, College of Fine Arts)

Florida State University’s School of Dance will present its annual Days of Dance in November, featuring two programs of works choreographed and performed by students and faculty.

For more than 50 years, Days of Dance has been a highlight of the School of Dance’s performance season, giving the Tallahassee community an opportunity to experience the range of work created and performed at FSU.

The annual mainstage production features faculty choreography alongside a juried selection of works by students and staff, performed by School of Dance students.

“We are incredibly excited to share our Fall 2026 Days of Dance performances featuring a wide range of forms from Ballet to Contemporary. There’s something for everyone who loves dance,” said Helanius J. Wilkins, chair of the School of Dance. “Each performance is unique, so please come join us and enjoy both programs. The breadth of work represented reflects the diverse perspectives, movement practices and choreographic voices that shape our School of Dance.”

Program A features choreography by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, an award-winning School of Dance professor and founder of the New York City-based dance company Urban Bush Women. The program also includes works by School of Dance BFA students Isabelle Hagley, Sierra Lowell, Miranda Martinez, Nika Nosova, Ella McCarthy, Allison Wheelock, William Mrozek, Bailey Carson, MaLeah Izquierdo, Juliana Burner, Riley McDaniel and Arissa-Noele Lawson.

Program B features choreography by School of Dance professor Gwen Welliver along with work from School of Dance BFA students Kaitlyn Gerard, Amelia Floyd, Allyson Shulman, Jamora Lewis, Camille Pepper, Gabriella Castro, Kyah Everett, Priscilla Gonzalez, Lisbeth Moquete, Fernanda Romero, Marissa Uhler, Sophia Ferguson, Isabelle Hagley, Alex Willis and Natalie Martinez.

A group of dancers dressed in flowing white and silver costumes performs a contemporary dance routine on a dark stage, with several dancers leaning forward in synchronized movement.
FSU School of Dance BFA students perform “By Way of the Funk,” choreographed by professor Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, during Days of Dance 2026. (Meagan Helman, College of Fine Arts)

Days of Dance performance schedule

Program A

  • Friday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.

Program B

  • Saturday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m.

Before the Nov. 13 performance, Professor Jen Atkins will host a free event highlighting her work with the Popular Movements Project and the first season of its new podcast, “Swan Lake Unfolded.” The podcast explores recent popular culture references to the iconic ballet “Swan Lake” and examines their meanings. The pre-show event will begin at 6:15 p.m.

All performances will take place at the Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre in FSU’s Montgomery Hall, 130 Collegiate Loop, Tallahassee.

Tickets to all Days of Dance performances are available now at tickets.dance.fsu.edu.

To learn more about the School of Dance, its programs and upcoming events, visit dance.fsu.edu.