The 2025 Dance Major Journal Confronts the Realities of Today’s Dance World

Explore the 2025 Dance Major Journal

The Department of Dance at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts announces the release of Dance Major Journal, Volume 13 (2025), a collection of essays written and edited by undergraduate dance majors that examine the current state of the field with honesty and insight.

This year’s issue explores tough questions facing dancers and educators alike: how to stay healthy in a demanding discipline, how to make auditions and competitions safer and more equitable, and what it means to keep audiences engaged in a changing cultural landscape.

Topics include the role of breathwork in artistry and wellness, the benefits of dance as an anti-aging practice, and the financial and emotional costs of pursuing a professional career. Together, the essays reflect a generation of dancers who care deeply about the future of their art and aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo.

Discover all this and more in the new volume, available online at the Department of Dance site for Dance Major Journal, or directly at escholarship.org/uc/dmj.

About Dance Major Journal

Dance Major Journal (DMJ) was established in 2010 by Professor Jennifer Fisher in the Department of Dance at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts. DMJ serves as a platform for dance majors to share their research, opinions, and experiences, with contributions from both students and professionals in the field.

Be sure to read the latest issue and gain new insights into the ever-evolving world of dance!

To learn more about the UC Irvine Department of Drama, visit dance.arts.uci.edu.