March 4, 2005

An Early Ph.D. Program in Dance

To the Editor:

I was thrilled to see Sara Lipka's article on how the discipline of dance is taking hold in academe -- but dismayed at the gaping hole in the center of its research ("Stepping Out," The Chronicle, January 21). How great that you are covering this growing field, yet how irresponsible to publish a piece on this topic and not even mention the first university in the United States to develop a Ph.D. program in dance history and theory: the University of California at