Each semester, the Belhaven University Dance Department hosts notable guest artists who teach master classes, choreograph for dance concerts, and/or restage repertoire. Below is a sampling of guest artists who have worked with Belhaven University Dance Department students.
Julianna Rubio Slager from Ballet 5:8 came to the Belhaven Dance Department in February 2023.
Guest Artists
| Jolene Konke | Minneapolis, MN | Artistic Director of Concerto Dance |
| Paiter van Yperen | Dallas, TX | Dancer with Open Sky Arts Collective |
| Julianna Slager | Chicago, IL | Artistic Director of Ballet 5:8 |
| Caleb Mitchell | Talahassee, FL | Former member of Houston Ballet |
| Stella Almblade | New York, NY | Ad Deum Dance Company, guest with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater |
| Lauren Anderson | Houston, TX | Former principal dancer with Houston Ballet |
| Catherine Batcheller | Cincinatti, OH | Former principal dancer for the San Francisco Ballet, the Stuttgart Ballet and the Birmingham Royal Ballet |
| Michael Bearden |
Norman, OK | Former principal dancer with Ballet West |
| Durell Comedy | Brooklyn, NY | Former member of Limon Dance Company |
| Ryan Corriston | Harrisonburg, VA | Former member of Doug Varone and Dancers |
| Henry Danton | Laurel, MS | Former member of The International Ballet and Sadler’s Wells Ballet |
| Ronda DeFazio | New Albany, MS | Former soloist with National Ballet of Canada |
| Elizabeth Dishman | New York, NY | Artist Director of Dishman + Co. |
| Ami Dowden Fant | Richmond, VA | Restaged a piece by Liz Lerman - Dance Exchange |
| Michael Fothergill | Little Rock, Arkansas | Former principal dancer with Alabama Ballet, Current Executive and Artistic Director of Ballet Arkansas |
| Whitney Dufrene | New York, NY | - Ad Deum Dance Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, and Belhaven alumna |
| Randall Flinn | Houston, TX | Artistic Director of Dance Ad Deum |
| Vincent Hardy | Dallas, TX | Co-founder of Zion Dance Project |
| Valerie Henry | Lancaster, PA | Valerie Henry Dance, pioneer for worship dance |
| David Keary | Jackson, MS | Artistic Director of Ballet Mississippi and former New York City Ballet dancer |
| Dorrell Martin | New York, NY | Creator/former director of the Jazz and Contemporary Program at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City |
| Rebecca McArthur | Hattiesburg, MS | Adjunct Professor of Dance at The University of Southern Mississippi |
| Betsy McMillan | Hartford, CT | Former Artistic Director of Ballet Hartford |
| Stephanie Miracle | Iowa City, IA | Belhaven alumna, certified teacher of Klein Technique™, Fulbright Scholar |
| Melonie Murray | Salt Lake City, UT | Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Utah, former Radio City Rockette, and former principal dancer with Wichita Ballet Theatre |
| Priscilla Nathan-Murphy | Houston, TX | Recipient of the American National Choreographers Competition Award, given by the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts |
| Frankie Lee Peterson III | Dallas, Texas | Former adjunct professor at Mills College, Member of Zion Dance Project. |
| Stephanie Powell | Long Beach, CA | Former member of the San Francisco Opera, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater |
| Steve Rooks | Poughkeepsie, NY | Former member of Martha Graham Dance Company and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater |
| Matthew Rushing | New York, NY | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater |
| Nancy Stark Smith | Massachusetts | Contact Improvisation pioneer |
| Daniel Ulbricht | New York, NY | New York City Ballet |
| Robert Underwood | Houston, TX | Former member of American Ballet Theatre and Boston Ballet |
| Jiri Voborsky | Jackson, MS | Creative Director of Ballet Magnificat! |
| Bill Wade | Cleveland Heights, OH | Artistic Director of Inlet Dance Theatre |
| Marc Wayne | Kansas City, MO | Marc Wayne Productions |
| Brandon Welch | New York, NY | Former member of Doug Varone and Dancers |
| Robert Wesner | Ashland, OH | Artistic Director of Neos Dance Theatre |
| Sheron Wray | Irvine, CA | Former member of The London Contemporary Dance Theatre and The Rambert Dance Company |
| Sung Yong Kim | Daegu, South Korea | Daegu City Dance Company |
Stella Almblade works with Dance Department at Belhaven University
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For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
Psalm 100:5