1960s: Formal dance courses are offered in two studios located in the basement of Wills Gymnasium.
1968: Kent/Blossom Arts partnership is founded on the grounds of Blossom Music Center.
1969: Porthouse Theatre, the theatre component of Kent/Blossom Arts is founded by Louis O. Erdmann and William H. Zucchero. 500 seat Porthouse Theatre pavilion is constructed on the grounds of Blossom Music Center.
1970s: Dance curriculum is expanded to prepare for the offering of a degree in dance.
1980: New classrooms, a scene shop, and Wright-Curtis Theatre, named for G. Harry Wright and Earl E. Curtis, are added to the Music and Speech Building. This new "Theatre Wing" helped transform the building into a comprehensive learning facility for theatre and dance.
1980: First student to major in Dance graduates from the School of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance with a Bachelor of Science in Dance.
1983: The Division of Theatre parts ways with the School of Speech and becomes the School of Theatre. The new school offers BA, BFA, MA, and PhD degrees in Theatre. New professional theatre training programs are instituted and the school seeks to define the identity of the doctorate program as separate from the School of Speech.
1983: Professional dance courses are re-categorized from Physical Education to Dance.