Description

The Conservatory of Dance strives to develop a diverse, stimulating, and inclusive community of artistic excellence. Creativity, versatility, and individuality are central to our mission. Students are encouraged to realize their full potential and to cultivate their unique, artistic visions. We prepare undergraduates to enter the professional dance field and provide them with the tools to create a sustainable and rewarding life in dance. Our internationally recognized program prepares the next generation of leading dance artists to thrive and make meaningful contributions to the rapidly changing dance world. Tradition and innovation are in conversation in the Conservatory of Dance. Our prominent faculty and acclaimed guest artists offer rigorous professional training in ballet and modern techniques, alongside diverse contemporary dance forms. Our four-year composition program encourages young artists to imagine their individual choreographic voices, while our extensive somatic offerings nurture the whole being. In depth study of improvisation, music, anatomy, production, and dance history provides a comprehensive entrée to the professional dance world.