Conservatory
CityDance Conservatory trains young dancers ages 7-19 for professional careers, offering world-class instruction in ballet, contemporary, and commercial dance forms from renowned faculty. Our program includes personalized coaching, guest artist residencies, summer intensives with professional companies, and student performance opportunities. Graduates have secured placements in prestigious dance companies, colleges, and summer programs and have earned top awards at ballet competitions worldwide.
CityDance Conservatory reimagines dance education and training through its pioneering approach:
- rigorous and diverse training and performance curriculums
- individualized programming, rooted in each child’s needs, aspirations, and talents
- world-class faculty and in-house choreographers, as well as national and international guest artists
- a learning environment that embraces caring relationships and positive student expectations
- opportunities to work and perform alongside professional artists
- dedicated career and college services
Students receive crucial support services to help them transition from our training program and high school academics into their dance careers and college. Whether students choose to audition for professional dance companies or follow a traditional college/university path, we offer tailored support to ensure their success. Our dedicated Conservatory team works closely together to create a personalized Junior/Senior experience for each graduating dancer.
Entry to the Conservatory is by audition. Learn more about how to audition here
Conservatory graduates have gained acceptance to some of the country’s most prestigious collegiate dance programs, including Juilliard (two graduates in the class of 2023). Current students have won Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP) Hope and Grand Prix awards at New York City Finals and received invitations to perform at YAGP’s international galas. They have also received scholarships to top summer dance programs such as Nederlands Dans Theater Summer Intensive, American Ballet Theatre, Batsheva’s Summer Course, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Ballet West, Jacobs Pillow, and The Royal Ballet. Our alumni perform with professional companies worldwide, including Gibney Dance, The Washington Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Mark Morris Dance Group, L-E-V, and Staatsballett Berlin.
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