Students work with professional dance faculty and choreographers from the local area and New York City. The dance program focuses on the disciplines of ballet, as well as modern and jazz dance, and openly incorporates many other dance techniques. Dance students have a chance to explore and create their own choreography, lighting, staging and costuming.

Dance Program Highlights:

• Spacious, ballet barre- and mirror-lined studio with customized wood springboard floor
• 400-seat fully equipped theater
• State-of-the-art lighting and sound equipment
• Beginning, intermediate and honors-level classes
• Dance disciplines used in recent choreography: tap, lyrical, pointe, hip-hop, Irish step dancing, African and Hawaiian dance
• Opportunities to attend performances, workshops and special events with the Ohio Ballet and area dance companies
• Student choreography