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Dance is a universal language that requires tremendous discipline and yields infinite rewards. Through a deep and rigorous commitment to their dance studies, students are given the opportunity to develop and grow in their physicality, technical prowess, emotional and spiritual well-being, confidence, kinesthetic awareness, and creativity. LACHSA Dance Department offers an intensive four year pre-professional, conservatory-style training program with a concentration on foundational Ballet and Modern dance techniques, classical ballet and contemporary dance repertoire, an array of cultural dance forms, as well as, creative expression through performance opportunities and choreography studies, improvisation, and production design. Our dance program currently offers classes in the following areas: Classical and contemporary ballet, Men’s ballet, Pointe, Lester Horton technique, Martha Graham technique, Katherine Dunham technique, Jazz, West African, Hip Hop, Wellness, Strength and Conditioning, Pilates, Yoga, Injury prevention, Improvisation, Choreography and Composition, Dance Pedagogy, and a vast array of Masterclasses with world-renowned performing artists and Alumni. The program emphasizes excellence, creativity, discipline, equity and inclusion. The dance department training prepares students to enter directly into post-collegiate dance programs and/ or professional careers in dance.
The Dance Department curriculum asks students to foster a high level of commitment and responsibility. The program encourages individual creativity and discovery, while simultaneously honing the nuances of ensemble group work. Our faculty is made up of working professional dance artists who share their expertise, experiences ,and passion for dance.
Dance Department students have gone onto pursue degrees at USC Glorya Kaufman, Fordham University, NYU Tisch School for the Arts, Columbia University, Harvard, the University of California at Berkeley, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Irvine, and San Diego; SUNY Purchase, CalArts, Howard University, Stanford University, Point Park University, University of Southern California, the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins, NY Pace University, North Carolina School of the Arts, Marymount Manhattan, Interlochen Center for the Arts, and Juilliard, amongst many others.
Dance provides growth in the individual’s physical, emotional and spiritual well-being
Our mission at LACHSA Dance is to uplift, support, and inspire young dance artists as they explore and grow throughout the various stages of their development. Through the marriage of diversity, equity, versatility, and the implementation of a conservatory-style approach to dance training, we seek to foster artistic and technical excellence in each generation of dance artists
The program emphasizes respect, safety, discipline, skills, techniques, and intellectual development in an inspirational environment.
