Program Recognition
•Founded in 1972 by the late Carol Ott
•Over 50 years of continuous dance education
Training
•Six highly trained dance instructors
•Technique classes from beginning to advanced levels
•Styles include ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, tap, African Haitian, salsa, and choreography
•Conditioning and injury prevention coursework
•Faculty have owned dance companies and performed nationally and internationally
•Grant recipients from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the State of California
Performance & Productions
•Dance Company ensemble with multiple performance levels
•Cross-departmental collaboration on musicals, plays, and theatrical productions
•Shared Performing Arts building with Drama and Music departments
