Professional Development
•Prepares students for careers as choreographers, teachers, and performing artists
•Employment opportunities with private dance studios, charter schools, professional dance companies, and amusement parks
Facilities
•Performances in the Main Auditorium, Performing and Media Arts Center
Dance Companies
•Two resident companies: Perceptions Dance Company (modern/contemporary) and Innovate Dance Company
•Perceptions auditions held every May and October; Innovate auditions held once a year in May
•Production casting auditions held throughout the year for specific concerts
Annual Concerts
•Jam n' Jive — jazz dance showcase in fall, collaborates with area high school and studio programs
•Modern Concert — repertory concert featuring Perceptions and Innovate companies in spring
•Choreographer's Showcase — student-choreographed concert in late spring (biennial, odd years)
•Off~Beat Hip Hop — urban dance concert in June (biennial, even years)
