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Program snapshot

Admissions
Prescreen RequiredAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual
Program profile
Highly Selective12-24 StudentsStudy Abroad

TRAINING
Intensive three-year plus two-summer conservatory curriculum
Equal emphasis on ballet and contemporary dance techniques
Somatics and yoga integrated into weekly technique schedule
Live music integral to technique classes with dedicated team of dance musicians
Alignment principles and efficient body use woven throughout training
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
Third-year students perform as ensemble members of Second Avenue Dance Company
Four guest choreographers per year create new works or set existing master works on company members
Performances in Jack Crystal Theater and NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Karla Puno Garcia — choreographed the 2023 Tony Awards, first woman of color to do so
Kyle Abraham — MacArthur Fellow, Bessie Award-winning choreographer
LOCATION
Greenwich Village location with access to NYC's professional dance ecosystem — BAM, New York Live Arts, Lincoln Center

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