Training
•Bullet: Combines dance history and theory with technique in modern, ballet, jazz, and tap, plus courses in choreography, composition, musical theatre, and studio ownership
•Bullet: Faculty are working dance professionals, including Director of Dance Angelica Cardente-Vessella and Jessica T. Pearson
•Bullet: Part of the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance in Providence's Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: RIC Dance Company (modern, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop) performs its Annual Spring Dance Concert, now in its 69th edition, in Sapinsley Hall
•Bullet: Students train and create with companies in residence, including Koresh Dance Company and Rocha Dance Theatre
•Bullet: Learn repertoire from national and international guest artists and choreographers
Professional Development
•Bullet: Prepares graduates to perform with dance companies, choreograph, teach, and operate their own studios
•Bullet: Alumni dance professionally and teach across the Northeast, including with regional New England companies
Facilities
•Bullet: Nazarian Center: 422-seat Sapinsley Hall, the black-box Forman Theatre, the Fannie Helen Melcer Dance Studio, and the 943-seat Roberts Hall auditorium
•Bullet: 180-acre Providence campus, one hour from Boston and three hours from New York City
Value
•Bullet: RI residents may qualify for the Hope Scholarship (two tuition-free years); students from neighboring states get 40% off via the Northeast Neighbors Discount
