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