Program Recognition
•Inclusive curriculum integrating physical, creative, and analytical practices
•Courses offered in modern/postmodern contemporary styles, classical ballet, yoga, African dance, capoeira, jazz, classical Indian dance, and more
•Composition, improvisation, contact improvisation, Laban motif, dance history, music for dancers, dance and media, lighting design/stagecraft, and anatomy are all part of the curriculum
•Students create individual programs and meet with advisers to discuss objectives and progress
Training
•A yearlong Dance Third includes daily physical practice and individualized movement training sessions addressing strength, flexibility, alignment, and coordination
•Students' own creative work is the center of the dance experience; all students expected to participate in technical aspects of producing concerts
•Frequent projects with guest choreographers and visiting artists
•Interdisciplinary approach encouraged — Music Thirds and Theatre Thirds may take dance components
•Average class size of 12 students
Notable Alumni
•Lucinda Childs — pioneering postmodern choreographer; Einstein on the Beach with Philip Glass (SLC '62; 2025 honorary degree recipient) Location
•Campus located 30 minutes from New York City
Value
•Over 75% of students receive some form of financial aid
•Study abroad available through Sarah Lawrence's own study abroad programs (institutional aid applies only to SLC-affiliated programs)
