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