Dance & Company offers serious classical and contemporary dance training to youth and adult in a positive, progressive, program of study. Classes are offered year-round in ballet, modern, tap, jazz, musical stage, hip- hop, and Irish Step dance. Performance opportunities are provided by concert performances, informal showings, and students’ participation in the dance center’s youth, repertory, performance companies.
Meet the Dance & Company Faculty
Master Classes & Guest Artists
Dance & Company offers additional study for advanced and intermediate students by hosting periodic master classes, guest artist residencies, master teacher workshops and week-long choreography intensives with visiting artists.
The Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre
Dance & Company’s resident, repertory performing company and its preparatory younger affiliate group, offer performance opportunities and pre-professional training to members selected by audition. The SCDT performs regularly in venues such as Kid’s Café’ (NYC), Brooklyn Arts Exchange (NYC) and, The New Dance Festival (VA). SCDT annually hosts The Shenandoah Collaborative Teen Arts Festival.
Teaching Philosophy
Dance & Company’s carefully selected faculty offer a variety of unique talents and teaching styles. Our faculty operates as a team in partnership with one another and families, to provide a positive environment for students to flourish and express themselves artistically. We strive to enhance awareness of the importance of the arts and humanities in a healthy society by...
Learning precise classical a Contemporary dance technique,
In a positive, motivating environment, Developing personal growth and
Self- awareness through the
Pursuit of excellence.
Age- appropriate artistic creations, Performing meaningful,
Revealing the oneness of heart
In shared human experience, Reflecting our world:
How it was, how it is,
How we wish it could be;