- Rigorous study in specialized classes weekly in a range of dance styles and genres.
- Learn and perform repertory from master choreographers and companies, such as Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Jerome Robbins and Trisha Brown, as well as cutting edge choreographers from our Artist-in-Residence program.
- Perform in area festivals and school performances for teens.
- Gain immediate access to 92Y’s Artist-in-Residence program, Harkness Dance Festival and Dig Dance Weekend Series.
- Experience the NYC dance scene through field trips to Lincoln Center, The Joyce Theater, BAM and more.
- Learn and perform repertory from master choreographers currently working on Broadway, National Tours, TV and Film.
Recanati-Kaplan Dance scholars have gone on to:
- Professional Performing Arts School, including Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
- Ivy League and top conservatory college dance students
- Graduate programs in dance and dance education
- Tony Award Broadway careers
The Recanati-Kaplan Dance Program is for talented and hardworking students who aspire to professional careers in modern dance and ballet companies as performers, educators, choreographers, and leading artists in the field. The rigorous curriculum will expose students to a wide range of historical and future forward artists while providing performing opportunities in a range of venues and opportunities for creating, designing and directing work of their own.
Application deadline: June 1, 2020
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