As a Dance Academy student, you’re part of a rigorous program, led by Dean Jenifer Ringer, that develops a select group of talented young dancers between the ages of 14 and 19 into stunning professional dancers and artistic leaders.

We're all really supportive of each other. We try to build off one another's strengths and weaknesses. And it's really cool to be taught and mentored by dancers I've always admired. Leah Upchurch, Dance Academy student

The rigorous Dance Academy curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers as dancers, focusing on classical ballet while providing instruction in other styles. By exposing students to classes in music and drama, as well as to the great art of Los Angeles, the Dance Academy also gives its students the tools they need to find a new richness in their dancing and become artists.

Such notable names as Dance Academy Artistic Advisor Benjamin Millepied and New York City Ballet Principal dancer Teresa Reichlen lead Dance Academy master classes. Graduates of the Dance Academy have entered training programs at companies such as the San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Boston Ballet and gone on to join the Dance Theatre of Harlem.