Dance Conservatory of Charleston

We are thrilled to return to in-studio instruction for all ages during our Summer Semester!
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To continue safe social distancing, we have limited registration to ensure class sizes of no more than 10 students per group. In-studio instruction spots are full or nearly-full for all our Once Upon A Time Camps and Intensives, so please sign-up as soon as possible if you are interested in reserving one of the few remaining spaces for in-studio classes.
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If you find your desired camp or intensive is already full, or if your dancer would prefer to attend virtually, please let us know! All our summer offerings will be available over Zoom as well so your child can keep dancing all summer long in a way that works best for your family.
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Visit our website for our full summer offerings in all styles, for all ages! (🔗 in bio!)
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Registration can be completed online, or you can email [email protected] to request virtual registration for any programs.
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*Please remember that you must review the DCC Studio Re-Opening Guidelines and complete the electronic DCC In-Studio Instruction Consent Form before dancers may attend classes in the studio. The form should be completed by a parent or guardian for dancers under 18. These documents will be emailed following your child’s registration if you have not already completed the consent form.
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#dccathome #dcc #danceconservatorychs #dccsummerintensive #dccsummer #charleston #charlestonsc #chs

Next week we will begin our summer Open Classes at the studio! For the next two weeks the schedule will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 10:00-11:30am.
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This year will be slightly different as we adhere to social distancing guidelines, so please review our new sign-up procedure:
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We are currently taking registrations for in-studio spots for the next two weeks of Open Classes. These are limited and will be first come/first serve. We won’t be able to accept drop ins at this point to ensure we adhere to the guidelines.
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We will also offer the class via Zoom for those interested, and you may register for that as well to receive the zoom link.
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You must also fill out the DCC In-Studio Instruction Consent Form to attend Open Classes if you have not already done so. Please complete the electronic form before arriving at the studio: https://forms.gle/sdZy2ZRHwjr4sTtg7 (🔗 in bio)
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You must pre-pay for Open Class through Smart Tuition; we will not accept cash, check or credit card payments at the studio for Open Classes.

To sign-up and pay for Open Class, please visit: https://bngn.smarttuition.com/?id=1hezgh45k3h#/home/ (🔗 in bio)
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These classes are open and offered to all dancers of an intermediate/advanced level. For DCC students, this is our current level 3B-Prepro dancers.
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📸: @katiegingphoto // #dcc #dccathome #danceconservatorychs #charleston #charlestonsc #chs

Wishing you a safe & happy Memorial Day ♥️ We will be in studio and on Zoom today for classes as usual!
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📸: @katiegingphoto // #dcc #danceconservatorychs #dccathome #memorialday #charleston #charlestonsc #chs

It's a great weekend for ballet! Head over to YouTube to watch the full 2018 performance of Kent Stowell's Swan Lake on @pacificnorthwestballet's channel featuring PNB Principal and DCC Visiting Master Instructor Seth Orza as Prince Siegfried with fellow Principal Noelani Pantastico as Odette/Odile!
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The link is available until May 27—catch it before it's gone!
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First image reposted from @pacificnorthwestballet // #dcc #danceconservatorychs #dccathome #pacificnorthwestballet #swanlake #charleston #charlestonsc #chs @ Charleston, South Carolina

We spotted another DCC Visiting Master Instructor in this week's @nycballet Digital Spring Season! If you haven't already, head to YouTube to watch NYCB principal Jared Angle perform Christopher Wheeldon’s Liturgy with fellow principal Maria Kowroski before the it leaves on Monday night!
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From @nycballet: Premiering in 2003, Liturgy’s complicated partnering requires simultaneous, fast movements from its performers as well as dramatic backward motions and surprising poses, sometimes frozen in time to accompany the moments of silence in the music.⁠

⁠“By the end of it, you feel like you’ve really been through something profound that you and your partner share, and the audience gets to share with you,” says Principal Dancer Jared Angle
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First image reposted from @nycballet // #dcc #dccathome #danceconservatorychs #nycballet #christopherwheeldon #nycbdigitalspring #charleston #charlestonsc #chs @ Charleston, South Carolina

[05/21/20]   🎉Join us tonight for the last @dalelam Residency Master Class of the semester! Class begins at 5:30pm via Zoom! 🎊
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Dancers registered for her residency will automatically be emailed a link, and any other interested dancers can contact us at [email protected] to join!
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Reposted from @danceconservatorychs @dalelam is back at DCC today, 1/16 for her first residency class of 2020! 🎊 Join us 2:15-3:45pm for an inspiring, challenging afternoon of dance! .
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Choreography by @dalelam // music used for educational purposes only
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#dccathome #danceconservatorychs #ccjc #contemporary #contemporarydance #charleston #charlestonsc #chs

Looking for a a way to support a local organization while protecting yourself & your community? Kathleen Underriner Harrigan is hand-making these beautiful, washable masks in adult and youth sizes, and she is graciously donating all proceeds to DCC's outreach program, Community Moves! To place an order, direct message @kaunderriner or send us a message and we can connect you! 💕 Thank you, Kathleen!
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Community Moves was created to provide more access to dance for people of all abilities. We have had the pleasure of hosting two adaptive dance workshops in the past year, including a virtual workshop held over Zoom last week! Participants and their families are invited to attend these inclusive classes free of charge, so your contributions will help us continue to make this program available to our community!
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Reposted from @kaunderriner Thank y’all so much for all the responses to the pics I posted of the masks I’m making. Unfortunately, I think we are going to need these for a while, especially when we do get out and start gathering in groups of any size, so I’ve finally dived in and begun sewing. I am making both youth and adult masks. I have a variety of fabrics including some limited Lilly Pulitzer fabric I got my hands on! They are washable and made of light cotton with a thin interfacing lining. See pics. They are also washable. All proceeds will go the The Dance Conservatory of Charleston’s Community Moves Outreach Program that brings the beauty and joy of dance to those with disabilities or life challenges. Please message me and I can send you pics of all the fabric samples I have. I even found a place to make custom fabric for your organization or group! Thank you for the nice comments and inquiries! I’m so happy I can help during this challenging time, raise money for a wonderful cause and bring a smile to all our covered faces😷. Express your cause, hobby, interest or personality with a custom mask!! #danceconservatorychs #dccathome #dcc #dcccommunitymoves #charleston #charlestonsc #chs

We're diving back into Spring Show rehearsals on Zoom this weekend starting with Contemporary 1 & 2 tonight and all other dances Saturday & Sunday!
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Schedules and Zoom links were emailed, but you can also access them through the DCC Parent Page on our website. Please make sure you double check as rehearsal days and/or time are likely different than our in-studio schedule. Videos to review are available on our Google Drive and YouTube channel, both of which can also be accessed through the Parent Page.
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📸: @katiegingphoto // #dccathome #dcc #danceconservatorychs #danceinbloom #charleston #charlestonsc #chs

5 Lessons from Ballet Class for Uncertain Times - School of American Ballet

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sab.org During challenging times, you can often find solutions in unlikely places. Here are 5 lessons from ballet class to help navigate uncertain times...

Following Governor McMaster’s recommendation, we are incredibly excited to announce that DCC will begin adding in-person instruction back into our schedule this coming Monday, May 18! Details on our new operating procedures and updated schedule will be sent out later this week, but we simply couldn’t wait to share this wonderful news!
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While we’re eager to see all our students again, it is imperative for us to continue to ensure the safety of our families and instructors as we navigate this new landscape. Like most businesses around the country, we plan to resume in-person instruction in phases, allowing us to carefully and correctly implement the new protocols necessary to dance together again safely.
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Please remember that the health and well-being of our community remains our top priority, and we appreciate your patience and support as we begin the first phase of re-opening the studio to our families next week. We have missed our dancers tremendously, and can’t wait to begin seeing them in person again soon!
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#dcc #danceconservatorychs #dccathome #charleston #charlestonsc #chs

Our Community Moves Virtual Adaptive Movement Workshop is this Wednesday, 5/13! Join us for a fun, inclusive dance class for children of all ages and abilities, wherever you are!
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Community Moves Virtual Adaptive Movement Workshop
Wednesday, May 13 | 3:00-3:30pm
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The live workshop will be held over Zoom and will be recorded so any Community Moves dancers who are unable to attend the live class or who would like to take it on-demand again may do so at their convenience. The workshop will be taught by DCC faculty member Lily Watkins, who helped lead our pilot program in November, and is open to children and their families free of charge.
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Please email [email protected] join the live workshop! If you are unable to attend but are interested in accessing the on-demand recording, please let us know.
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We hope to see you there!
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📸: @katiegingphoto // #dccathome #dcc #danceconservatorychs #dcccommunitymoves #charleston #charlestonsc #chs @ Charleston, South Carolina

We are thrilled to announce a Zoom Master Class with Radio City @therockettes Megan Levinson (@megabella3) this Thursday, 5/14 at 5:30pm! 🎉
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Our students have had the incredible privilege of working with Megan in Master Classes and Summer Intensives since we opened in 2017, and we absolutely can't wait for another positive, fun & technically challenging class with her!
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This amazing training opportunity is open to all intermediate/advanced DCC dancers as part of our DCC at Home Virtual Classes, but please email [email protected] if you are not currently enrolled and would like to join!
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Don't forget to tag us in your #dccathome Master Class posts and stories! We love sharing them with our DCC community!
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Reposted from @megabella3 2018 behind us and swoopin’ into the New Year!
📷 @baltazamm // #dcc #danceconservatorychs #dccathome
#rockettes #radiocity #christmasspectacular #charleston #charlestonsc #chs

Our hearts were so full this Mother's Day! We hope everyone had a wonderful day connecting with and celebrating the incredible women in their lives, and that the love and appreciation shared for these remarkable mothers overflows into everyday forward!

Join us next Wednesday for an inclusive, adapted movement workshop for children of all abilities!
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Community Moves Virtual Adaptive Movement Workshop
Wednesday, May 13 | 3:00-3:30pm
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The live workshop will be held over Zoom and will be recorded so any Community Moves dancers who are unable to attend the live class or who would like to take it on-demand again may do so at their convenience. The workshop will be taught by DCC faculty member Lily Watkins, who helped lead our pilot program in November, and is open to children and their families free of charge.
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Please email [email protected] to join the live workshop! If you are unable to attend but are interested in accessing the on-demand recording, please let us know.
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We hope to see you there!
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📸: @katiegingphoto // #dccathome #dcc #danceconservatorychs #dcccommunitymoves #charleston #charlestonsc #chs

[05/06/20]   We're thrilled to have @dalelam return this Thursday, 5/7 & again on 5/21 for #dccathome virtual class! Both classes will be at 5:30pm! 🎊
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Dancers registered for her residency will automatically be emailed a link, and any other interested dancers can contact us at [email protected] to join!
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Reposted from @dalelam Combo from today at @danceconservatorychs Thank you dancers ... thank Dabria @dabria.aguilar for assisting * ( I do not own the rights to this music although it was legally purchased on ITunes for use in this class) - #regrann //#dccathome #dcc #danceconservatorychs #dalelam #Charlestonsc #Charleston #chs

@danceagainstcancer is an incredible organization led by @dpulbricht that supports @americancancersociety. Our students have been so privileged to have the opportunity to work with Daniel both in-person and virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we know first hand just how dedicated and passionate he is about this cause. Tonight, they will air footage from their first DAC performance on YouTube at 8pm and you can donate to the organization by texting DACNY to 44321. We hope to "see" you there!
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Reposted from @dpulbricht Tonight would have been our 10th Anniversary performance of @danceagainstcancer @lincolncenter . We will be airing excerpts from our very FIRST DAC at 8pm on our YouTube channel. Cancer does not stop for the Corona Virus and the @americancancersociety needs our support now more than ever as it is so difficult to fight cancer with the threat of this virus looming. This is being aired for free, but if you can, text DACNY to the number 44321 to support! @erinfogartyb and I are grateful to all of you! @danceagainstcancer - #regrann

We're absolutely loving @nycballet's digital spring season, and we can't wait to see Ballet Master & former Soloist Craig Hall dancing with Associate Artistic Director & former Principal Wendy Whelan in tonight's digital premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's After The Rain Pas de Duex!
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Craig Hall returns as a Master Guest Instructor to our Summer Intensive this year after first joining us in 2018, and we're so thankful for this incredible opportunity to see him "take the stage" tonight in such a moving, iconic work! The live program begins at 8:00pm on YouTube and also features Balanchine's Ballo della Regina. We hope you'll tune in with us!
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Reposted from @nycballet // Photo credit: Paul Kolnik #paulkolnik⁠
@wendyw #wendywhelan @lsweaters #craighall @wheeldony #christopherwheeldon #aftertherain #ballet #dance #nycb #nycballet #newyorkcityballet #nycbwell #dcc #dccathome #danceconservatorychs #charleston #charlestonsc #chs

We're so excited for this year's Intermediate Summer Intensives for ages 8-12! Whether in the studio, on the web or a mix both, we'll be dancing all summer long to help students gain strength and artistry as they push their technique to the next level!
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Registration is open for our morning & evening sessions! Class offerings include Ballet, Pre‐Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop and Contemporary/Choreography—visit our website to register today! (🔗 in bio)
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#dcc #danceconservatorychs #dccathome #dccsummer #dccsummerintensive #summerintensive #dance #charleston #charlestonsc #chs @ Charleston, South Carolina

This International Dance Day we celebrate the incredible strength, grace and perseverance of our DCC dancers! 💕
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While we long for the day we can finally be back together in the studio and on the stage, nothing can keep our students from doing what they truly love everyday. We may be dancing far apart, but our DCC family has never been closer, and we're so thankful for this wonderful, supportive and resilient community we've created together in Charleston! Here's to many more days filled with dance, and a bright future ahead! 🎉
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📸: Performance images by @katiegingphoto // #dccathome #dcc #danceconservatorychs #internationaldanceday #dance #community #resilience #charleston
#charlestonsc #chs @ Charleston, South Carolina

We're so thrilled to announce a Zoom Master Class with Adrian Danchig‐Waring, @nycballet principal dancer & Director of @nychoreographicinstitute, this Thursday, 4/30 at 5:30pm! 🎉
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Our dancers had the incredible opportunity to share the stage with Adrian this past December when he joined DCC as Guest Artist for our production of the Nutcracker, and we've been so eager to welcome him back for what we know will be another truly inspiring visit!
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This amazing training opportunity is open to all intermediate/advanced DCC dancers as part of our DCC at Home Virtual Classes, but please email [email protected] if you are not currently enrolled and would like to join!
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Don't forget to tag us in your #dccathome Master Class posts and stories! We love sharing them with our DCC community!
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📸: Reposted from @adrianclay // #dcc #danceconservatorychs #dccathome #nycb #nycballet #Charleston #Charlestonsc #chs