Sarah Lawrence College Dance Program

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The SLC Dance program presents students with a curriculum that exposes them to vital aspects of dance through physical, creative, and analytical practices.

The Sarah Lawrence College Dance program presents students with an inclusive curriculum that exposes them to vital aspects of dance through physical, creative, and analytical practices. Students are encouraged to study broadly, widen their definitions of dance and performance, and engage in explorations of form and function. A variety of performing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students are available in both informal and formal settings. Although projects with guest choreographers are frequent, it is the students’ own creative work that is the culmination of their dance experience at the College.

10/13/2026

Celebrating 100 years of SLC...from the archive!

Top photo: Barbara Bray Ketchum artists in residence, Alvin Ailey Dance Company, Revelations, rehearsal with Sylvia Waters, December 2014.

Bottom photo: Barbara Bray Ketchum artist in residence, Wendell Gray II, wale, wail whale, December 2025. Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk

10/06/2026

AM to PM Sarah Lawrence Dance Program 🤍

09/29/2026

Who is the MFA in Dance at Sarah Lawrence College for?

Hone your artistry in a program of study where critical thinking meets creative practice.

The Master of Fine Arts in Dance program is structured as a training of the holistic dance artist, preparing students to be thoughtful citizen-artists of the 21st century. Students are engaged in intensive, mentored creative work, movement practice, and analytic studies.

Applications are due January 6, 2027!

Photos by Walter Wlodarczyk Rachel Keane Collaborations

09/21/2026

Learn more about our 2-year full time MFA in Dance program from Dance Program Director, John Jasperse.

Join us for one of our virtual information sessions: September 30 & October 28 at 6:30 PM EST.

Join us for an in-person information session:
December 12 at 4:45 PM EST. After the session, you are invited to join us for our Winter Dance Performance that begins at 6:00 pm.

Registration links are in our Linktree (in bio)

See you there!! 💚

Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk
Featured work by Christopher Williams

09/18/2026

First Dance Meeting of the year!

Over 45 dancers from the SLC Dance Community joined us this week to kick off Fall 2026! Students enrolled in the Live Time-Based Art course led us in warmup exercises, phrase work, and improvisations, as they looked for dancers to be cast in their choreographic projects.

09/17/2026

Celebrating 100 years of SLC...from the archive!

Top photo: Jazz II: Exploration American Jazz Through Lens of Katherine Dunham class, led by Candice Michelle Franklin, in MacCracken Dance Studio, October 2025.

Bottom Photo: Students rehearsing dance in MacCracken Dance Studio, 2001.

09/11/2026

Interested in performing in student works this semester? Come to the TBA Casting Session on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 1:35 pm in the Bessie Schönberg Dance Theatre! 🪩

Casting is open to the entire SLC community—all experience and levels are welcome to join us! Students cast in a TBA work will perform in Winter PErformance at the end of this semester. DM us if you have any questions!

09/09/2026

Mark your calendars with SLC Dance Performances this Fall!

We are excited to present:
Open Performance - November 12 & 13 at 7:30 PM
Winter Performance - December 11 & 12 at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM
Performance Project with Kyle Marshall - December 15 & 16 at 7:30 PM

All performances will be in the Bessie Schönberg Dance Theatre (PAC) and are open to the public!

Reserve FREE tickets on our Eventbrite (via Linktree in bio)!

09/04/2026

Celebrating 100 years of SLC...from the archive!

Top photo: Students in Winter Performance, December 2025, perform exchange student Marin Guitton’s work, Surface.

Bottom photo: Students in Dance Performance, circa 1985. Jessie Levey ‘89 (second from left), Tara Bernstein ‘89 (third from left).

08/21/2026

We can’t wait to welcome new and returning faculty back to campus 🍎

Checkout our Linktree (link in bio) or MySLC for the Dance Program’s Registration information!!

Watch our general information video, check out the block schedule, and schedule a registration meeting with a Dance Program team member.

See you at registration, August 24 - 26! 💚

Address

1 Mead Way
Yonkers, NY
10708

Telephone

+19143952433

Website

http://www.slc.edu/undergraduate/arts/dance/index.html, https://linktr.ee/SLCDANCE

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