ARGS Dance has
A curriculum focused on strong technique and performance throughout all four years of study
A unique emphasis on creative skills and nurturing an individual artistic voice
Opportunities to participate in ARGS Dance projects and events outside of school hours
Opportunities to attend field trips to dance events, festivals, and performances (including NYC)
ARGS Dance supports & nurtures dancers' ability to
CREATE by discovering their unique artistic voice
LEAD by developing personal vision and self-discipline
INSPIRE by developing their ability to communicate through dance
ACHIEVE by setting and reaching high personal and professional goals
Our program
Values all dance styles and dives deeply into concert contemporary/modern and ballet techniques
Produces three annual concerts
Views regular live dance performances
Invites many guest artists, guest instructors, and guest choreographers to work with our dancers
Performs regularly at dance festivals and in the community
Maintains active partnerships with THEREDPROJECTNYC and Cora Dance in New York, NY
We are
Members of the National Dance Education Organization
A chapter of the National Honor Society of Dance Arts
Participants in National & Regional High School Dance Festivals
Academic partners with the Richmond Ballet, the State Ballet of Virginia
Our alumni prove the success of our program at colleges, universities, conservatories, trainee programs such as
The University of Arizona
The Trainee Program, Dutch National Ballet
Howard University
The Juilliard School
The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Pace University
Point Park University
Sarah Lawrence College
Shenandoah Conservatory
KAMEA Dance Apprenticeship Program in Israel
Virginia Commonwealth University
Our alumni prove the success of our program with professional placements such as
Companies such as the Staatsballett, Berlin
Artistic directors with companies like The Red Project in New York City
Dancing in companies such as the Cincinnati Ballet, Punchdrunk Theater Company, and Philadanco
Dancing and choreographing on Broadway
Dancing and choreographing with companies such as Dogwood Dance Project,
RADAR Dance, Starr Foster Dance Project, and PS Project