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Chair’s Letter

To succeed in today’s professional dance world as a dancer or choreographer, you need strong technique, choreographic skills and the ability to create your own opportunities. At Cornish College of the Arts we provide you with challenging technique classes and a supportive environment in which you can discover your own “voice”, moving beyond imitation to creative self-expression.

You’ll join a community of students committed to becoming professional dancers. For the first time in your life you’ll be surrounded by people who want to eat, think, sleep and dream dance. The drive and focus of our students create an energy that is contagious and will help you to work to your full potential.

The Dance Department functions like a close-knit family with students helping one another in a supportive and friendly atmosphere. In our small classes, faculty members are able to oversee students’ progress on a day-to-day basis, developing nurturing relationships. The faculty are all professionals who "do" as well as teach. They know what it takes to succeed in dance and are eager to share their knowledge with you.

At Cornish your education isn’t limited to the classroom. The Seattle dance scene is vibrant and exploding with activity, from classical ballet and modern dance to performance art and world dance. You are encouraged to participate in Seattle’s professional dance community: to attend concerts ranging from classical ballet to experimental performance art, to take master classes, to audition for performance opportunities and to present your work at choreographic showcases. And the dance community comes to you. Through faculty and guest artists you’ll study with the leading Seattle choreographers.  With the help of this networking and our internship program, many of our students dance and choreograph professionally within the Seattle community prior to graduation.

I invite you to visit the Dance Department at Cornish College of the Arts and experience for yourself the excitement and energy of people who love to dance as much as you do.

Kathryn “Kitty” Daniels
Chair, Dance Department