South Dayton Dance Theatre
There is no other experience quite like Regional Dance America Northeast!
“Art does not flourish in isolation. It grows in an atmosphere of candor and sharing. By attending festivals RDA member companies gain a wider perspective about their current level and their potential for progress.”
Doris Hering
RDA Director Emeritus and former Dance Magazine associate editor and critic
RDA membership benefits
- A written report evaluating your company each spring, giving you and your dancers some much needed feedback, in a supportive tone.
- Three days of classes taught by Master Teachers.
- Three evenings of high caliber performances where your dancers have the opportunity to dance for their peers and members of the dance community.
- The opportunity to meet other dancers from around the country who share their passion and dedication to dance.
- Collaboration and contact with other pre-professional schools and companies throughout the Northeast.
- Exposure and opportunities at pre-professional summer intensives.
- A firsthand exposure to inventive choreography by emerging artists and to highly esteemed professional choreographers.
- Dancers have a goal to work as an ensemble, with solid choreography, consistent rehearsing, and a polished presentation of the work offered. Subsequently this “process” is as close to an authentic experience of working as a dancer professionally.
- Numerous scholarship opportunities: Craft of Choreography Summer Intensive, IBC Jackson, company programs throughout the Northeast region and cash.
- An honors class which is held for the top three dancers of each company.
- Association with a well established national non-profit organization with a fifty year history of supporting directors, dancers and choreographers.
- The highlight of your season for you and your dancers!
- Opportunities for directors to network with each other seek advice, guidance and share resources.
