THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION

DANCE PROGRAM - THE ROCK SCHOOL FOR DANCE EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S FINEST PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS. DANCERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE HAVE LOOKED TO THE SCHOOL FOR ITS WORLD-CLASS PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM, FEATURING EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY, INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, AND A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. THESE ARE EXEMPLIFIED BY THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL'S ALUMS FOR OVER 60 YEARS.GRADUATES HAVE ASCENDED THE RANKS OF PREMIER DANCE COMPANIES WORLDWIDE AND ON BROADWAY AND LONDON'S WEST END. ROCK STUDENTS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE TOP HONORS IN THE PRIX DE LAUSANNE, YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX, USA INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION, MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION, AND BERLIN TANZOLYMP. THE FACULTY INCLUDES DISTINGUISHED DANCERS, INSTRUCTORS, AND CHOREOGRAPHERS. TODAY, THE ROCK SCHOOL IS PROUD TO AWARD ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS OF MORE THAN $1.2 MILLION.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE - AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL BOARDING STUDENTS FIND AN INVITING, COMFORTABLE, AND SAFE HOME LIVING AT THE MARINE CLUB DORMITORY ACROSS FROM THE ROCK'S SOUTH PHILADELPHIA LOCATION. THESE RESIDENT AND COMMUTER STUDENTS RECEIVE BOTH DANCE TRAINING AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIC EDUCATION AS PART OF THEIR ROCKSCHOOL EXPERIENCE.THE SCHOOL ALSO HAS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM CALLED ROCKREACH WHICH HAS ENGAGED K-12 PARTICIPANTS FROM UNDERFUNDED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING TITLE 1, PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH FEW OR NO ART EDUCATION OFFERINGS IN PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE COUNTIES FOR 22 YEARS.ROCKREACH SERVES AT LEAST ONE ENTIRE GRADE PER PROGRAM YEAR, NOT SIMPLY ONE CLASS FROM DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS) ADDITIONALLY, UPWARDS OF 3,800 STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THE ROCK SCHOOL NUTCRACKER FOR FREE EACH YEAR THROUGH LIVE AND VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS. THE CITY DANCE PROGRAM MOVES ROCKREACH STUDENTS WITH INTEREST AND APTITUDE FOR MORE FORMAL DANCE STUDY INTO THE SCHOOL'S PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMING ON SCHOLARSHIP.