Dance at Peabody

A spirited transformation, focused on keeping  in step with the progression of American dance into the 21st century, continues to unfold at Peabody Dance as it celebrates its 93rd season. Now, through an extensive process of program enhancement and outstanding faculty additions, the time-honored Peabody Dance Department, led by Artistic Director, Carol Bartlett, has created a vital, well-grounded teaching/learning environment. Revisions over the past several years placed particular emphasis on a restructured ballet curriculum based on a fusion of training approaches that typifies the vibrant physicality of American classicism. Artistic Director Bartlett was joined in this effort by Barbara Weisberger, who was appointed Artistic Advisor to Peabody Dance in 2001. The curriculum in Contemporary Dance continues to provide rigorous training and exposure to the full range of traditional and post-modern approaches to technique and composition. 

The Peabody Dance 32-week Fall/Spring season offers three main curricula: the Pre-Professional Program; the Young Children's Program; and the Open Program. (For detailed information, follow the links above.) In all cases, the heart of Peabody Dance's philosophy is the expectation that all students, whether they are professional aspirants, or children and mature adults exploring the joys of dancing, will have the opportunity to reach their own desired level of achievement. In return, an internationally respected faculty and artistic staff are dedicated to meeting the needs of their students on an individual basis and to offering them exemplary training, inspiration and encouragement.

While Peabody Dance strives to attain its primary artistic goals, it also acknowledges its dual mission by serving and enriching the cultural life of Baltimore and the extended community.