Time to head to the south for our next installment of Dance in the US for a peek at this Georgia studio…
Name: Georgia Dance Conservatory
Location: 49 West Park Square, Marietta, GA, 30060
About: Founded in 1956, the Georgia Dance Conservatory emphasizes classical ballet training, but also has classes in jazz, pointe and contemoporary dance. The school is associated with the Ruth Mitchell Dance Theatre and they are housed in the same location.
Students from the GDC have gone on to dance at places such as the Boston Ballet, The Houston Ballet, The North Carolina Dance Theater, The Martha Graham Dance Company and in a variety of Broadway productions.
In addition to regular classes, the school has a summer intensive as well as a yearly recital.
