Professional quality dance with a community feel

We're building a stronger community through dance.

We're building a stronger community through dance.

Our Mission

Our mission is to cultivate the field of modern dance in North Carolina, and have spent the past 30 years nurturing a vibrant, engaged, and inclusive community of artists, audiences, and students by providing opportunities for training, performance, collaboration, and employment. 

Our 501(c)3 non-profit organization encompasses the NC Dance Festival, a statewide tour of NC choreography; The School, our community dance studio in the Cultural Center; our Outreach Programming, providing free and low-cost classes and performances in community settings; and The Van Dyke Dance Group, which performs and manages the repertoire of Dance Project founder, Jan Van Dyke (1941-2015).

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Prize drawing

There’s still time to enter our Dance Marathon 2023 Prize Drawing! Buy prize tickets for a chance to win one of 4 awesome bundles each valued at over $1000. Winners will be selected April 5. Winners must be able to collect prizes from Greensboro.

Dance Classes

Registration for our Fall session is now open! Fall session runs 9/3-12/14.

Not sure which class to take? Join our Open House Week, Sept 3-14! Youth students 12 and under can try any class for their age group, free of charge. Let us know which class you want to try by signing up below.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Dance Project offers scholarship and work-study assistance to youth and adult students. Fall Scholarships have been allocated! A new round of scholarships will open for the Spring semester.

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INTERNSHIPS

Applications will open in late-Oct for Spring 2025 Internships.

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NCDF

NCDF 24-25 Season artists and performances are out!

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Become a monthly donor

Becoming a Monthly Donor is one of the easiest ways you can have an impact on our dance community and there is no gift amount too small! Join us today!

Become a monthly donor

Becoming a Monthly Donor is one of the easiest ways you can have an impact on our dance community and there is no gift amount too small. Join us today!

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