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20 Years
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Premier Dance Training in Roseville, CA
Northern California Dance Conservatory has been a premier institution for dance education since 2006, dedicated to nurturing dancers from foundational stages to professional aspirations. Our esteemed faculty, with over 100 years of combined experience, provides rigorous classical and contemporary training in a supportive environment that emphasizes discipline, creativity, and personal growth. Recognized nationally for excellence, we have cultivated generations of dancers who now thrive as professionals worldwide. Our state-of-the-art 9,500 sq ft facility features five studios with professional sprung floors, a black box theater for performances, and a commitment to technical precision and artistic expression.For 18 years, we have prioritized individualized mentorship, ensuring students develop both as artists and confident individuals. Our alumni success stories, including placements in prestigious companies and programs like Juilliard, underscore our impact on the dance community. As we transition to an audition-only pre-professional program, our legacy of excellence remains rooted in fostering a lifelong passion for dance.
Services
Ballet Training
Tap Classes
Jazz Instruction
Contemporary Dance
Hip Hop Workshops
Details
- Year established: 2006
Highlights and features
- Our faculty has over 100 years of combined experience in dance education
- State-of-the-art 9,500 sq ft facility with professional sprung floors
- Personalized mentorship for every student's artistic and technical growth
- Proven track record with alumni in top dance companies worldwide
- Comprehensive training balancing discipline and creative expression
What people say
Excellent training
Positive atmosphere
Successful alumni
World-class faculty
Technical excellence
Services
Ballet Training
Our ballet program develops technical mastery from foundational to professional levels. Students receive daily instruction in classical technique, pointe work, and performance skills. The curriculum emphasizes proper alignment, musicality, and artistic expression through structured progressions tailored to each dancer's ability. With multiple levels from Tiny Tots to Advanced Pointe, our program prepares students for professional careers or collegiate dance programs.
Tap Classes
Tap instruction focuses on rhythm, musicality, and technical precision across six progressive levels. Students learn foundational steps like flaps and shuffles while developing performance skills through choreography. Advanced classes emphasize improvisation and complex rhythmic patterns. Our technical instructors emphasize clear sound production and coordination, preparing dancers for both competition and professional performance opportunities.
Contemporary Dance
Contemporary classes blend ballet and modern techniques to develop versatility and artistic expression. Three progressive levels focus on floor work, dynamic movement quality, and improvisation. Dancers learn to connect mind and body through fluid sequences that challenge traditional dance boundaries while maintaining technical discipline and spatial awareness.
Summer Intensive
This rigorous summer program offers elite training in classical and contemporary techniques with guest faculty. Participants receive daily master classes, choreography workshops, and performance preparation. The program includes specialized coaching for dancers transitioning to professional careers or auditioning for top-tier dance programs and conservatories.
Hip Hop Workshops
Our hip hop program develops rhythm, coordination, and individual style through breaking, popping, and tutting techniques. Three progressive levels emphasize musicality, creativity, and performance skills. Students learn current trends while developing foundational street dance techniques in a high-energy environment that encourages personal expression and confidence.
People
Jen Bradford
Founder/Executive Director
With over 25 years of dance education experience, Jen established NCDC to create a nurturing environment for developing artists. She oversees curriculum development and faculty training.
Michael Levine
Managing Director
Bringing extensive arts administration experience, Michael manages daily operations and strategic planning while maintaining connections with the dance community.
Mike Hechtle
Financial Manager
Handling NCDC's financial operations since 2010, Mike ensures fiscal stability while supporting the school's educational mission through budget planning.
Questions
What dance styles does NCDC offer?
We provide comprehensive training in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and musical theater from beginner to advanced levels.
Are there performance opportunities?
Yes! Our black box theater hosts multiple productions annually, including Spring Showcase and BackStage student presentations.
What is the audition-only program?
Our pre-professional Conservatory Division offers elite training with world-class faculty for serious dancers pursuing careers.
Do you offer summer programs?
Yes, our Summer Intensive provides rigorous classical and contemporary training with guest artists and master classes.
How are instructors qualified?
Our faculty includes internationally recognized artists with decades of combined experience in professional dance and education.
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Reviews (7)
M. T.
Jul 22, 2021
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We haven't been here for long but my daughter was welcomed with open arms, is loving her teachers, is learning and growing as a ballerina, and making great new friends. We are thankful to have found NCDC!
Julie R.
Jul 15, 2021
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We're had a stellar experience at NCDC. So professional and my daughter is absolutely loving their Summer Intensive. The amount of talent on their staff is crazy impressive, so many Julliard alumni. My daughter is on a comp team with a different studio (and they've been so great), but we've told her that if she decides to really focus on ballet and chase her dream of pointe shoes that we'll absolutely be switching to NCDC.
Ana F.
Mar 09, 2021
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HUGE FANS of this conservatory. Fantastic and clean facility, taking all COVID precautions. Warm and welcoming environment and staff, for all individuals who genuinely love the art of dance. The staff is top notch here, from their front desk (Carrie), to behind the scenes (Tanya) and their different instructors (we've had Maya and Sarah). We have been to various schools in town and have found our "home". Highly recommend.
Lupe B.
Jun 29, 2017
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My daughter has taken such joy in attending this school. She is younger but has learned quite a bit about dance and has begun to learn the discipline behind ballet. I have recommended this school many times over and will continue to do so.
Jillian H.
Feb 27, 2017
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First, let me preface this by saying I'm not a parent of a child who attends this school but I do have several friends that teach there and I've taken a few classes there myself. I teach for other studios in the area on occasion and I have also subbed recently for NCDC myself. A lot of my friends that I've danced with in college and professionally come out of this studio and are heavily ahead of the curve. I wish that when I was a kid I had the training that these kids coming out of NCDC have. Not only are they a great school for ballet, which lays an important foundation beneath
Just Eat K.
Mar 09, 2016
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My child has attended this school for 6 years and what has she learned to do in ballet.... squat! oh wait a pli there has been such inconsistencies in teachers. One where a teacher sat on her bum and taught like that for younger groups and one that showed up late or not at all. She also got rid of one of her best ballet teachers in the past over her indifferences. I would give this studio no stars because the owners ethics over the years shows she cares less and less of keeping people there over increased prices $$$ with little to no skills learned. Its a herding process really the more the merrier
Rowan D.
Mar 03, 2016
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We were very disappointed in our experience at this studio. We have danced at studios in NY and San Jose. We were met with an obnoxious owner who took no accountability for her or her staff who misinformed us of which class our daughter should observe. It was not the situation as much as it was the way in which this woman Jen Bradford thought she could speak to me. Being a new customer I can not imagine how she speaks to her students or parents who have been there for awhile. I have been around ballet studios all of my life and I have met a few women like the owner of this place who believe that
