Dance Fall 2026

The Darien Arts Center Dance Academy offers a wide variety of classes for all ages and skill levels. In addition to serious ballet instruction, DACDA also offers professional instruction in Contemporary, Partnering, Lyrical, Broadway Jazz, Hip Hop, and Latin Jazz, allowing our students to explore and excel in the full range of movement that dance has to offer.

Students train in one of the finest dance spaces in Fairfield County and have the unique opportunity to participate in multiple performances throughout the year.

We also have a Darien Arts Center Company, Apprentice and Trainee programs for those who want to focus on a pre-professional ballet and contemporary path. The Company and Apprentices perform four times a year in The Nutcracker, a student-produced performance - So We Think We Can Dance, the Mixed Rep Spring Program where they explore neoclassical and contemporary styles and the End-of-Year Performance, which is school-wide and a masterful display of the plethora of styles DAC students are capable of.

See the full 2026-27 DANCE SCHEDULE.

See the DAC DANCE ACADEMY CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2026-27 for a full list of performances, events, school closures and observed holidays. 

See the DACDA Rules, Etiquette & Attire.