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Franklin,Massachusetts 02038
1.877.TRY.DEAN
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DEGREES OFFERED

Associates Degree in Dance

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance

Bachelor of Arts in Dance (Dance Pedagogy)

Bachelor of Arts in Dance (Performance/Choreography)

Bachelor of Arts in Dance (Dance Studies)

Bachelor of Arts in Dance (Studio Management)


The Palladino School of Dance is widely recognized as one of the top private colleges in Massachusetts and beyond for dance. As one of the few programs in the nation to offer intensive training in ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop and tap, the Palladino School of Dance at Dean College will prepare you for a career in performing, teaching, choreography, studio management, dance therapy, arts management and beyond.

Faculty Info:

Marc Arentsen, Joan Phelps Palladino, Luciano Aimar, Ivaylo Alexiev, James T. Beauregard, Kristina Berger, Kimberly Calore-Sedlak, Amanda Donahue, Laura Field, Robert Giambo, Mark A. Harootian, Jenna Harrington, Jeremy Ruth Howes, Carrie Johnson, Sheramy Keegan-Turcotte, Hayley Kenney, Heather Kirby, Lindsay Klein, Tracy Lane, Alex Lantz, Lindsay Caddle Lapointe, Cheryl Madeux, Dina Ternullo Melley, Joseph Morin, Cristobal Munoz-Marquez, Roshni Pecora, Constance Reisdorf, Jared Rivers, Edward Rosser, Michael Sartini,Shaina Schwartz, Todd Shanks, Jill Silverman, Alexandra Stern, Stephen Tracey-Ursprung.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
All Shook Up
(11/16/22 - 11/21/22)
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Clybourne Park
(2/17/22 - 2/20/22)
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You Can't Take It with You
(12/2/21 - 12/5/21)
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I Hate Hamlet
(12/2/21 - 12/5/21)
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La B?te
(2/20/20 - 2/23/20)
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La Bête
(2/20/20 - 2/23/20)
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WONDERFUL TOWN
(11/21/19 - 11/25/19)
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THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE in Broadway THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
(11/20/19 - 11/24/19)
DEAN COLLEGE
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN in Broadway CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
(4/3/19 - 4/7/19)
DEAN COLLEGE
Footloose
(11/14/18 - 11/18/18)
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CURTAINS
(4/11/18 - 4/15/18)
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LEGALLY BLONDE
(11/15/17 - 11/19/17)
DEAN COLLEGE
AMERICAN IDIOT
(3/29/17 - 4/2/17)
DEAN COLLEGE
INTO THE WOODS
(11/16/16 - 11/20/16)
DEAN COLLEGE
In the Heights
(4/8/15 - 4/12/15)
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Spring Awakening in Broadway Spring Awakening
(4/2/14 - 4/6/14)
PHOTOS
CAST
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Much Ado About Nothing in Broadway Much Ado About Nothing
(2/26/14 - 3/2/14)
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GODSPELL
(4/2/13 - 4/8/13)
DEAN COLLEGE
Romeo and Juliet
(2/27/13 - 3/3/13)
CAST
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Oklahoma! in Broadway Oklahoma!
(11/14/12 - 11/18/12)
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Hairspray
(3/27/12 - 4/1/12)
PHOTOS
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Chicago
(9/27/11 - 10/2/11)
CAST
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