The NGoma School
The Ngoma School will be closed from Friday, March 29th – Monday, April 1, 2024, in observance of the Holiday Break. Classes will resume on Saturday, January 6th.
The official school of Dissonance Dance Theatre, DC’s Only African-American managed, and nationally-recognized contemporary ballet.
Serving over 200 students annually since 2014, The Ngoma School is emerging as a Washington, DC area dance-school destination for students interested in a professional concert dance career.

Currently serving students as young as five years old, to young adults who received a late start to their professional dance training.  Dance classes, workshops, masterclasses, and auditions are facilitated at Univ of Maryland College Park.

Facilities

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Location 1: 7840 Preinkert Dr, College Park, MD 20740
Location 2: The Claire PAC, Dance Area 

 

Faculty

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Main Faculty:
Mikayla Revell

(Creative Movement)
Shawn Short, MFA
(Classical Ballet, Pointe, Boy’s/Men’s Class, Teacher Workshops, Repertoire)
Kareem B. Goodwin, BFA
(Modern – Horton/Jazz)

 

School Year Programming 

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September 2023 – May 2024
Location: 
7840 Preinkert Dr, College Park, MD 20740

 

Summer DanceLab

Dolly National Tour Artist and Former DDT Dancer Sean Burns teaching at the Ngoma School

Monday June 17th, 2024 – Saturday July 13th, 2024
Location: The Clarice PAC
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Adult Education

Modern (Horton) Class

Adult Classes
Location: 7840 Preinkert Rd, College Park, MD 20740
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Featured Faculty
Featured Videos

Ngoma School Alumnae Lauren Watkins and Summer Staff/DMV Dance Artist Olivia Perkins discuss Black dance education in the DMV and their experience with The Ngoma School.

CTV’s Byron Scott reports on the Ngoma Center for Dance. The non-profit group is part of Dissonance Dance Theatre D.C. They teach young adults ballet and contemporary dance.