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The Ngoma School  ·  Since 2014  ·  Washington, DC Metro

Our Impact

More than a decade of pre-professional dance training rooted in African Diaspora traditions. The numbers, the names, and the places that tell the story.

Current Status

The Ngoma School is currently on pause as we restructure for its next chapter. The financial-assistance commitment that has defined the program remains intact. Learn more about the pause and join our relaunch list →

01  ·  The Decade in Numbers

By the Numbers

More than 2,000 students have trained within The Ngoma School's programming since 2014.

2,000+
Students trained since 2014
$80K
In scholarships and financial assistance awarded annually
6
States reached — DC, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee
11+
Years of pre-professional dance training
02  ·  Who Taught Our Students

Faculty & Guest Artists

Students have learned from professionals representing some of the most respected companies in American and international concert dance.

American Modern & Contemporary
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Company
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company
  • Momix
  • Dissonance Dance Theatre
Classical Ballet
  • Stuttgart Ballet
  • Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
  • Milwaukee Ballet
  • Ohio Ballet
  • Ballet Chicago
  • Washington Ballet
  • Ballet Metropolitano de Caracas
International, Diaspora & Touring
  • El Teatro de Danza Contemporánea El Salvador
  • Kankouran West African Dance Company
  • National Tour of West Side Story
  • National Tour of Hello Dolly
03  ·  Where Our Students Went

Alumni Careers

Students have graduated and begun their careers across professional concert dance, commercial dance, Broadway, and touring.

Concert Dance
Dissonance Dance Theatre
Carolyn Dorfman Dance
Fivetwodance (NYC)
Broadway
Matilda
Spamalot
Touring & Commercial
International Tour of Dream Girls
Norwegian Cruise Line Productions
04  ·  Where Our Students Performed

On the Stage

Ngoma School students have performed at stages of national and regional significance.

Atlas Performing Arts Center
Washington, DC
Lincoln Theater
Washington, DC
Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York, NY
The Joyce Theater
New York, NY
Publick Playhouse
Cheverly, MD
Dance Place
Washington, DC
Howard Community College Dance Festival
Columbia, MD
Alexander Kasser Theater
Montclair, NJ
Bryant Park
New York, NY
NJPAC
Newark, NJ
05  ·  What We Built

A Pre-Professional Pipeline

The Ngoma School provided pre-professional dance training that informed and encouraged the pursuit of post-secondary education, healthy living, mentorship, self-care, and life skill mastery.

School year programs offered the highest quality of instruction in ballet, modern, jazz, and hip-hop technique, alongside electives in African Diaspora forms. Financial assistance has been a permanent feature of the program since its founding and remains intact for relaunch.