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California Institute of the Arts

Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance

Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance

24700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, California 91355
661.253.7898
admissions@calarts.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
Master of Fine Arts in Choreography

About the program

The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance is one of the nation’s premiere colleges for the professional training of contemporary dance artists. Technical excellence and innovative artistry are the hallmarks of the undergraduate and graduate programs. Concentrated production seasons of aesthetically diverse work thrive in an atmosphere of creative exchange between professionally motivated students and a faculty of practicing artists. Personal creativity combined with mastery of traditional and contemporary styles prepare students for exciting careers in the field of dance.

Notable alumni

Kevin Zambrano, Jonathan Fredrickson, Nick Bruder, Min Li, Rachel Abrahams, Kristi Tornga, Jasmine Sugar, Ryan Mason, Crystaldawn Bell Galante, Norma Fong, Melissa Bourkas, Amanda Castro, Ariana Daub, Ashley Handel, Jade Hooper, Dallas McMurray, Nycole Merritt, Nikki Pfeiffer, Julia Romanskaya, Jose Trujillo, Michael Tomlin III, Erika Marosi, Alice Holland, Leo Gallo.

Acceptance rate

The acceptance rate for the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) varies by source, but is generally around 30–35%.

Faculty

Julie Bour, Dimitri Chamblas, Brigette Dunn-Korpela, Glen Eddy, Holley Farmer, Nina Flagg, Rosanna Gamson, Charlie Hodges, Bonnie Homsey, Lilia Lopez, Ariel Osterweis, Francesca Penzani, Evan Rosenblatt, J.C. Scheid, Charlie Hodges, Bonnie Homsey, Lilia Lopez, Ariel Osterweis, Francesca Penzani, Evan Rosenblatt, J.C. Scheid, Robbie Shaw, Yusha-Marie Sorzano, Jermaine Spivey, Spenser Theberge, Samuel Wentz, Cynthia Young.

CALARTS DANCE: EMERGENT FORMS Will Come to REDCAT in May

CALARTS DANCE: EMERGENT FORMS Will Come to REDCAT in May

by Stephi Wild — April 10, 2026

REDCAT will present CALARTS DANCE: EMERGENT FORMS, showcasing choreographic works by the Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance's 2026 undergraduate class at downtown Los Angeles's Walt Disney Concert Hall complex.

REDCAT Announces Its Fall 2022 Season

REDCAT Announces Its Fall 2022 Season

by A.A. Cristi — September 14, 2022

Continuing a full year of live performance and art, Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT), CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts presents a fresh slate of dynamic and innovative performances, screenings, and exhibitions, both in person and online – September through December 2022.

CalArts Explores the Wonderful World of Talent Shows

CalArts Explores the Wonderful World of Talent Shows

by Sarah Hookey — March 12, 2019

This spring, the class Talent Show, at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), invites students of all disciplines to embrace their most unprofessional and gawky instincts and explore hidden talents that lie beyond their artistic expertise.

CalArts Announces Winter Dance Concert: 3 Sites, 1 For Kids

CalArts Announces Winter Dance Concert: 3 Sites, 1 For Kids

by A.A. Cristi — November 19, 2018

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) will celebrate the work of contemporary dance masters at its annual Winter Dance Concert, presented this year at three venues: Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in Downtown Los Angeles, Sharon Disney Lund Theater on the CalArts campus, and a s

REDCAT Announces Fall 2018 Calendar Of Premieres

REDCAT Announces Fall 2018 Calendar Of Premieres

by A.A. Cristi — August 2, 2018

REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, announces adventurous international and LA performances featured in the ambitious new Fall 2018 season at REDCAT, including stunning stagecraft and object theater from Rotterdam, the world premiere of a new dance and video work by LA company D

Camille A. Brown and Paul Taylor Come to the MV PAC and The Yard

Camille A. Brown and Paul Taylor Come to the MV PAC and The Yard

by A.A. Cristi — July 5, 2017

In a compressed 2-week period, THE YARD presents two distinctive, critically acclaimed views - through dance-making of a potent American landscape: Taylor in his lifelong survey of popular cultural sources, Brown in her ongoing deep dive into the complex social reality of black identities of both me

Dimitri Chamblas Joins CalArts as New Dean of The School of Dance

Dimitri Chamblas Joins CalArts as New Dean of The School of Dance

by BWW News Desk — June 22, 2017

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announces that Dimitri Chamblas, former artistic director of the Paris Opera's creative digital platform 3rd Scene, has been chosen as the new Dean of the Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance.

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