The Dallas Conservatory

THANK YOU KRYSTYNA RESAVY direct from NYC!! 🗽🍎 WATCH ALL 3 CLIPS!
What an incredible preview week of our new, expanded “BROADWAY at TDC!” training program for 5-Adult registering now for beginners to advanced, acting - singing - dance classes with lots of performing opportunities!! We’ve taught Musical Theatre to hundreds of happy students since 2010 and our program is more exciting than ever! (👉DID YOU KNOW we’ve had TDC alumni representing us on B’way, Tour and regionally?)

We couldn’t be happier than to have our ‘26/27 MT season kicked off with a visit from New York’s incredible choreographer, dancer and educator Krystyna Resavy, who will be visiting again in October on our Broadway Masterclass series open to all! Best known for her sought-after theater dance and jazz classes Steps on Broadway as well as New York City Dance Alliance where she is a teacher and judge, Krystyna had our Summer Intensive students dancing their hearts out! (More clips to come!)

Shout out to TDC’s stunning ✨Eloise✨(parent run) in 1st and 3rd clips in black (center)! Eloise was YAGP Top 12 winner ‘26 among other fab credits and this is her first time dancing in LaDuca Shoes 💯✨😘

Visit link in bio to register for Musical Theatre classes (acting, singing and dancing) for children, teens and adults at our Dallas, Frisco or Castle Hills/Lewisville locations! We also offer private college audition prep and private singing lessons! Like to chat about starting your journey? All ages and levels welcomed! Drop us a line: [email protected]

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🌟PROUD of Vivienne Greco for her Radio City Clara callback in NYC 🧑‍🩰🥳💕! Vivi made it down to the last 6 out of 30 dancers called to NYC from hundreds across America!! Also THANK YOU Youth America Grand Prix and congratulations to Vivi for being selected Top 20 in 2026! Read below!

What a great 12 months this has been for our crazy talented Vivienne Greco, age 12! She was named National New York City Dance Alliance Outstanding Dancer 4th Runner Up last July, played Clara in TDC’s Nutcracker ‘25, was awarded Top 3 Youth America Grand Prix soloist, and danced incredibly at YAGP Finals with her multi-1st place winning duet! She is now finishing her 5th week at School of American Ballet summer intensive before heading back to TDC’s August Intensive!!

Give Vivi a shout out for her extraordinary accomplishments and work ethic this past year!!🌟 PS: Radio City Music Hall Clara is still casting - send your best wishes! So far TDC has had 1 Radio City Clara Avery Watson - and many NYC callbacks! Go, Vivienne!! We are proud of you! Thank you Radio City Music Hall Nora Brennan Casting Youth America Grand Prix R H I L E E Jacqueline Porter
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🌟POP-UP CONTEMPORARY MASTERCLASS with ALUMNA AUSIA JONES WEDNESDAY 3-5PM! Dance with our incredibly accomplished alumna, international dancer and choreographer Ausia Jones!

To register, follow first link in bio!
Details:
🌟Ages 12-26, Intermediate/Advanced
🌟TDC Dallas Campus, 7979 Inwood Road
🌟Fee: $50 in advance, $60 at door
🌟Q&A for parents/students last 10 mins.
🌟Write [email protected] to inquire for choreography during her US visit.

TDC Alumna AUSIA JONES is enjoying her 2nd year with Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium after 3 years dancing and choreographing with Les Ballets Jazz in Montreal. She has had the honor of working with, and/or dancing works by William Forsythe, Robert Battle, Aszure Barton and Jiri Kylian among many others. She has choreographed for her Alma Mater, USC Kaufman School’s Choreography Project in Los Angeles; for NYU’s New York Live Arts in New York City along with Tiler Peck, and for Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal where her work was on a triple bill with Crystal Pite touring internationally.

Ausia Jones is a 2-time Outstanding Choreographer winner at YAGP, the Orion Choreographic Fellowship Recipient, Toulmin Creator Grant Recipient, White Bird panelist Celebrating Black Women in Dance, YoungArts Honorable Mention in Choreography and Modern Dance, and 2020 USC Dean’s Scholarship recipient.

In her 4 years with The Dallas Conservatory, highlights include winning 1st Senior Contemporary at YAGP in addition to her two Outstanding Choreographer awards.

As she cultivates her passion for dancing and creating dance, Ausia strives to share her knowledge and love for dance in a way that inspires and educates the next generation of young artists.

Do not miss the opportunity to work with this talented and accomplished Dallas native! Inquire for choreography and private instruction at email above. 🌟

🌟❤️Thank you NYCDA and CONGRATULATIONS Shannon Lanier, National Outstanding Dancer!!! 🙌🔥🌟HUGE CONGRATS to and on 1st and 3rd Outstanding Dancer Runners Up at the 2026 Nationals!

We’re all so excited for TDC’s 4th National Outstanding Dancer title!! Enormous gratitude to and the entire organization for two memorable nationals 2026! We absolutely ❤️ how NYCDA supports the entire journey of each dancer, awarding millions in college scholarships annually along with incredible classes, competition, auditions, real world scholarships, Radio City Clara and Broadway auditions, unparalleled NYC star guests, and incredible gala performances!

Our group was small this year, but we enjoyed every minute, and are so proud of these honors:

TDC at NYCDA NATIONALS 2026!
(All at Ponte Vedra venue, except Phoenix indicated by “PHX”)

🌟National Mini Outstanding Dancer🌟
Shannon Lanier

🌟National Teen Outstanding Dancer 1st Runner Up:
Tobias Weber

🌟National Junior Outstanding Dancer 3rd Runner Up:
Sophie Simmons

✨High Score Soloists:
7th Tobias Weber - Teen
8th Sophie Simmons - Junior
22nd Madeleine Simmons - Mini
24th Shannon Lanier - Mini

Outstanding Dancer Top 30:
Madeleine Simmons

Outstanding Dancer Top 50:
Aliza Pasternak - Mini PHX
Cynthia Du - Junior
Madeleine Fischer - Mini PHX

Outstanding Dancer Top 60:
Eva Corbett - Teen

Special Awards:

Shannon Lanier
✨ABT Summer Intensive Full Tuition

Tobias Weber
✨Joffrey Full Year-round Tuition Pre Pro Program from Kenny Easter
✨Parsons Summer Intensive

We’re also proud of TDC Alumna Gracelyn Weber, our student of five years 2020-2025, who received National 5th Runner Up Outstanding Senior Dancer, 10K in scholarship, and a Scholarship to Summer 🌟🙌💃(Gracelyn is a former Outstanding Dancer winner!)

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL and thank you to TDC’s superb faculty in all genres from ballet to hip hop, our talented coaches and choreographers, and to Ms. Megan Weber for accompanying and supporting our dancers with her special magic🧚! See you in 26/27, NYCDA! ✨

🌞29 Summer Intensives!! 6 countries in North America and Europe!!! ✈️🌍🌟

CONGRATULATIONS to our 35 Pre-Professional students as they immerse themselves in the next chapter of their summers! 🌞🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇹

After enjoying TDC’s own renowned 2-week Intensive in June with esteemed guest faculty including , our Pre-Pro students are now representing The Dallas Conservatory in dance cities across America from New York to San Francisco, and internationally from Canada to Mexico, England, France and Italy!

We’re excited to share this list of our students’ SI acceptances 2026, representing a 100 PERCENT acceptance rate!🌟 Of the 29 programs, our students are attending 26 of these 1-5 week programs, many on scholarship!

WISHING OUR STUDENTS (AND OUR FOLLOWERS!) CONTINUED JOY AND INSPIRATION OVER YOUR SUMMER ! Leave your hearts on the many floors you are dancing on far and wide, and we’ll see you at TDC’s August Summer Intensive Aug 3-7th (inquire for possible spots). We can’t wait to hear your stories! ☀️✈️🌍🩰💃🕺🏼

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Note: Since 2010, our pre-pro students ages 11/12+ have been personally mentored each year by TDC Artistic Director to consider and audition for 2-3 out of town intensives specifically suited to each student’s goals and talents, while still attending TDC’s boutique intensives that are part of our 10-month training system in Dallas. We prize the mix of individualized training with star dance educators right in our own studios … with time spent each summer in the greater “World of Dance” to make artistic self-discoveries and exciting connections with new friends and teachers!!! 😍 🌍✨💃🕺🏼✈️🩰

29 Summer Intensives! 🌞 6 countries in North America and Europe!!! CONGRATULATIONS to our 35 Pre-Professional students as they immerse themselves in the next chapter of their summers! 🌞🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇹

After enjoying TDC’s own renowned 2-week Intensive in June with esteemed guest faculty including , our Pre-Pro students are now representing The Dallas Conservatory in dance cities across America from New York to San Francisco, and internationally from Canada to Mexico, England, France and Italy!

We’re excited to share this list of our students’ SI acceptances 2026, representing a 100 PERCENT acceptance rate!🌟 Of the 29 programs, our students are attending 26 of these 1-5 week programs, many on scholarship!

WISHING OUR STUDENTS (AND OUR FOLLOWERS!) CONTINUED JOY AND INSPIRATION OVER YOUR SUMMER ! Leave your hearts on the many floors you are dancing on far and wide, and we’ll see you at TDC’s August Summer Intensive Aug 3-7th (inquire for possible spots). We can’t wait to hear your stories! ☀️✈️🌍🩰💃🕺🏼

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Note: Since 2010, our pre-pro students ages 11/12+ have been personally mentored each year by TDC Artistic Director to consider and audition for 2-3 out of town intensives specifically suited to each student’s goals and talents, while still attending TDC’s boutique intensives that are part of our 10-month training system in Dallas. We prize the mix of individualized training with stars of dance education in our own studios … with time spent each summer in the greater world to make artistic self-discoveries and exciting connections with new friends and teachers!!! 😍 🌍✨💃🕺🏼✈️🩰

29 Summer Intensives! 🌞 6 countries in North America and Europe!!! CONGRATULATIONS to our 35 Pre-Professional students as they immerse themselves in the next chapter of their summers! 🌞🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇹

After enjoying TDC’s own renowned 2-week intensive in early June with esteemed guest faculty including , our Pre-Pro students are now representing The Dallas Conservatory in dance cities across America from New York to San Francisco, and internationally from Canada to Mexico, England, France and Italy!

We’re excited to share this list of our students’ SI acceptances 2026, representing a 100 PERCENT acceptance rate!🌟 Of the 29 programs, our students are attending 26 of these 1-5 week programs, many on scholarship!

WISHING OUR STUDENTS (AND OUR FOLLOWERS!) CONTINUED JOY AND INSPIRATION OVER YOUR SUMMER ! Leave your hearts on the many floors you are dancing on far and wide, and we’ll see you at TDC’s August Summer Intensive Aug 3-7th (inquire for possible spots). We can’t wait to hear your stories! ☀️✈️🌍🩰💃🕺🏼

Photo: TDC’s
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Note: Since 2010, our pre-pro students ages 11/12+ have been personally mentored each year by TDC Artistic Director to consider and audition for 2-3 out of town intensives specifically suited to each student’s goals and talents, while still attending TDC’s boutique intensives that are part of our 10-month training system in Dallas. We prize the mix of individualized training with stars of dance education right here in our own studios … with time spent each summer in the greater world to make thrilling artistic self-discoveries and connections with new friends, teachers and cities!!! 😍 🌍✨💃🕺🏼✈️🩰

YAGP Finals Pt 1 ⭐️ HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TDC and thank you for an exhilarating week at Finals 2026! We could not be more excited about our experience, or the results! We’re immensely proud of our 34 dancers, many experiencing their personal best onstage at Houston’s fabulous Center! All 34 dancers performed with truly memorable technique and artistry!

Incredibly … among nearly 2,000 dancers from 40+ countries, TDC was recognized with a thrilling🥉 3rd Place Classical Pas De Deux, (3) Top 12 awards including a classical soloist, a Junior Final Round invitee, and many wonderful scholarships!

We extend our deepest gratitude to Ms. Larissa and Mr. , and the entire YAGP team for the enormous dedication you put into nurturing our planet’s future professional dancers ✨💙⏳🌎🩰🕺

We proudly present our results:

⭐️YAGP FINALS HOUSTON 2026
TDC AWARDS and SCHOLARSHIPS ⭐️

3rd PLACE
Classical Pas De Deux, Pre-Competitive and Junior
“Harlequinade” - Emma Hart and Shannon Lanier

TOP 12 SOLOIST
Pre-Competitive Classical Male
Shannon Lanier

FINAL ROUND (Top 30 Junior Soloist)
Georgia Reed

TOP 12
Contemporary Pas de Deux
“Reflections”
Georgia Reed and Oakley Duncan

TOP 12
Large Classical Ensemble
“Paquita”

TOP 24
Large Contemporary Ensemble
“Shimmer”

SCHOLARSHIPS - FULL YEAR
Colorado Ballet:
Casimir Firlit
Georgia Reed
Tobias Weber

Next Generation Ballet:
Tobias Weber

SCHOLARSHIPS - SUMMER
Colorado Ballet:
Emma Hart
Giselle Miner
Oakley Duncan
Shannon Lanier

Elmhurst Ballet School, UK:
Shannon Lanier

Houston Ballet:
Shannon Lanier

Rock School for Dance, Summer 2027:
Shannon Lanier

SCHOLARSHIPS - SHORT TERM
Colorado Ballet:
Giselle Miner
Retta Motl

San Francisco Ballet:
Shannon Lanier

Check the first link in bio for a FULL list of ALL TDC YAGP Winners 2026 💥

We extend profound thanks to all TDC faculty, coaches, choreographers, dancers and families! It takes tremendous commitment from our entire community to consistently create beautiful dancing, year after year since 2008!

Stay posted for MORE COVERAGE! ⭐️

Congratulations to #353 Georgia Reed, selected for Junior Final Round today Finals, 10am CST 💕🩰✨

We couldn’t be more proud of this exceptional artist! Georgia, 12, has earned many 1st Place and Top 3 awards at YAGP and other competitions, and ultra-prestigious scholarships to top ballet schools! She recently played Clara in TDC’s Nutcracker, and was called back for the role of Clara in NYC’s Radio City Christmas Spectacular 2026!!

Toi toi toi, Georgia! You are a shining light with a bright future!! Your teachers have enjoyed helping you to this moment since you were young, with your consistently professional approach to every minute of hard work over the years 💪💕 Enjoy this incredible experience that you have earned!! ✨💐✨

DAY 5 YAGP FINALS! We’re SO excited to present our amazing (7) Ensembles among the best students and schools in the world beginning today! 🌍✨

All seven classical, neoclassical and contemporary pieces perform today (Friday) or Sunday and feature 34 TDC Pre-Pro dancers ages 9-17!

In Photo Order:

✨ 1232 “Paquita”

✨ 1144 “Concerto”

✨ 1221 “Penny Lane

✨1203 “On This Boat”

✨1153 “Entangled”

✨1177 “Shimmer”

✨ 1211 “Dust Rises”

All (7) of these pieces are very difficult musically, and/or complex choreographically - and represent tremendous commitment from our choreographers, coaches, dancers and families! All seven pieces have been recognized with top placements and critiques in competition at YAGP and beyond ✨

Thank you for the chance to share this elite stage with so many of the best students and schools in the world!! Toi toi toi to all dancers, and thank you to our followers for your well wishes! 👯🕺🏼👯🥳🌍❤️ ✨