Extensions Dance Company is an audition-based, pre-professional concert dance ensemble that performs in a range of jazz, jazz-influenced, tap and contemporary styles. Company members take weekly advanced-level studio technique classes together and perform in 3-4 mainstage concert dance productions each year at the historic Casino Theatre along with performance events both on and off campus.

Students in the company work with an average of 8-10 guest artists each academic year. Past choreographers include Naila Ansari, Rich Ashworth, Joshua Blake Carter, Alicia-Lynn Nascimento Castro, Brandi Coleman, Kimberley Cooper/Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Mike Esperanza, Melanie George/Jazz Is…Dance Project, Betsi Graves/Urbanity Dance, Monique Haley, Duane Lee Holland, Carlos R.A. Jones, Kat Pantos/Pantos Project, Nailah Randall-Bellinger, Alvon Reed, Ashley Rich, Pat Taylor/JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble and Maurice Watson.

Emerging Artists

Starting in their sophomore year, student choreographers have extensive opportunities to present their works on campus and receive close mentorship in their creative processes from our dance faculty and influential dance-makers in the field. We also support and encourage our students' efforts to show their work at conferences and festivals. Accomplished students have been invited to present at the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, Jazz Choreography Enterprises Jazz Dance Project (NYC), Southern Vermont Dance Festival, BDTx (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and Waxworks (Brooklyn, New York).