The Graham School is the oldest professional school of dance in the United States and the only one primarily focused on the Martha Graham Technique and repertory.

Classes are taught by faculty who are current or former members of the Martha Graham Dance Company, and who trained with Martha Graham herself or with her first-generation acolytes.

Dancers studying at the Graham School have moved on to professional dance careers with the Martha Graham Dance Company, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Jose Limón Dance Company, Buglisi Dance Theatre, and the Battery Dance Company, as well as on Broadway and with other companies across the world.

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INTENSIVES

Graham School Summer Intensive

JUNE 16 – JULY 25
Martha Graham Studios, NYC

INTENSIVES

Teens@Graham Summer Intensives

JUNE 30 – JULY 25
Martha Graham Studios, NYC

INTENSIVES

Graham Teacher Workshop

JUNE 16-28
Martha Graham Studios, NYC

Full-Time Programs

Full-time programs are offered for intermediate and advanced pre-professional students seeking excellent training in the Martha Graham Technique and repertory along with theory, pedagogy and related disciplines.

Developed for students seeking a career in dance, this two-year, full-time certificate program offers studies at the pre-professional level, including Graham Technique, ballet, contemporary, repertory, composition, acting, anatomy, music and dance history.

Designed for students of all levels who wish to engage in a rigorous course of study in the Martha Graham Technique and related disciplines.  Study in this non-certificate program requires a minimum commitment of one full semester, which may be renewed for up to four semesters.

This one-year, full-time certificate program prepares advanced and professional Graham dancers for a career in dance education. The fall semester addresses teaching methodology while the spring semester focuses on technical training in the Graham Technique and related disciplines.

This two-year, full-time certificate program admits students interested in advancing their studies in composition.  Students complete a thesis-equivalent portfolio of work.

This two-year, full-time certificate program admits students interested in advancing their studies in performance.  Students complete a thesis-equivalent portfolio of work.

This two-year, full-time certificate program admits pre-professional dancers interested in joining Graham 2.

Teens@Graham

The Martha Graham School’s leading educational outreach program, Teens@Graham, offers aspiring dancers ages 13-18 the opportunity to improve vocational skills and academic performance through study of the Graham Technique, composition, and repertory.

The mission of the conservatory-based Young Artists Program is to further teens’ development as artists using the Graham Technique and repertory as a foundation for study.

Our year-round Pre-Teens@Graham Program for dancers ages 10–12 is a specially crafted dance-training program targeting pre-teen dance development.

Our Winter and Summer Intensive Programs are designed to help students strengthen their dance and academic performance through study of the Graham Technique™, Ballet, Contemporary, Composition, and Repertory.

The All-City Panorama project provides public school students ages 13-18 from all five boroughs the opportunity to perform Martha Graham’s seminal work, Panorama.

The Graham School Scholarship Fund

Over 90% of Graham School students go on to a successful career in dance, but we depend on the support of generous patrons like you to help us get them there! Please consider making a donation in support of a Graham student’s dance education.

The Graham School Scholarship Fund

Over 90% of Graham School students go on to a successful career in dance, but we depend on the support of generous patrons like you to help us get them there! Please consider making a donation in support of a Graham student’s dance education.

Graham Technique Videos

These comprehensive videos guide you through the essential elements of Beginning and Intermediate/Advanced Level Graham Technique® including the contraction, release, spiral, and other exercises – all demonstrated by members of the Graham Company. Directed by Miki Orihara and Susan Kikuchi, the videos also include bonus interviews with many former Graham artists!

The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD).