Rise City Dance

Rise City Dance (RCD) is a youth, pre-professional dance company in the heart of Atlanta. We exist to cultivate the innate artistry and passion that exists within every one of our dancers. 

Make an Impact this Giving Tuesday! Every gift, no matter the size, makes a lasting impact and helps us create more opportunities for young dancers to reach their fullest potential. Help us continue providing world-class training, nurturing creativity, and fostering the personal growth of each dancer. With your help, we can elevate their technique, inspire their passion for the arts, and equip them with the skills that will not only set them up for successful dance careers but will also serve them for a lifetime.

About RCD: We believe in elevating technique, nurturing creativity and expression, and preparing our dancers not only for incredible dance careers, but providing them with valuable tools that will serve them everywhere life takes them.

Our faculty consists of talented dancers and insightful educators who approach their roles within RCD as an opportunity to inspire and uplift the next generation of professional dancers. Many of our faculty are active choreographers and professional dancers in the Atlanta dance scene: creating independent works, dancing with ballet and contemporary companies, traveling nationally and internationally for dance opportunities, making waves within the film and television scene, and showing our dancers all the extraordinary pathways that could be available to them after their time with RCD. 

We believe dance truly is a way of life. All of the lessons learned within the studio can extend far beyond its walls and barres — the confidence built, the creativity explored, the discipline learned, the friendships made, the experiences had — all of this shapes life and futures outside of the studio. We take care to ensure that every experience during a dancer’s time with RCD is enriching, nurturing, and gives them that push to not only believe in, but ultimately achieve, their wildest dreams.