About

Mission
The mission of Garth Fagan Dance School [GFDS] is to create an environment in which an appreciation for dance and all of the arts is instilled and fostered. Using the tenets of Fagan Technique as a developmental tool, GFDS builds self-esteem and leadership, and increases the mental and physical strength of its students. The professional dance setting provides structure for students of all levels, notably those preparing for a career in dance.

School Policies
All payments are non-refundable.
Class attire should be form fitting. Loose garments/socks/shoes should not be worn by students in the studio.
Parents/guardians are not allowed inside the studio during class.
Garth Fagan Dance reserves the right to evaluate a student’s skill level and make requests of the parent/guardian accordingly.

Assistance Programs
Discount available for SOTA and SUNY Brockport dance students.
Work-study opportunities available for students or their parent/guardian.

"Here is a choreographer whose gift for abstraction is matched by a subtle and powerful ability to suggest relationships in pure dance terms. Fagan's...dancers feature ..."

Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

"MUDAN 175/39, quite possibly one of the finest works Mr. Fagan has created, remains etched clearly in the mind"

Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times

"Fagan’s premiere, Thanks Forty, is a celebratory suite... to highly contrasting pieces of music (only a man of daring and astute musicality would attempt this)...He ..."

Deborah Jowitt

"Mudan moves like a wind chimes on a mercurial day. Pennewell and Benton merely anchor that blustery, then tranquil, spirit to human experience so it ..."

Apollinaire Scherr, The Financial Times

"My duets express the complexity of human relationships, in whatever form they may take - male/female, female/female, male/male, same race/interracial, or gay/straight. Each tells a ..."

Garth Fagan

"Fagan's dances are perhaps the most profound and original in contemporary dance today."

Robert Johnson, The Star-Ledger

"Consider the Fagan program a prime example of the versatility and sophistication of concert dance in this new century."

Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times

"This is a brilliant company."

Clive Barnes, New York Post

"The lyric and the exuberant are not mutually exclusive in Mr. Fagan's choreography. He channels energy into his splendid dancers but also knows how to ..."

Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times

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