Recanati-Kaplan Program for Excellence in the Arts

Recanati-Kaplan Dancers

The Recanati-Kaplan Dance Program is for talented and hardworking students who aspire to professional careers in dance as performers, choreographers, educators, and leaders in any facet of the field of dance. The rigorous curriculum will expose students to a wide range of historical and future forward artists while providing performing opportunities in a range of venues and opportunities for creating, designing and directing work of their own.

Recanati-Kaplan Dancers:

• Receive rigorous study in specialized classes weekly in a diverse range of dance styles and genres
• Study with some of NYC’s most talented performing artists and teachers from companies such as The Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Dorrance Dance, Passion Fruit Dance Company, MeenMoves, MorDance, Rhythm of the Sole, STOMP, Phantom of the Opera and many more!
• Receive one-on-one mentorship with R-K Dance mentor
• Learn and perform repertory from master choreographers and companies, such as Martha Graham, José Limón, Jerome Robbins, Alvin Ailey and Trisha Brown, as well as cutting edge choreographers from our Artist-in-Residence program.
• Perform in professional settings outside of the 92NY
• Have access to 92NY’s Artist-in-Residence program, Harkness Mainstage Series, in-person immersions and experiences with visiting artists in our studios throughout the year.
• Experience the NYC dance scene through field trips to Lincoln Center, Guggenheim Works & Process, The Joyce Theater, BAM, NYLA and more.
• Receive individualized preparation for high school, university, and summer program auditions
• Mentoring choreography and dramaturgy for dance theater and dance film
• Dance Teacher Training
• Stage Production

Recanati-Kaplan Dance scholars have gone on to:

• Professional Performing Arts Schools, including Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
• Summer programs and intensives including American Ballet Theater, School of American Ballet, American Academy of Ballet, Manhattan Youth Ballet and New York Theater Ballet
• Top college programs in dance and biology
• Specialized programs in dance, dance education, choreography, and arts administration

Recanati-Kaplin Dance Auditions:

Application deadline: Due Wednesday, May 20, 2026 by 12 pm
In-person audition (ages 7-11): Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 3:45-4:45 pm
In-person audition (ages 12-18): Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 4:45-6 pm
Video audition: Due Wednesday, May 20, 2026 by 12 pm

Please note that all applicants auditioning for the RK Dance Program will also be considered for placement in the Junior Trainee Program and the Pre Professional Trainee Program.

Additional application requirements

Recanati-Kaplan Musicians

• Attend weekly private lessons and individualized music theory instruction through a tailored curricular approach, guided by our esteemed faculty to support each scholar’s strengths, development, and long-term artistic goals.
• Receive personalized guidance and mentorship for applications to universities, conservatories, and pre-professional music programs
• Numerous performance opportunities
• Access to concerts and events at 92NY featuring world-renowned artists

School of Music R-K scholars have been accepted to:

Pre-professional programs in music

• Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
• Professional Performing Arts High School
• Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
• The Julliard School
• Special Music School

Higher-education programs in music

• Yale University
• Bowdoin College
• Oberlin College
• Syracuse University
• SUNY Purchase
• Manhattan School of Music
• University of California, Los Angeles

Download additional application requirements

Applications Open: January 15, 2026
Application deadline: June 9, 2026
Live Audition dates: June  14, 2026. Additional dates TBD if necessary.

Recanati-Kaplan Musical Theater

• Rigorous study in specialized weekly classes in a range of Musical Theater dance styles, singing, and acting.
• Performance opportunities in original works of theater.
• Learn and perform classic repertory from productions such as 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Hamilton, Wicked, and more.
• Perform in Musical Theater Workshop productions.
• Experience the NYC Theater scene through field trips to Broadway shows, masterclasses, conventions, and more.
• Learn and perform repertory from master choreographers currently working on Broadway, National Tours, TV and Film.

Recanati-Kaplan Musical Theater scholars have gone on to:

• Tony Award winning Broadway careers
• Professional Performing Arts Schools, including Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
• Ivy League and top conservatory colleges
• Graduate programs in dance and dance education
• Perform in original works of theater, such as From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, A is for Audra, and Dorothy’s Adventures in Oz.

The Recanati-Kaplan Musical Theater Program is for talented and hardworking students who aspire to professional careers in the Musical Theater industry as performers, educators, choreographers, directors, and leading artists in the field. The rigorous curriculum will expose students to a wide range of historical and contemporary musicals while providing performance opportunities in a range of venues and opportunities for creating, designing, and directing work of their own.

Applications due August 10, in-person auditions at the end of August.