The Star Dance Company, directed by Tiffany van der Merwe, performs two mainstage performances in both the fall and spring academic semesters, featuring tap, jazz and musical theatre-style dances.
The Star Dance Company gives students of the Ann Lacy School of Dance and Entertainment the opportunity to perform and manage live performances.
Over the years, the Â鶹´«Ã½ City University dance program, with its outstanding faculty, has achieved international stature as a leader in preparing dancers and managers for professional careers in the entertainment industry.
Former Â鶹´«Ã½ dance and arts management students may be found working from Â鶹´«Ã½ to Broadway and from Tokyo to the capitals of Europe. Former members of The American Spirit have appeared on Broadway in the following musicals: "Crazy for You"; Jerome Robbins' "Broadway"; "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"; "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum"; "42nd Street"; "Fosse"; "Smokey Joe's Cafe"; "Tommy"; "Chicago"; "Show Boat"; "Dreams"; "Fascinating Rhythm"; "Saturday Night Fever"; "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"; "Steel Pier"; "On The Town"; "Guys and Dolls"; "Hello Dolly!"; "The Boy from Oz"; "Wicked"; "Phantom of the Opera Sunset Blvd."; "The Music Man"; "Hairspray"; "White Christmas"; "Follies"; "Annie Get Your Gun"; "Civil War"; "A Chorus Line"; "Grease"; "In the Heights"; "Dance of the Vampires"; "Taboo"; "West Side Story"; "The Producers"; "Le Cage aux Folles"; "Rent"; "Anything Goes"; "Nice Work If You Can Get It"; "Memphis"; "Frogs"; "My Fair Lady"; "Kiss of the Spider Woman"; "Will Rogers Follies"; and "Peter Pan."
Tickets for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Star Dance Company performances can be purchased at the .
