Foothills Dance Conservatory (FDC) is the first premier, pre-professional dance school in Oconee County whose exceptional ballet, jazz and contemporary training is recognized throughout the professional dance community as being one of the best training facilities in South Carolina. Whether students attend "just for the fun" or for a possible future dance career, all deserve correct training. The Studio was founded with a most ambitious objective in mind... to offer time-honored traditional dance instruction in a variety of subjects in a nurturing environment with teaching excellence normally found in big cities. Our professional teaching staff carry with them the professionalism that they learned training with some of the best national and international teachers in the world. Students travel from great distances to Seneca to take advantage of the opportunities offered at FDC.

We offer spacious state-of-the-art studios with high ceilings. The main space has an injury-preventative wood sprung floor with a slip-resistant Marley overlay. FDC offers an exceptional building and correct training for all our students. A parent observation room allows parents to observe class instruction.

Comprehensive instruction is available in disciplines including classical ballet, modern dance, jazz and tap as well as adult classes in tap, jazz, ballet and swing dance. During the summer the Conservatory hosts a summer arts camp in June and a summer dance intensive in July with master artists. Students from the Conservatory have gone on to train and/or perform with many other prestigious dance institutions, such as The Joffrey Ballet, Houston Ballet, Austin Ballet, North Carolina School for the Arts, South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts, and American Ballet Theatre.