The Dallas Conservatory

Park Cities Studios is for all of DFW to enjoy, offering exceptional classes and camps for all ages in Dance, Singing, Acting, Musical Theater, and Fitness. Founded in 2008 by New York dancer and businesswoman Jacqueline Porter, Park Cities Studios is DFW’s first arts training and rehearsal facility to offer classes 7 days a week, welcome drop-ins to a wide variety of weekly classes, stage public workshops with renowned guests, and provide affordable rental space for performing arts companies and artists. With 7 state-of-the-art studios in 10,000 square feet serving 1,000 students annually, Park Cities Studios has grown in just a few years to be one of the largest and most comprehensive performing arts complexes in America. The Dallas Conservatory The Dallas Conservatory (TDC) is a private performing arts school for talented and serious students of dance and theater, ages 8-18. Founded in 2010 by Jacqueline Porter, TDC offers world-class training and performance opportunities to prepare for a possible professional career. Students are selected by audition for their professional potential and mental readiness to embark on the vigorous training required to turn their passion for the arts into a profession. TDC students are trained, monitored and mentored to be competitive for 1) admission into America’s top arts universities, summer programs, and apprentice companies, 2) college and summer scholarship offers, and 3) professional contracts. The Dallas Conservatory shares studios, administration, and faculty with Park Cities Studios. It includes the TDC Academy, a daytime program with flexible academics for pre-professional students ages 10-18 and the Morning Arts Conservatory (MAC), a private arts education for ages 3-6.