“Michael Nickerson-Rossi brings the art and beauty of dance to the desert”
- Desert Magazine
FEBRUARY 19TH & 21ST, 2025
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATIONS of MUSEUMS
"DANCE IN THE GARDENS"
A PARTNERSHIP PRODUCING PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION
Nickerson-Rossi Dance | Sunnylands | Palm Springs Unified School District
YBCA | San Francisco, California
FEBRUARY 20TH & 21ST, 2025
ACDA NORTHWEST CONFERENCE
APPRENTICESHIP SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION
MASTERCLASS
PERFORMANCE
Join us as we welcome NRD to the stage. They will present three company pieces, original choreography by Artistic Director Michael-Nickerson Rossi, and guest artists!
at Modesto Junior College
THIS SEASON
Nickerson-Rossi Dance is highlighted in the American College Dance Association’s 2025 Northwest Conference as a Professional Dance Company highlight. NRD will tour throughout Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Northern California with professional and educational residencies!
Along with performing Founder/Artistic Director Michael Nickerson-Rossi’s repertoire, NRD has commissioned a New York City resident, Sean Curran (Artistic Director of Sean Curran Dance Company), for the 2025 premiere piece on the two male company dancers. Additionally, the company will reset Dante Puleio’s (Artistic Director of the historic Jose Limon Dance Company) choreographic work titled “Unearthed,” which premiered in 2021. Plus, a commissioned work by Mr. Nickerson-Rossi's mentor, Kim T. Davis (Professor & Director of Dance, Modesto Junior College)!
March 15th, 2025 | 11:30am & 1:30pm
SUNNYLANDS
"Dance in Gardens" with Nickerson-Rossi Dance
BE THE LAUNCHPAD
Support Nickerson-Rossi Dance Company’s “Season of Attainment,” and open the door to exclusive opportunities such as "behind-the-curtain" rehearsals and socials, converse directly with the artists, directors, and board that complete the Nickerson-Rossi Dance Company, and engage with Michael Nickerson-Rossi’s creative process as you learn the history of the dance company, their current initiatives, and future goals.
THE ACADEMY
the offical school of Nickerson-Rossi Dance
The Academy of Nickerson-Rossi Dance is a comprehensive dance education program focused on classical dance (ballet and modern) and supplemental contemporary and jazz dance genres. Founded by company Artistic Director Michael Nickerson-Rossi, the academy opens doors to dancers seeking pathways to the professional industries in dance or collegial dance programs.​​​​
