The Kansas City Ballet is dancing into a new light with changes to the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker. New sets, costumes, and choreography were all added to the company’s annual performance in 2016.

Thankfully, a number of colleges in this country offer outstanding and innovative dance programs for perspective students. Here are 30 that we feel are the best.

All men, women, gender-fluid and gender non-conforming people alike should feel comfortable expressing themselves any way they'd like, primarily through dance.