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Facilities & Performance Spaces

Montgomery Hall is a state of the art dance facility with six studio spaces, a movement training lab, costume shop, centers for music and technology, a black box theatre, as well as the fully equipped proscenium Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre which seats 374. Several concert series are presented annually including Days of Dance, Evening of Dance, and Masters Projects.

The FSU School of Dance Movement Training Lab (MTL) is a one-of-a-kind space that offers cutting-edge resources to improve the performance, health, and well-being of FSU dance majors. This studio has been built piece-by-piece over the past 30 years, now housing more than 20 top-notch pieces of exercise and movement training equipment. This space has been curated to facilitate the development of dancers and the necessary work required to maintain their physical health as they transition from scholars to professional artists. There is a variety of movement styles and somatic practices rotating through the MTL as it is utilized by students, staff/faculty, and visiting artists hosted by MANCC.

Many of the elective courses revolving around somatic practices such as Pilates, Pilates Reformer, and Gyrotonic® occur in this space, making every educational moment a moving one.

The MTL also houses weekly consultations with FSU Physical Therapy covering any musculoskeletal concerns, injury risk screenings, and rehabilitative programs tailored to each individual dancer as they need it. The MTL staff then provides any extra support and cross-training tools needed to help get dancers back to the preprofessional dancer’s specific demands.

Movement Training Lab
Dance Conditioning Studio (987 sq-ft)
Pilates Equipment
  • Reformers (3)
  • Trapeze Table (Cadillac)
  • Split-Pedal Wunda Chair
  • Ladder Barrel
  • Step Barrel (2)
Gyrotonic Equipment
  • Pulley Tower
  • Leg Extension Unit
  • Jumping Stretching Board
  • Gyrotoner
  • Archway
Aerobic Equipment
  • Elliptical Trainers
  • Treadmill
  • Bicycle Ergometer
  • Stair Stepper
Other Equipment
  • Sprung Dance Floor & Barre (18′ x 8′)
  • CoreAlign
  • SRF Board
  • Multi-hip Tower
  • 45-Degree Ab Stand
  • Vertical Hip Flexor Ab Stand
  • Glute-Hamstring Developer
Props
  • Bosus (2)
  • Yoga Balls (4)
  • Foam Rollers (4)
  • Exercise Mats
  • Resistance Bands
  • Oov Stability Trainers
  • Pro-Stretch (calf)
  • Hand Weights
  • Small Balls
  • Foot Wakers
  • Rotator Discs
  • Rocker Boards
  • Wobble Board
  • Franklin Method Balls (Orange/Green/Purple)
Conditioning Office (126 sq-ft)
  • Convertible to PT Treatment Clinic
Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre

Seating capacity – 374

Lit dance space – 35′ x 29

Background draperies include bi-part blackout velour, black scrim, white scrim, and seamless rear projection screen

Lighting console – ETC Ion

Sound system with QLab

Front and rear video projectors

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Black Box Studio/Theatre
Dance Studios

All studios are equipped with audio and video systems, internet access, and Harlequin panel system sprung floors. Studios used for classes are also equipped with grand pianos.

  • Faculty Warm Up Studio (20’ x 18”)
  • The Grand Studio 215 (78’ x 59’)
  • Studio 216 (45’ x 50’)
  • Studio 217 (48’ x 57’)
  • Shoe Studio 301 (60’x 39’)
  • Studio 404 (45’x 50’)
  • Studio 405 (48’x 57’)
Computer Lab and Media Studio

  • 20 Macintosh work stations designed to handle video editing, graphic design, and multimedia production
  • Media Studio is equipped with similar workstations and its use is dedicated to Dance Technology faculty and MANCC artists
Audio Lab

  • iMac audio workstations with 88-key USB keyboards
  • Music server with sound effect, loop and sample libraries
  • Recording studio
  • Able to record from sound stage with Yamaha C7 piano, black box studio or the Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre
Dressing Rooms

  • Makeup stations for 50 women and 10 men
  • Connects to showers and restrooms
  • Duo and solo dressing rooms with private restrooms and showers
  • Green room has a video monitor, ice machine, refrigerator, cafe tables, sofas and a jacuzzi foot bath
  • Audio and video feeds from the theatre and black box studio located in dressing rooms and green room
Tech Studio

The Tech Studio is a flexible space for hands-on training in dance technology applications. This studio is a dedicated space for teaching technology courses such as screendance, videography, photography, lighting, and projection design. The space can also be utilized for faculty research, creative activity, and by students enrolled in technology courses and Directed Individual Studies. Undergraduate and graduate students frequently use this studio to produce dance video and photography projects; as well as design projected media to accompany live performance.

  • 32’ x 29’ studio and 13’ x 11’ equipment storage closet
  • Ethernet connection to the FSU network and Internet2 for bandwidth intensive applications
  • 18’ x 18’ sprung, white Marley stage with black velour drapery surround on a traveler track
  • Expression 3 lighting console
  • Lowel and Arri portable light kits, as well as Fresnel lighting grid above the stage.
  • 24-hour swipe card security access for approved users
  • Online space reservation via the FSU Dance Intranet
Technology Enhanced Classrooms
  • Three classrooms with an occupancy of 30, two classrooms with an occupancy of 49
  • Whiteboard
  • Video projector and screen
  • DVD/CD player
  • Macintosh and PC computers with Internet connections
  • Laptop and iPod connections
Costume Shop
  • Three sewing/serger stations
  • Two cutting tables
  • Laundry facilities
  • Dye vat
  • Fitting area