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Two dancers perform on a dramatically lit stage.

Members of the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre (VRDT), the College’s faculty-led dance company, are getting conservatory-level instruction from accomplished professionals—without having to give up their academic pursuits.

Black-and-white portrait illustration of a 19th-century individual with center-parted hair styled in ringlets, wearing a dark dress with a lace collar and a light head covering.

Sarah Josepha Hale—a woman most have never heard of—had a significant impact on shaping the school as an early advisor to founder Matthew Vassar. Some also credit her for helping to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.