USC Kaufman staff donned hardhats for a tour of the soon-to-be-built Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center. The three-story building has a sizable footprint with over 50,000 square feet dedicated to studios, classrooms, offices and more.  Its opening is highly anticipated by staff and faculty whose offices will move from Stonier Hall to the new building in the summer of 2016. For more photos and updates of current construction, visit the Kaufman International Dance Center building blog.

Smiling for a staff selfie - Staff members Anne, Aline, Sarah and Cameo snap a group shot at the site of the new Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center at USC.

An expert guide - USC Kaufman Program Manager, Sarah Fried-Gintis listens as USC Senior Capital Construction Project Manager, Hilton Hays explains the inner workings of the building.

Leading the way - Staff step into the developing interior of the new Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center.

A metal marvel - USC Kaufman staff members gaze up at the developing metal the framework of the new Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center.

The group at the gates - USC Kaufman and USC Thornton staff members pause to pose in front of the developing edifice of the new Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center. Picture left to right: Jane Hahn, Tiffany Yu, Susie Norris, Cameo Beard, Wilson Vu,