[1] Currently run by Cristiana de Souza, the school is based in Praça das Artes and caters to around 800 students.

In 1943, the school was transferred to the lower level of the Viaduto do Chá due to the need for more space to accommodate the growing number of students.

21.988 of 1986 established the Municipal Youth Dance Corps, which provided a unique artistic development opportunity for the school's students.

[1][5][7][8] In 1987, Jânio Quadros, then mayor of the city of São Paulo, abolished the course and banned homosexuals from entering the school.

After criticizing the measure, Klauss Vianna, a dancer and former director of the school, was attacked in front of his house.