Summer Dance Intensive 2025
AYDT will be offering a two week pre-professional summer intensive from July 21 – August 2 for dancers ages 11-18 . Days will be spent perfecting skills in the familiar dance forms of Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz and Hip Hop, as well as expanding horizons with Modern Dance, Choreography, Dance History, Anatomy & Injury Prevention, Pilates, Yoga and a super fun elective dance class.
Two-Week Intensive Details
Requirements
Participants not enrolled in American Youth Dance Theater’s school year program are required to send a video audition submission to [email protected] before enrolling.
Video Audition, no more than 6 minutes in length, must include:
- Ballet Barre: pliés, tendus from 5th position, rond de jambes, adagio and grand battements
- Ballet Center: tendus from 5th position, adagio and petit allegro
- Jazz or Contemporary: a combination or solo demonstrating turns, jumps and floor work.
Students enrolled in American Youth Dance Theater’s Graded Level Ballet 5 – Advanced Intermediate and Open Level Ballet 5 – Open Level Intermediate, are eligible to register without video submission.