June 17- July 20 | For Ages 13 to 19
The Advanced Summer Intensive provides multi-disciplinary dance training
in a rigorous and nurturing environment geared towards fostering individual growth
through technical proficiency and movement literacy.
Students will finish each week with a showcase demonstrating what they have learned.
Work done in this summer intensive is still helping me today in my BFA program.
– Summer Intensive Dancer
A Dance Intensive for teens, focusing on
Screendance and Leadership Skill Development
Offered on a weekly basis, or sign up for the full summer intensive!
Screendance
Screendance is a hybrid arts form that combines movement with the camera to stir the imagination and deliver a unique visual experience to explore motion and subject matter.
My time in [the advanced summer intensive], and with the staff at CCD, was transformative.
– Movement Lab Dancer
Taking ballet class with purpose, learning world-renowned techniques and choreography, and hearing from well accomplished dancers from across the world allowed me to add more depth to my dancing.
– Summer Intensive Dancer
Students train up to 10 hours every day
Weekly focuses that engage and excite students, taught by esteemed guest faculty.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
(June 17 – June 22)
(June 24 – June 29)
(July 1 – July 6)
(July 8 – July 13)
(July 15 – July 20)
Hip Hop
Spanish Dance
Swing Dance
Modern & Contemporary Dance
Musical Theater Fosse Technique
Guest Artists
Weeks 2 & 6 to be Announced Soon!
Christina Johnson | Week 1
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Co-founder of Complexions
Larry Southall | Week 1
Assistant Teaching Professor • Co-Director of Hip-hop Studies
University of Colorado Boulder
Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero | Week 2
Founder of Fiesta Colorado Dance Company
Faculty from CMDance | Week 3
CMDance strives to build healthy, thriving communities through world-class arts education programs.
LeeWei Chao | Week 4
Current faculty at Oregon Ballet Theatre School
Former Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Romy Karz Rapoport | Week 5
Former Soloist of NYC Ballet
Faculty of Colburn School Dance Academy
Jonathan Royse Windham| Week 5
KAMEA Dance Company
We Accept Video Auditions
Video submissions for out-of-state students are due by May 3rd, 2024. Video submissions by in-state students are open through the summer. These submissions will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis pending availability in our Summer Programs. Video submissions should be submitted as a private YouTube or Vimeo link and are not to exceed 10 minutes. Please include the following:
- 5-7 minutes ballet barre (include tendu, dégagé, rond de jambe, adagio, grande battement)
- 3-5 minutes ballet center (include adagio, pirouettes, waltz from the corner, grande allegro – should include pointe work, if applicable)
- 2-3 minutes contemporary solo or improvisation
If you have any questions about video submissions, you may email info@ccdance.org.
Register to Audition
Weeks 1 and 2*
Summer Intensive students will attend classes Monday-Saturday. Core classes include Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Partnering, Conditioning and Pilates with Dance Composition and Screendance.
Weeks 3 – 5*
Leadership Development through Dance in collaboration with Women in Dance. During these weeks, we use dance education as a vehicle to inspire and nurture adolescent students to develop continuous appreciation for dance and more importantly, to become future leaders in all fields.
Core Classes include Ballet, Pointe, Variation, Partnering, Conditioning and Pilates with Dance Composition, Dance History and developing leadership skills through seminars and panel discussions with professionals from all fields
Including a Focused Dance Form Each Week
Daily*
Weeks 1 and 2 | Screendance
| Time | Class Content |
| 8:45 AM – 9 AM | Arrival |
| 9 AM – 9:30 AM | Conditioning or Pilates |
| 9:30 AM – 11 AM | Ballet Technique Class |
| 11 AM – 12:30 PM |
Pointe Class/Variation/Partnering Screen Dance History/Creating for Screen/Editing |
| 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM | Lunch break |
| 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM |
Focused class Dress Rehearsal for Showcase |
| 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM |
Focused rehearsals 3 PM Showcase |
| 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM | Break |
| 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Student creating for Screen Dance |
| 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Dinner time for Residents/Back to Dorm |
Weeks 3 – 5 | Dance and Leadership Institute
| Time | Class Content |
| 8:45 AM – 9 AM | Arrival |
| 9 AM – 9:30 AM | Conditioning or Pilates |
| 9:30 AM – 11 AM | Ballet Class Technique Class |
| 11 AM – 12:30 PM |
Pointe Class/Variation/Partnering Dance and Culture/Choreography/Rehearsal time |
| 12:30 PM – 1 PM | Lunch break |
| 1 PM – 2:30 PM | New Dance Form Class |
| 2:30 PM – 4 PM | New Dance Form Creation |
| 4 PM – 4:30 PM | Break |
| 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
Leadership Skills Seminar Leadership and Career Panel Discussions |
| 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Dinner time for Residents/Back to Dorm |
*Subject to change.
Peace of Mind
Parents can rest assured that their dancer will be under the vigilant and capable care of our summer intensive’s staff and faculty at all times. We prioritize the safety and well-being of every student entrusted to us, and to ensure this, all our team members have undergone rigorous background checks, verifying their suitability to work with youth. Your dancer’s safety is our top priority, and we are committed to providing a secure and nurturing environment throughout their time at our summer intensive.
Ballet Technique
Advanced 1
Students heighten their strength, control, speed and mental acuity through the introduction of more complex combinations, turns, jumps and balances.
Advanced 2
Students begin to transition to our more advanced syllabus, taking on more complex turns, and big jumps, while refining their movements and building stamina.
Advanced 3
Turns the attention to “the whole picture” as students begin to develop a comprehensive understanding of how their upper and lower bodies work together. They learn complex combinations quickly and focus their energies on strength, refinement, confidence and risk taking.
Advanced 4/5/Pre-Professional Program (PPP)
A rigorous and challenging program that encourages dancers to move beyond their comfort zone with a focus on cultivating individual artistic voices. PPP students in this program often plan to go on to college programs or professional careers in dance. For year-round entry into PPP, students are required to study six days per week.
Advanced Summer Classes
Screendance
A hybrid arts form that combines movement with the camera to stir the imagination and deliver a unique visual experience to explore motion and subject matter.
Ballet Technique
Dancers will be placed in a level that best supports their progress. Classes will focus on technique with an emphasis on proper alignment, functional anatomy, musicality and artistry.
Pointe
Dancers will be placed in a level that best supports their progress. Pointe classes will focus on foot articulation and strength.
Power, Flight & Turn
This class is designed to gain full-body strength, while perfecting the technical requirements necessary when performing jumps and turns. Dancers will learn variations and other excerpts from classical repertoire typically attributed to male danseurs.
Variations and Repertoire
This class will cover classical variations in addition to contemporary and modern repertoire by such choreographers as Crystal Pite, Yvonne Rainer, Twyla Tharp and Bill T. Jones, to name a few.
Modern Dance
This class will focus on building fundamental modern dance skills including floorwork, the dynamic use of weight, improvisation and elemental concepts of effort, space and time. This conceptual approach allows dancers to be successful in a range of modern styles while creating a full and developed physical understanding of their body and its abilities.
Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT)
An innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program developed by Marie Walton-Mahon. PBT focuses on training muscle memory to strengthen and enhance technique.
Classes may also include:
- Contemporary
- Partnering
- Anatomy & Kinesiology
- Composition
- Dance History
- Jazz
- Hip Hop
- Somatic Awareness
- Yoga
