Tag: summer intensive

Dear Katie: I'm Going to My First Summer Intensive!

In our “Dear Katie” series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email [email protected] for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, I’m going to my first summer intensive this year, and I can’t wait! But I’m also really, really nervous. I’ve never lived away […]

Five Tips for Your Best Summer Intensive Experience

Summer intensives come with a roller-coaster ride of emotions: Auditioning, getting in, level placement, new challenges, new friends, leaving home…your intensive will push you in all kinds of exciting new ways. Gabriel Hyman during The Ailey School’s Summer Intensive Program. (Photo by Kyle Froman, courtesy The Ailey School) Here are five things to think about […]

DS Fitness Roundup: Summer Intensive Edition

The end of April is already on the horizon (crazy, right?), which means school is winding down and summer intensive stress is picking up. Whether it’s your first intensive (in which case, we’ve got tons of advice for you!) or your fifth, it’s always a good idea to be as prepared as possible. So, we […]

Broadway Dance Center's Contemporary Intensive

Before you finish solidifying your summer plans, consider making a little room for a four-day feast of contemporary dance. From August 4–7, Broadway Dance Center in NYC will host a contemporary intensive for dancers 16 and up. Tracie Stanfield, the highly sought-after teacher and artistic director of Synthesis Dance Project, will head the intensive, with […]

Summer Preview

As you start planning your summer program auditions, make sure to consider your dream college. It might offer an intensive for teens, which is one of the best ways to familiarize yourself with the school. DS rounded up three dance departments with top-notch summer programs so you can start strategizing now. University of California, Los […]

Kathryn Morgan's Summer Intensive Advice

Right about now, many of you are a week or so into your summer intensives. You’ve probably begun to feel pretty comfortable—you’ve conquered the dining hall, established your friend group and picked your favorite (and least favorite…) classes and instructors. But before you get too settled in your routine, former New York City Ballet soloist […]