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CityDance Summer Intensives 2025

CITYDANCE CONSERVATORY & PRE-CONSERVATORY 2025 SUMMER INTENSIVES

Our 2025 Summer Intensive offers a residency-style program for dancers (ages 9–19) seeking rigorous training and inspiring repertory experiences. Students will explore a range of genres—including classical ballet, modern, contemporary, and jazz—under the guidance of renowned guest artists, professional companies, and our esteemed in-house faculty.

Featured Guest Artists across the six weeks include:

Classical guest artists Sarah Lane, Brooklyn Mack, and Michael Crawford

Koresh Dance Company

Baye & Asa

PHILADANCO!

Session I: Contemporary Performance Intensive

Dates: June 23 – July 11 (Monday–Friday, 10 AM–4 PM)

Location: North Bethesda, MD (Strathmore Music Center & Strathmore Square)

Daily Schedule:

  • 10:00 – 11:30 AM: Morning ballet class with guest artists and in-house faculty
  • 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM: Morning modern class followed by a 30-minute lunch break and afternoon rehearsals with Koresh artists

Session II: Classical Performance Intensive

Dates: July 14 – August 1 (Monday–Friday, 10 AM–4 PM)

Location: North Bethesda, MD (Strathmore Music Center & Strathmore Square)

Daily Schedule:

  • 10:00 – 11:30 AM: Morning ballet class with guest and in-house faculty
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Modern class with guest artists and in-house faculty
  • 1:30 – 4:00 PM: Afternoon rehearsals for classical ensemble repertory and solo coaching

 

CHOREOGRAPHER-IN-RESIDENCE WITH ROBERT J. PRIORE

The Choreographer-in-Residence Intensive is back for Summer 2025! Award-winning choreographer Robert J. Priore will lead this intensive, focusing on contemporary jazz technique, the creation of new works, and the re-staging of signature works.

Dates: Week  1: August 11 – 15 (10 AM–4 PM) Week2: August 18 – 22 (4:30 PM–8:30 PM)

Location: Strathmore Music Center & Strathmore Square

Daily Schedule: 1.5-hour technique class followed by rehearsals with Mr. Priore and his assistants

 

BAYE & ASA CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT INTENSIVE

Dates: July 21 – July 25 (Monday–Friday, 10 AM–4 PM)

Location: North Bethesda, MD (Strathmore Music Center & Strathmore Square)

Daily Schedule:

  • 10:00 – 11:30 AM: Morning ballet class with guest artists and in-house faculty
  • 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM: Morning modern class followed by a 30-minute lunch break and afternoon rehearsals with Baye & Asa

Rising Juniors, Rising Seniors, Graduating Seniors and invited students only

 

NEW! PRE-CONSERVATORY TECHNIQUE WITH CITYDANCE FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS (Ages 9–13)

Designed to bridge the gap between spring and summer, as well as summer and fall, these full-day sessions include technique classes in ballet, modern, jazz and hip hop as well as specialized workshops. These programs are offered at our Friendship Heights and Falls Church locations for both new and returning Pre-Conservatory students.

Session I: June 16 – 20 (10 AM – 4 PM) | Friendship Heights, DC

Session II: August 4 – 15 (10 AM – 4 PM) | West Falls Church, VA

 

NEW! THE YOUNG TRAINING PROGRAM SUMMER INTENSIVE (7 –  9 Years)

We are excited to welcome students to our Summer Young Training Program (YTP) at two locations! This program offers a technique-focused curriculum led by both in-house and guest faculty, providing an enriching training experience. 

The YTP Summer Intensive will run for 6 consecutive weeks beginning June 23 and finishing July 31.  Students may enroll for multiple single-week sessions at either location. Tuition is $250 per week with early bird pricing of $225.

Friendship Heights Location: June 23 – July 31 (Session B1)

  • Mondays & Thursdays (4:15 – 6:45 PM): Ballet technique + Jazz or Modern (alternating days)
  • Wednesdays (4:15 – 5:45 PM): Ballet technique

Strathmore Square Location: June 23 – July 31 (Session B2)

  • Mondays & Thursdays (4:15 – 6:45 PM): Ballet technique + Jazz or Modern (alternating days)
  • Tuesdays (4:15 – 5:45 PM): Ballet technique

NEW! CONSERVATORY STUDIES WITH CITYDANCE FACULTY (AGES 9-18)

CityDance is excited to expand its summer offerings for Conservatory Studies students with full-day intensives, creative development workshops, and genre-specific masterclasses. These programs provide a comprehensive and enriching dance experience, led by CityDance Conservatory faculty. The full-day intensives focus on technique and artistic growth across multiple genres, including ballet, jazz, modern, and hip hop.

Session C1: Junior Studies (Ages 9-12)

Jul 14–Jul 18 (10am–4pm)  Rockville, MD: Parklawn Drive

Session C2: Junior Studies (Ages 9-12)

July 28–Aug 1 (10am–4pm)  Rockville, MD: Parklawn Drive

Session D1: Senior Studies (Ages 13-18)

Jul 21–Jul 25 (10am–4pm)  N Bethesda, MD: Strathmore Square

Session D2: Senior Studies (Ages 13-18)

Aug 18–Aug 22 (10am–4pm)  N Bethesda, MD: Strathmore Square

About Conservatory Studies: The Conservatory Studies program is a year-round track tailored for students seeking rigorous training without the full-time commitment of the Conservatory track. It is also ideal for those developing their foundational technique as they prepare to enter the full Conservatory program in future years, offering focused guidance to support their growth and aspirations.

 

Join us for a transformative summer of dance, artistry, and growth at CityDance Conservatory! 

Past Summer Intensives

CityDance Conservatory is an audition-entry program that selects students based on evaluated potential, technical accomplishments, and demonstrated determination to pursue professional dance careers. Our intake and evaluation process assesses each student’s talent individually, considering their past training and goals. While we allow for rolling admissions in our year-round program, starting in CityDance Conservatory during our Summer Intensives or in September maximizes training, growth, and performance opportunities. Limited merit scholarships are available for students who show exceptional talent and commitment.

 

In the photo: CityDance Alumni Makani Yerg ’19 (Junior Ballet at Ballet Zurich), Simon Tischler ’24 (The John Cranko Schule), Richard Frye ’22 (NYU Tisch).

Credit: David Nguyen

Testimonials

“I’ve met so many new teachers and choreographers and have made a lot of new friendships. I feel like I’ve grown so much just in the past two weeks that I’ve been here.”

Ashley

CityDance Summer Intensive Student

“Working with so many different choreographers from different backgrounds is so inspirational. It gives me the motive to be able to push myself to be the best person I can be so that one day I can reach up to their level.”

Chris

Summer Intensive Student

“You have students coming from all over, on top of the already set standard of students that are here all year round. So it brings this new kind of hunger and this new excitement to have a plethora of teachers that CityDance offers, which is very unique, to having ballet all day long and then all of these different modern techniques and trainings in the afternoon, on top of being able to train technically but then learn rep from all of these major companies and all of these major instructors I think it is amazing, and I think it’s something that’s very unique to City Dance.”

Mikaela Fenton

CityDance Summer Intensive Guest Artist, PHILADANCO! Company Dancer

“We’re here teaching rep, we’re here teaching classes. We have a similar schedule during the intensive as what we do as Company members during the week. Very intense dancing, lots of practicing, lots of rehearsals!”

Joseph Cotler

CityDance Summer Intensive Guest Artist, Koresh Dance Company Member

“There’s a spirit here that is about making the arts alive and connecting these young people to the arts in a powerful way. I love walking through the studios and seeing the focus and determination.”

Virginia Johnson

CityDance Summer Intensive Guest Artist, Artistic Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem

 “I loved having an opportunity to look at these young folks and was really taken by how much they’ve learned.  It’s not easy…and they learned it in less than a week, so kudos to everyone here at CityDance. This has been an amazing time here and I just want to keep working with these kids…because what I saw in them was an appetite for dance, and when you see an appetite for an art form, whatever art for, you have to nurture it.”

Eduardo Vilaro

Artistic Director & CEO, Ballet Hispánico

“CityDance is the rare pre-professional school offering professional guest artist residencies, a facet of the program whose importance cannot be overstated. The program exposes students to a range of dance styles and methodologies, broadening each student’s scope of knowledge within the field, preparing and inspiring them for the future, and uniquely preparing them to tackle the challenges of the professional dance world.”

Donald Byrd

Artistic Director of Spectrum Dance Theater

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2025 Summer Intensive Guest Artists
Brooklyn Mack

Brooklyn Mack

Summer Intensives Guest Artist

International Principal Guest Artist and Varna Gold Medal winner Brooklyn Mack has had a stellar career as a principal dancer with major dance companies around the nation and the world, including The Washington Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The Hong Kong Ballet and English National Ballet to name only a few. He began his training as a young dancer in his native South Carolina, moving to the DC area to study at The Kirov Academy.  During this time he was awarded the Princess Grace Award, and won medals at the USA International Ballet Competition, and Helsinki International Ballet Competition. After graduating from Kirov, He was invited to join The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago as an apprentice.  From there he danced with the Orlando Ballet for several seasons before becoming a principal dancer with The Washington Ballet where he danced for several years before joining American Ballet Theatre. His virtuosity and versatility has enabled him to perform a variety of choreographic styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary.  Mack continues to be in demand around the world as  a Guest Artist while also sharing his vast knowledge of repertoire with young students as a master teacher.
Baye & Asa

Baye & Asa

Summer Intensives Guest Artists

Baye and Asa. Amadi ‘Baye’ Washington and Sam ‘Asa’ Pratt are childhood friends who grew up together in New York City and express that shared education and history in their choreography using Hip Hop and African dance styles. They describe their work as employing ‘the rhythms of these techniques [to] inform the way we energetically confront contemporary dance, theater, and film.”  Their work has been performed at The Joyce Theater, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Baryshnikov Arts Center, and Jacobs Pillow, among other prestigious venues. They’ve also created works for The Martha Graham Dance Company and Ailvin Ailey II. Their award-winning film work has been presented internationally.
Koresh Dance Company

Koresh Dance Company

Summer Intensives Guest Company

Israeli-born choreographer Ronen (Roni) Koresh founded Koresh Dance Company in 1991 in Philadelphia, PA., and since then the company has earned a reputation for being innovative, technically outstanding, versatile, and committed to exploring the expressive power of movement. Koresh describes his style as "dance" as it uses movement from all genres. The company's repertoire is comprised of more than 60 works by Koresh, as well as pieces by renowned guest choreographers including Donald Byrd, Robert Battle, Ohad Naharin, Itzik Galili and Paul Selwyn Norton. The company has performed internationally, touring Guatemala, Israel, Mexico, Spain, South Korea, and Turkey. Its school, founded in 1993, is committed to community building and outreach. Koresh's work has been described as athletic, exuberant, and disciplined, displaying wit, big-heartedness and humor. Credit: Contigo Photos
Sarah Lane

Sarah Lane

Summer Intensives Guest Artist

Sarah Lane joined American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in 2003 and quickly rose to the rank of Principal dancer with the company where she danced until 2020. A recipient of the Princess Grace Award in 2007 and Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts in 2008. She is currently an international guest artist who has performed around the world including Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma, Kremlin Ballet, Barcelona Ballet, NBA Ballet Company and Hong Kong Ballet. In addition, Sarah is also an ABT NTC fully certified teacher who has taught nationally and internationally at including but not limited to ABT, the Joffrey Ballet School,  Kansas City Ballet School, Steps on Broadway, and Barcelona Ballet. Lane has worked as a guest rehearsal director for American Repertory Ballet, alongside Ethan Stiefel and Gillian Murphy, Sarah is a certified Gyrokinesis instructor and a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. Among her many accomplishments, she is a published writer whose articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, and Dance Spirit Magazine, and was Natalie Portman’s ballet double in the 2010 film “Black Swan.”
Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford

Summer Intensives Guest Artist

Michael Crawford trained, on scholarship, at some of the most prestigious institutions in the nation, including the Kirov Academy and the San Francisco Ballet.  He has performed principal roles with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, as well as with Jose Mateo Ballet, Ballet Memphis, American Repertory Ballet, Connecticut Ballet and Oakland Ballet.  He has been a Guest Artist with The Washington National Opera, Adam Miller Dance Project, Kinetic Dance Works, TranscenDance Group, Brooklyn Ballet and Ballet Neo.  He has been teaching and choreographing nationally and internationally for ten years and has coached prize-winning students for Youth America Grand Prix, NYC Dance Alliance, Showstoppers Dance Competition.  He has taught at Broadway Dance Center, Metropolitan School of the Arts, and Princeton Ballet, to name a few.

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