Jul 14 - Aug 1, 2025 Mon-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm 1950.00

Location: Strathmore / Rockville

Michael Crawford, Brooklyn Mack, Sarah Lane

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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. All programs require an audition.

Session II: Classical Performance Intensive with guest artists Sarah Lane, Brooklyn Mack, and Michael Crawford
Dates: July 14 – August 1 (Monday–Friday, 10 AM–4 PM)
Location: North Bethesda, MD (Strathmore Music Center & Strathmore Square)
Sample Daily Schedule:
> 10:00 – 11:30 AM: Morning ballet class with guest and in-house faculty
> 11:30 – 12:15 AM: Pre-Pointe, Pointe or Boy’s/Men’s class with guest and in-house faculty
> 12:15 – 12:45 PM: Break

> 12:45 – 2:45 PM: Afternoon rehearsals for classical ensemble repertory and solo coaching

> 2:45 – 4:00 PM: Contemporary, Jazz or Modern classes

Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford

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 taught and choreographed nationally and internationally for ten years and has coached prize-winning students for Youth America Grand Prix, NYC Dance Alliance, Showstoppers Dance Competition.  He is currently on the faculty at School of American Ballet, PACE University, and Marymount Manhattan College, and has taught at Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, and Princeton Ballet, to name a few.
Brooklyn Mack

Brooklyn Mack

International 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. A native of South Carolina, he began his training in Columbia, under Radenko Pavlovich and Milena Leben, before moving to DC to study at The Kirov Academy primarily under Anatoli Kucheruk and Vladimir Djouloukhadze.  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 three seasons before becoming a principal dancer with The Washington Ballet where he danced for 9 seasons. During his professional career he received the Princess Grace Award, and won Senior Silver medals at both the USA and Helsinki International Ballet Competitions. He also won a gold medal at the Boston International Ballet Competition, and the most coveted Grand Prix at the Istanbul International Ballet Competition, among many other awards and distinctions.
Sarah Lane

Sarah Lane

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.”