American Dance Festival

Online Applications for Summer 2023 are now open!
Questions? Contact the ADF school staff at school@americandancefestival.org.
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2023 ADF SUMMER INTENSIVES
Summer Dance Intensive | June 8–July 8 | ages 18+
Pre-Professional Dance Intensive | July 9–22 | ages 13-17 (applications closed for 2023)
Dance Professional Workshops | June 18–24 & June 25–July 1

ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS
Each year, dance students and artists from around the world converge on the campus of Duke University in Durham, NC to discover endless possibilities at the American Dance Festival. The festival includes 20+ dance company performances from around the world and summer training programs. Under the leadership of the Director of Education Nile H. Russell, the ADF School hosts its core summer programs: the Summer Dance Intensive (SDI), the Pre-Professional Dance Intensive (PDI), and the Dance Professional Workshops (DPW) during the festival.

During the winter, students can study with ADF’s outstanding roster of teachers at the New York City Winter Intensive.

THE ADF SCHOOL IS...
A place for dance artists who want to study, perform, create, research, and build lifelong connections in an immersive, meaningful community. For nine decades, ADF has been a career-defining destination for dancers around the world, a place where movers learn from each other, generate new ideas together, share their stories, and form lasting relationships. 

ADF provides the critical meeting ground for vibrant, diverse dancing bodies to mobilize, align, and become the leaders our society needs us to be. It is an indispensable educational force in the contemporary dance landscape by offering an innovative curriculum and presenting best pedagogical practices. In all of its programs, it seeks to foster community-mindedness, ethical leadership, and respect for difference. 

If you have any questions in completing any phase of the application process, contact the ADF School through the messaging tool in your online application or via email at school@americandancefestival.org.

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ADF offers equal opportunity of admission to all applicants.