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Summer Dance Intensives

Now Accepting Applications for our Summer Dance Intensives!
Join us in 2024 for our Summer Dance Intensive (18+), Pre-Professional Dance Intensive (13–17),  and Dance Professional Workshops (for professionals in the field)!

 

Production Internships and Summer Staff Positions

Apply now to work on ADF’s Production Crew! Gain hands-on experience and lifelong connections.

 

Dance Classes for Adults

Join us for a class taught by our expert faculty and learn something new!

Parkinson's Movement Initiative

Offering weekly, cost-free movement classes to the PD community and their caregivers. 

Youth Dance Classes

Registration is Open for Winter/Spring Classes. Begin in January at ADF Samuel H. Scripps Studios.
We offer classes for all ages and abilities!

Since 1934, the American Dance Festival has been a recognized leader in modern dance presenting dance performances, and offering educational opportunities and community programs, while maintaining an international reach.

2023 Annual Report

In celebration of ADF’s 90th Anniversary, we danced through a festive season with the incredible support of our board of directors and donors and the dedication of our extraordinary staff, faculty, and artists.

Learn more about our 2023 season!

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Performances

Bringing the Triangle the best of the modern dance world each year.

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Year-Round Classes

Offering youth and adult classes at
ADF Scripps Studios in Durham.

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Dance Intensives

Providing training in the summer for dance artists via the ADF School.

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Upcoming Performances

Classes at ADF Scripps Studios

ADF Scripps Studios offers dance classes for all ages and for all levels. Join us for a class taught by our expert faculty and learn something new!  
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Community Programs

Through outreach programs like ADF Project Dance, the Parkinson’s Movement Initiative, and Experience Dance, ADF works to enhance appreciation of modern dance and show how it can benefit everyday life.

Become a Supporter

ADF is an international home for modern dance, a prestigious school, a world-renowned presenter, and a community anchor and none of it is possible without our generous supporters. 

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