American Dance Festival

Adult Dance Classes

This fall, we’re offering ballet and Safety Release Technique along with your favorite modern dance classes!

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Youth Dance Classes

Discover the joy of movement this fall in a range of dance classes for various ages, including our brand new teen class!

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Support the Alumni Network

Get an exclusive ADF bus t-shirt with a minimum donation of $30! Available in crew neck or v-neck.

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Planting Seeds:

ADF and Modern Dance in China

An oral history project tracing ADF’s involvement in nurturing the development of modern dance in China since the 1980s.

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L/are we dreaming

Join us at The Fruit for the premiere of a new work by Sara Shelton Mann,
in collaboration with Jesse Zaritt and Niall Jones,
and including a group of dance artists based in North Carolina!

November 12, 2025 at 7 pm

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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.

2024 Annual Report

This year, we danced through an exhilarating 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 2024 season!

Outdoor stage with a large audience at night

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’s 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

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Classes at ADF’s Scripps Studios

ADF’s 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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Students in ADF teen dance camp doing a dance in unison

Youth Classes & Camps

Dancer in a studio class

Adult Classes

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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.

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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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