The American Dance Festival
offers 3 programs each summer:
Summer Dance Intensive (SDI)
Pre-Professional Dance Intensive (PDI)
Dance Professional Workshops (DPW)
ADF Coast to Coast offers the opportunity to connect with the festival across the country prior to the summer season.
Catch a class or audition near you, or invite our faculty to visit your organization.
Move around the map to see when ADF is hosting a class near you!
2025 Coast to Coast: In-person Community Classes & Auditions
Full tour listed below; check back frequently for updates!
Classes/Auditions open to the public are noted as OPEN COMMUNITY.
Summer Dance Intensive (SDI) • ages 18+
| 10/23/24 | Towson University | Baltimore, MD | |
| 10/25/24 | Community College of Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD | |
| 11/11/24 | University of North Carolina Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | |
| 11/13/24 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | |
| 11/17/24 | Boston Conservatory at Berklee | Boston, MA | |
| 12/3/24 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | |
| 1/17/25 | Coker University | Hartsville, SC | |
| 1/17/25 | UC Irvine | Irvine, CA | |
| 1/18/25–1/26/25 | Alabama Dance Festival | Birmingham, AL | must be registered with conference to attend |
| 1/22/25–1/26/25 | IABD | Pittsburgh, PA | must be registered with conference to attend |
| 1/27/25 | NC Central | Durham, NC | |
| 1/29/25 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, Virginia | OPEN COMMUNITY—Register Here! |
| 1/30/25 | UNCSA | Winston Salem, NC | |
| 2/1/25 | Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, TN | OPEN COMMUNITY—Register Here! |
| 2/7/25 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | |
| 2/8/25 | Colorado State University | Ft Collins, CO | |
| 2/10/25 | The University of Hawai’i at Manoa | Honolulu, HI | |
| 2/12/25 | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | |
| 2/16/25 | ADF’s Scripps Studios | Durham, NC | OPEN COMMUNITY—Register Here! |
| 2/18/25 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | |
| 2/22/25 | ACDA Northwest @ Modesto Junior College | Modesto, CA | must be registered with conference to attend |
| 2/23/25 | Peabody Conservatory | Baltimore, MD | OPEN COMMUNITY |
| 3/2/25 | Bennington College | Bennington, VT | |
| 3/7/25 | ACDA Mid-Atlantic @ The University of Maryland | College Park, MD | must be registered with conference to attend |
| 3/8/25 | ACDA Southeast @ College of Charleston | Charleston, SC | must be registered with conference to attend |
| 3/11/25 | Reed College | Portland, OR |
Pre-Professional Dance Intensive (PDI) • ages 13–17
| 8/11/24-8/17/24 | In Motion Dance Intensive | Hamilton, Bermuda | |
| 10/24/24 | Queen Anne’s County High School | Baltimore, MD | |
| 10/25/24 | Community College of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | |
| 11/22/24–11/24/24 | Grier School | Tyrone, PA | this is a Grier event |
| 1/18/25–1/26/25 | Alabama Dance Festival | Birmingham, AL | must be registered with conference to attend |
| 1/22/25–1/26/25 | IABD | Pittsburgh, PA | must be registered with conference to attend |
| 2/9/25 | ADF’s Scripps Studios | Durham, NC | OPEN COMMUNITY—Register Here! |
| 2/24/25 | Baltimore School of the Arts | Baltimore School of the Arts | |
| 2/26/25–3/2/25 | National High School Dance Festival | Pittsburgh, PA | must be registered with conference to attend |
| 3/15/25 | Barriskill Dance Theater School | Durham, NC | OPEN COMMUNITY—Register Here! |
Dance Professional Workshops (DPW)
| 9/28/24-10/1/24 | NDEO | Seattle, WA | must be registered with conference to attend |
Past Visits & Events
| ACDA (various locations) ADF Scripps Studios Adrienne Arsht Center Ailey/Fordham BFA Alabama Dance Festival Arizona State University Baltimore School for the Arts Barriskill Dance Theater Bennington College Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts Boston University Brigham Young University California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Long Beach Coker College Columbia College Community College of Baltimore County CO State Univ, Fort Collins Dance Council of North Texas Dance2B Dance Theater West Destiny Dance Institute/Wake Forest Dance Festival Durham Academy—Upper School Durham School of the Arts East Carolina University Elon University Florida State University Gibney Dance Center |
Gonzaga University Governor’s School for the Arts—Norfolk, VA Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Grier School Henrico High School Hollins University IABD (various locations) In Motion School of Dance James Madison University Juilliard School Lamar University Loyola Marymount University Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Marymount Manhattan Meredith College McDonogh School Montclair State University Muhlenberg College NCDEO (various locations) NDEO (various locations) New World School of the Arts New York University, Tisch School of the Arts NHSDF (various locations) North Carolina Central University North Carolina Dance Ambassadors North Carolina State University Sam Houston State University Scottsdale Community College Scripps College Slippery Rock University |
Spelman College State University of New York, Brockport State University of New York, Potsdam Studio One Dance Center Texas A&M University Texas Woman’s University Towson University University of Arizona University of the Arts (UArts) University of California, Irvine University of Colorado, Boulder University of Hawai’i at Manoa University of Houston University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Maryland University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of North Carolina, Charlotte University of North Carolina, Greensboro University of North Carolina, School of the Arts (UNCSA) University of Oklahoma University of South Carolina University of Texas, Austin University of Texas, El Paso University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Utah Virginia Commonwealth University West Chester University West Virginia University Western Michigan University |
Bring ADF to You
Invite ADF to your school!
Visits are available November–March, annually.
School representatives can complete the form to request a visit from our stellar team of faculty and administrators.
Questions?
Contact us at school@americandancefestival.org