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SUMMER INTENSIVE

ages 10-18, by audition

Supplement your dance training at the Steps Academy’s Pre-Professional Summer Intensive! 

In this program, dedicated dancers ages 10-18 will experience the high caliber training of our Pre-Professional division. Learn from the Steps Academy faculty and esteemed guest artists in an atmosphere that promotes outstanding artistry, strong technique, and a sense of community.  

Featuring a diverse curriculum, students will leave the intensive, stronger, more versatile, and ready to enter the new dance season with increased strength, power, and passion. They will participate in technique classes in a variety of styles and work with renowned choreographers in a rehearsal process. Each Experience ends with an in-studio showcase for friends and family.

The Single-Week Experience In this one-week program, advanced, pre-professional dancers will work to elevate their dance abilities in just six days. This Experience, while shorter, mirrors the intensity of the Extended Experience and is ideal for dancers with busy, summer schedules.

NEW This Year! The Extended Experience In these two-week intensives, dancers will train at the elite level of the Steps on Broadway Academy Pre-Professional division. 
The Extended Experience Highlights Include:

  • Over 70 hours of instruction
  • Individualized learning opportunities
  • Excursions to experience the New York City dance scene
  • Continuity of training, mentorship from industry professionals, and networking to inspire their goals
  • Additional opportunities for dancers 12 and older to take class from the Steps on Broadway Open Class schedule

If you have any questions regarding your registration, please contact us at academy@stepsnyc.com

Please be sure to follow us on Instagram @stepsacademynyc. We look forward to dancing with you this summer!

Steps Academy Faculty: Leslie Browne (American Ballet Theater), Amanda Lindamood (Misty Copeland Foundation-Be Bold), Sophie Alpern Blum (JKO), Emily Bufferd (Producer of the Youn Choreographer’s Festival), Jourdan Epstein (Complexions, Twyla Tharp, So You Think You Can Dance), Krystyna Resavy (Associate Choreographer of Broadway’s The Cher Show), Audrey Schultz and Karilyn Surratt ((Radio City Rockettes),Elizabeth Auclair (Martha Graham), Elizabeth Teeter (Lydia in Broadway’s Beetlejuice the Musical), Eboni Osavio (Mariah Carey, Ludacris, Mary J. Blige)  

AGES
10-18

THE SINGLE-WEEK EXPERIENCE 
Session 1 July 7-12
Tuition $1,380 

THE EXTENDED EXPERIENCE 
Session 2 – July 14-26
Session 3 – July 28-August 9
Tuition $2,700*

*Register by March 1, 2025 and Save $250

ENROLLMENT
Audition Only

SUMMER INTENSIVE INFORMATION

SAMPLE CLASS SCHEDULE

2024 Sample Schedule – 2025 Sample Schedule coming soon (no scheduled classes held on Sundays)

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat
9:30-10:55am Ballet
11:00am-12:25pm Hip Hop
LUNCH
1:30-2:55pm Contemporary
BREAK
3:30-5:00pm Showcase Rehearsal
9:30-10:55am Modern
11:00am-12:25pm Ballet
LUNCH
1:30-2:55pm Jazz
BREAK
3:30-5:00pm Showcase Rehearsal
9:30-10:55am Contemporary
11:00am-12:25pm Theater
LUNCH
1:30-2:55pm Ballet
BREAK
3:30-5:00pm Showcase Rehearsal
9:30-10:55am Ballet
11:00am-12:25pm Jazz
LUNCH
1:30-2:55pm Modern
BREAK
3:30-5:00pm Showcase Rehearsal
9:30-10:55am Hip Hop
11:00am-12:25pm Ballet
LUNCH
1:30-2:55pm Ballroom
BREAK
3:30-5:00pm Showcase Rehearsal
Groups B & C Open Class Elective
Group A 1:30-3:00pm Ballet
BREAK
4:00-4:30pm Warmup
4:45-5:15pm Dress Rehearsal
5:30-6:00pm Showcase
MONDAY
9:30-10:55am Ballet
11:00am-12:25pm Hip Hop
LUNCH
1:30-2:55pm Contemporary
BREAK
3:30-5:00pm Showcase Rehearsal
TUESDAY
9:30-10:55am Modern
11:00am-12:25pm Ballet
LUNCH
1:30-2:55pm Jazz
BREAK
3:30-5:00pm Showcase Rehearsal
WEDNESDAY
9:30-10:55am Contemporary
11:00am-12:25pm Theater
LUNCH
1:30-2:55pm Ballet
BREAK
3:30-5:00pm Showcase Rehearsal
THURSDAY
9:30-10:55am Ballet
11:00am-12:25pm Jazz
LUNCH
1:30-2:55pm Modern
BREAK
3:30-5:00pm Showcase Rehearsal
FRIDAY
9:30-10:55am Hip Hop
11:00am-12:25pm Ballet
LUNCH
1:30-2:55pm Ballroom
BREAK
3:30-5:00pm Showcase Rehearsal
SATURDAY
Groups B & C Open Class Elective
1:30-3:00 Group A Ballet
BREAK
3:30-4:30pm Warmup
4:30-5:30pm Spacing Rehearsal
6:00-6:30pm Showcase

DRESS CODE

HAIR

Dancers’ hair should be worn in a classical bun for ballet classes or pinned, clipped, or tied neatly and securely from the face for all other technique classes.

Ballet:

Option 1: Black leotard, pink tights or tights to match complexion, ballet slippers, or pointe shoes to match tights. Black pull-on skirt optional.  
Option 2: Black full length t-shirt, black leggings or pants, black socks, and black ballet slippers.

Jazz/Theater:

Option 1: Black leotard with black tights, shorts, pants, or leggings. 
Option 2: Black full length t-shirt, black leggings, shorts or pants.  
Shoes: Jazz shoes for jazz and either jazz shoes or character heels for theater.  

Modern/Contemporary:

Option 1: Black leotard with black tights, shorts, pants or leggings, and bare feet or socks.
Option 2: Black full length t-shirt, black leggings, shorts or pants, and bare feet or socks.

Hip Hop

All: Black full-length top. Black shorts, leggings, or sweatpants with clean sneakers.

UNDERGARMENTS

To minimize the visibility of lines under leotards and tights we recommend a neutral-colored seam-free brief or dance belt.

AUDITION & REGISTRATION

  • Review the video below for your age category (as of Aug 10, 2025)
  • Record yourself performing the ballet and jazz combinations
  • Upload the video to any shareable streaming platform (Youtube, Vimeo, etc)
  • Make sure that privacy settings are public or unlisted (not private)
  • Fill out this Audition Google Form

Age 10-12

JAZZ: Click to download
Start @ :49

BALLET: Click to download

Age 13-15

JAZZ: Click to download
Start @ :39

BALLET: Click to download

Age 16-18

JAZZ: Click to download
Start @ 1:05

BALLET: Click to download

  • Registration instructions and audition results are sent within two weeks of your form submission.
  • All classes are subject to change.
  • Following registration, any cancellations will result in Steps Academy retaining $500 of tuition per week per individual. As of June 7, 2025, no refunds will be issued unless Steps on Broadway Academy cancels its Summer Intensive program.
  • Current COVID protocols for Steps: Masks may be required for some classes. Students unable to meet this requirement may not be able to participate.
  • Once capacity for each session has been reached, interested parties will have the option to be placed on the waiting list.

NEARBY ACCOMODATIONS

The Steps on Broadway Academy does not offer housing, however you can click here to browse nearby accommodations.

HANDBOOK & WHAT TO PACK

  • Enough dancewear for all required classes. Please refer to dress code guidelines provided on the website. 
  • Ballet shoes, pointe shoes (optional), jazz shoes and jazz heels, tap shoes (if you choose to take a tap class for your open elective), clean indoor-only sneakers for Hip Hop  
  • Comfortable walking shoes 
  • Cover-ups to wear outside over tights and leotards  
  • Hair ties, Hair pins, and hairspray.  
  • Band-aids  
  • Sewing Kit  
  • Water bottle (stay hydrated! NYC summers get very hot!)  
  • Sweat towel  
  • Stage makeup for the end-of-week showcase 
  • Subway Metrocard OR Contactless Debit or Credit Card with Tap to Pay Option OR Apple Pay Option on Smart Phone