Summer Dance Intensive 2025
July 6th-17th, 2026
Get ready to take on New York in this two week intensive! Dancers will deep dive into the New York dance life and get a chance to learn from those currently making it happen.
Auditions will be held in conglomeration with En L’Aire Company auditions for Levels V and higher, ages 11 and up
Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 7th, 10:45am-12
And a late audition day on Tuesday, June 9th 6:30-8pm
Auditions on March 7th and June 9th are free for current CDT students, and $20 for others.
Alternate auditions are available for $20 fee until June 18th.
Or send in a dance resume, letter of recommendation, and dance video showing ballet adage, pirouette, allegro, pointe if applicable, and at least 16 counts of a contemporary combination. ($20 alternate audition fee applies)
Along with classes in ballet, modern, jazz, acro, conditioning, yoga, and hip-hop from CDT faculty, dancers will take classes and learn choreography from current professional dancers in New York City. Chloe Russell (ballet), and a commercial/musical theatre jazz dance professional will talk about their experiences working and making it happen in the Big Apple.
There will be a photo day in which dancers can get their standard head shot (needed for most professional and university auditions), and a few other images of full body dance poses. Five professional images are included in the price of the intensive.
Dancers will learn both a ballet and musical theatre jazz piece at the intensive and will show them on Friday, July 17th at 6pm in the CDT theater.
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Tuition
$650
To hold your dancer's spot, payment deposits will be drafted on the following dates:
May 1st: $100
June 1st: $100
July 1st: $450
Can't make the entire intensive? Here are some other options
One week: $355
Daily Rate: $80
Class Rate: $26
(Due in full when registering)
All payments are non refundable. A $20 late fee will be applied to any payments more than 20 days late. A $20 late registration fee will be applied to all accounts registering after May 1st.
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In order to participate in CDT’s Summer Intensive, dancers must be Level V and higher (ages 11 and up) and have danced in the month of June in CDT classes, another intensive, etc.
Reminder: CDT Summer Intensive attendance is required to participate in the En L’Aire company for the 2026-27 school year.
Guest Teachers
Guest Teachers
Guest Teachers
Chloe Rain Russell
Ballet
Chloe Russell is a Brooklyn based freelance dancer, choreographer, and instructor. She received her early training from Ballet Memphis and Collage Dance Collective’s trainee program and supplemented her training with intensives with the Ailey School, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. She has worked professionally with the City Ballet of Boston, Ballet for Young Audiences, Chevalier Ballet, City Dance New York, and Chattanooga Dance Theatre. Chloe is currently dancing with Jersey City Ballet and working creating her own choreography projects. Her choreography has been performed in conjunction with Jacob Taylor Dance in NYC as well as Neville Dance Theatre’s On Pointe Dance Festival in 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Guest Teachers
Guest Teachers
Karmen A Moore
Jazz
Karmen Moore is an artist, performer, choreographer, and Radio City Rockette currently performing in The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. She has performed in The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC), TODAY (NBC), and more. Karmen has also performed in Ogunquit Playhouse’s Guys and Dolls, directed and choreographed by Al Blackstone. She has been featured in Dance Magazine in “Kicking Eye-High with Radio City Rockette, Karmen Moore.” She has modeled for lululemon in their 2024 holiday campaign in collaboration with The Rockettes. Karmen can also be seen on the Rockettes’ social media platforms in exciting content and collaborations (Jordan Chiles, Meghan Trainor, Pentatonix). Attending Dance Dynamics Memphis and Collage Dance Collective in her youth, she has trained under artists such as Andrea Long-Naidu, Kevin Iega Jeff, MenCa, and Arthur Mitchell. She has performed new works by artists such as Silas Farley, Michelle Gibson, Charles O. Anderson, and Levi Marsman while dancing with SMU, The Ailey School, DanceWorks Chicago, and American Dance Festival. Immediately after graduating from SMU with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance, she was hired as a guest artist for Cerqua Rivera Dance Theater. Alongside performing, Karmen has choreographed for the professional contemporary company 6 o’Clock Dance Theatre and Memphis-based studios. She continues her ultimate mission of inspiring the next generation of young artists to pursue their greatest dreams.