Auditions have passed for 2025 Summer Intensive Programs.

Summer Intensive Programs

“Through NOBA’s programs, the bridge between the artists in the ﬁeld of today and the future is changing lives!”
-Michelle Manzanales, Ballet Hispánico School of Dance Director

Photo: Complexions Contemporary Ballet artists by Rachel Neville

Summer Intensive Programs

(By audition/invitation for ages 7-18)

Auditions have passed.

The tuition-free* Summer Intensive Programs in June and July 2025 give motivated and talented students ages 7-18 the opportunities to train with an exceptional faculty of visiting and local artists.

A one-week June Daytime Jazz Dance Intensive for advanced students ages 12-18 will be offered June 16 – 20, 2025, led by Erina Ueda and Eduardo Zambrana of Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company.

The headlining three-week July Daytime Intensive for advanced students ages 12-18 will take place July 14 – August 1, 2025, and will feature a star-studded lineup of guest faculty, including artists from celebrated Los Angeles-based dance company, BODYTRAFFIC, plus Princess Grace Award-winning choreographer and Point Park University dance faculty member Jae Man Joo and former Complexions Contemporary Ballet star dancer Addison Ector!

Additional Summer Intensive sessions will be offered in June and July for ages 7-18, featuring both guest and local faculty.

Past Summer Intensives have featured guest faculty from companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dance Theatre of Harlem, The Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and many more.

*There are no tuition fees. Registration fees vary per program, and ﬁnancial need-based scholarships are available for those who qualify.