Registration is NOW open!
This is your chance to:
Refine classical and modern dance technique.
Learn new and classic works from the company’s repertory.
Practice auditioning for professional positions and receive personal feedback for what you do.
Develop the technique to prepare and execute a successful photoshoot that highlights your skills.
Receive instruction in various electives, including partnering and ballroom dance.
Perform in a showcase designed for friends and family.
Pricing
Full Summer Intensive (June 8-20): $1,650
Use code EARLYBIRD to receive $100 off before March 31.
Scholarships
Limited scholarships are available. For consideration, please complete this form by March 1.
Due to the format of our Intensive, students who will be under the age of 18 at the time the program should email their resume and contact information for a parent or guardian to intensives@parsonsdance.org with their interest prior to completing any registration.
Learn More About Our Annual Summer Intensive
Our Summer Intensive offers a dynamic range of classes designed to challenge and inspire dancers. In addition to repertory and technique classes, we offer specialized workshops and masterclasses.
Stay tuned for our full 2026 line-up!
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Masterclass with David Parsons Learn about David Parsons' creative process in this class devoted to crafting new movement and exploring ideas in real time.
Modern Masterclass Learn Parsons Dance technique as you study classic shapes, fast movements, and exciting combinations.
Theater Jazz Experience this stylized dance form characterized by sharp and dynamic movements combining the rhythmic elements of jazz with a focus on technical precision.
Contemporary Explore how movement and technique work in challenging dancers to use their breath, plié, and carving of the spine to find grounded shapes, continuous movement and musicality.
Floor work Take this highly physical, athletic class that focuses on how the distribution of weight between ground, body and space impact dance technique.
Improvisation Grab a chance to discover new pathways to making improvisation a viable tool in auditions and the choreographic process.
Partnering with Parsons Dancers Learn how to share weight and trust your partner as you practice classic Parsons partnering sequences.
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Gain valuable insight in this class featuring a two-hour mock audition and feedback about dancer resumes and headshots.
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Discover the technique behind a successful photoshoot and how to build an audition portfolio through collaboration with a photographer and Parsons dancers.