Texas A&M Collegiate Summer Dance Intensive is designed to provide serious dancers with the opportunity to prepare for dance at the collegiate and pre-professional level, as well as gain insight into campus life and the Dance Science Program at Texas A&M University. Participants must be at least 14 years old and have a minimum of four years of dance experience. Students will be staying in university dormitories, walking our vast campus, and working closely with dance faculty. Each day will include various classes in Ballet, Modern, and Wellness (Yoga, Pilates, etc.) as well as Improvisation and Choreography as taught by TAMU dance faculty: Carisa Armstrong, Christine Bergeron, Diane Cahill-Bedford, and other professional guests. For students looking to enter TAMU in Fall 2027 (Class of 2031) an audition will also be available during the intensive at no additional cost. Additionally, the students will participate in evening activities to enhance their preparation for dancing in college and beyond as well as explore our campus.

We seek to improve the technique, performance quality, anatomical awareness, and strength of dancers who wish to pursue dance at the collegiate level and beyond. There will be an informal performance the last day of the intensive to which parents are invited. No audition is required for attendance in the intensive, however, students must have a minimum of 4 years of dance training (more instructions in forms area below). Payment includes 7 days full of classes, a final performance, housing, meals, t-shirt, and lanyard.  All fees will be due when registration ends (May 9). The Collegiate Summer Dance Intensive (June 14-20, 2026) will be hosted in Texas A&M University Dance Program’s facilities in the Physical Education and Activity Programs building on the TAMU campus. Facilities include:

• Yoga studio with yoga wall
• Pilates studio
• 4 spacious dance studios
• Informal performance space