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Our Summer Intensive is BACK for a second year!

This year, we've added two days creating a 7 day option. Each day will have 6 hours of dance, including at least one guest teacher daily, alongside our beloved Canvas Dance Arts faculty!

 

Canvas Dance Arts Competition Team members are required to participate in at least 5 days of our intensive. 

Non-Canvas Students are welcome to join for Guest Artist Drop-In Classes, One-Day, 7-Days, or any number of days in between!

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Faculty includes: Maria Carty (Co-Director), Liz Costa (Co-Director), Loredana Spena (Canvas Faculty), Taylor Spinelli (Canvas Faculty) Julia Kane (Canvas Artistic Director / Broadway Dance Center), Sheila Barker (Jazz faculty at BDC), Nicole Messina (Tap faculty at BDC), Blue (Contemporary Faculty at BDC) Elodie Dufroux (Contemporary Faculty at BDC),  April Cook (Tap Faculty at BDC), Sarah Hoge (Former Radio City Rockette), Carlos Neto (Hip-Hop faculty at BDC), Katie Walker (former Radio City Rockette), Adam Wedesky (Jazz faculty at BDC), and more to be announced!

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SEVEN DAYS (ages 8+) : $450

SEVEN DAYS (ages 6-7): $350
FIVE DAYS (ages 8+): $350
FIVE DAYS (ages 6-7): $250

ONE DAY (ages 8+): $100

ONE DAY (ages 6-8): $75

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Registration Below!

Summer Intensive 2025 Faculty

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Maria Carty

Co-Owner/Director | Tap, Jazz, Lyrical Faculty

Maria Carty has over 25 years of teaching experience. She holds a vast knowledge of Modern, Jazz, Ballet techniques, but her passion lies in Tap. 

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Liz Costa

Co-Owner/Director | Contemporary, Jazz, Acro Faculty

Liz Costa has danced for over 20 years, and loves getting to share her passion for dance with others...

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Julia Kane

Artistic Director | Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary Faculty

Julia Kane is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in NYC. She is on Jazz Faculty at Broadway Dance Center...

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Loredana Spena

Hip-Hop Faculty

Loredana Spena has many years of experience performing, teaching, and choreographing. Loredana has trained in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, and Modern, but...

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Katie Walker

Guest Faculty | Precision Jazz

Katie Walker attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts from 8th grade on through high school graduation with a major in Ballet...

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Nicole Messina

Guest Faculty | Tap

Nicole Messina Billow has taught tap and jazz for more than 25 years. Her professional career as a dancer got started after she competed in the 1999 Miss America pageant....

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Elodie Dufroux

Guest Faculty | Contemporary

Elodie Dufroux was born in Loudun, France. She was first introduced to dance at the age of 7 as an after school activity at a dance studio back home. After finishing her college degree in France...

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Sarah Hoge

Guest Faculty | Tap

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Sarah Hoge moved to New York City to pursue her professional dreams of dancing and performing in 2007. With fourteen seasons as a Radio City Rockette under her belt...

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Adam Wedesky

Guest Faculty | Jazz

Adam Wedesky is an NYC based choreographer, mentor, and performer. Adam is a member of the guest faculty at the world renowned Broadway Dance Center...

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Blue

Guest Faculty | Contemporary

Blue is a teacher, choreographer, performer, and artist. Inspired by a varied background and training in multiple movement styles, her early achievements...

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Taylor Spinelli

Jazz/Lyrical/Ballet Faculty

A NYC Based dancer, Taylor has performed in Dorney Park's main strage show, "The Shrieks!", Boars Head Resort's "Winter Wander" Residency, and with Julia Kane Dance Collective...

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Sheila Barker

Guest Faculty | Jazz

Sheila Barker (she/her) is an educator, choreographer, master teacher and a distinctive force of energy in the dance industry....

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April Cook

Guest Faculty | Tap

April Cook (she/her) is an NYC-based teacher, choreographer, and dancer from Charlotte, NC, who has been on BDC's faculty since 2004....

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Carlos Neto

Guest Faculty | Hip-Hop

In 1991, at the age of 6, Carlos Neto (he/him) trained in martial arts intensively throughout Europe. During the 1990s and early 2000s he achieved recognition at both national and international competitions...

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