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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), Julia Kane (Canvas Artistic Director / Broadway Dance Center), Sheila Barker (Jazz faculty at BDC), Nicole Billow (Tap 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nicole Billow

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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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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