At the New York Summer Intensive, students will enjoy five weeks of classes in the ABT Studios at Broadway and 19th Street near Union Square. The New York Summer Intensive is geared toward advanced dancers and continues to be our longest, most challenging program. Students in this program are trained with ABT’s National Training Curriculum, receiving top-notch education in ballet technique. The New York Summer Intensive hosts special guest teachers including ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe and other ABT Directors of Repertoire.

Dates: June 23 – July 25, 2025

(No classes on Friday, July 4)

This will be a day program only; no housing will be provided.  Level size will be limited. The program will conclude with a final performance on Friday, July 25, 2025.

ABT is excited to continue our relationship with the University of South Florida in Tampa to host a three-week intensive. This program will focus on the refinement of technique for intermediate and advanced dancers. Students will be taught by renowned ABT faculty and will have the opportunity to perform ABT repertory in a final performance.

Dates: July 7 – July 25, 2025

Housing is available.  Level size will be limited. The program will conclude with a final performance on Friday, July 25, 2025.

All residential students will be staying in the USF apartment-style dorms at the University of South Florida. This fee includes housing, three meals per day, 24/7 supervision, performance participation, four final performance tickets, and extra activities. Past activities have included: Day at Busch Gardens, Shopping at the Premium Outlets (covers transportation only); Professional Photo Session; Day at the Pool; Movie Night and more.
Dancers who are not staying in the dormitory at USF are required to pay a day student fee. This fee includes the activity fee, performance participation, and offsets the cost of hiring enough staff to supervise the day students. The day student fee is mandatory for all day students regardless of participation in additional activities and will include lunch, parking and four performance tickets.

All students will receive a link to a digital copy of the final performance. More details will be provided in the accepted student handbook.

This two-week program will be held at the beautiful facilities at the California State University, Long Beach. The California Summer Intensive is aimed at giving advanced students a chance to train in an intensive environment with ABT’s expert faculty.

Dates: June 16 – June 27, 2025

For more information regarding the facilities, please visit the Cal State Long Beach website.  Classes will be held Monday-Friday only.

This will be a day program only; no housing will be provided.  Level size will be limited.

The goal of the National Training Program is to encourage young dancers to continue their dance training and complete their academic education in their home communities. To accomplish this goal, ABT awards scholarships to a small number of promising young dancers (ages 12-18) after participating in the ABT Summer Intensive. Scholarships cover the full cost of Summer Intensive tuition, as well as a portion of students’ summer housing and year-round training expenses. Dancers chosen for the National Training Program are required to attend the Summer Intensive program again the following summer. There is no application process for this program. National Training Scholars are chosen each year from the student body of the ABT Summer Intensives, and are notified by mail after the Nominating Committee meets in the Fall.