In addition to the scheduled classes, on Thursday August 27th there will be an optional showcase at 6pm, open to friends, family + community. This show will include the rep we have worked on in the mornings, and any pieces created in the afternoon lab that dancers choose to share.

Words from participants at past intensives:

“Everyone at RJDT is not only an incredible and unique mover, but also some of the most encouraging artists I've had the privilege of learning from.”

“The experience as a whole was amazing, I loved the variety of teachers in the morning and the rep we learned, also all of the different ways to improv that broke you out of your comfort zone and normal patterns. I also loved all of the different ways to choreograph and spark new ideas.”

August 24th-27th, 2026
A-Mill Dance Studio
315 Main St SE, Minneapolis

Join us for our second annual summer intensive. Four days of contemporary movement, creation and artistic exploration.

Through technique, fluid movement, floorwork, rep work, and choreography creation, we’ll explore how movement can be a vehicle for storytelling, emotion, and personal voice. In the mornings we train, in the afternoons we make. You have 3 choices depending on what chapter of your dance career your are currently on:

  1. FULL: Experience the whole intensive, training + creating

  2. TECH + REP OR CREATE: Choose a half day, focusing on either technique & rep as a performer OR your voice and work as a choreographer in our creation lab.
    *(please note that to keep the creation lab personalized, we will be capping it at 12 participants)

  3. DROP-IN TECHNIQUE: For the booked and busy dancers, drop-in for morning technique on a day-to-day basis (pending spots available- registration for drop-ins will open 1 week in advance).

PRICING:
Early bird FULL: $375
Regular FULL: $400

Early bird HALF-DAY: $190
Regular HALF-DAY: $210

Drop-in technique class: $35