Inlet Dance Theatre's
Summer Dance Intensive
Erick Hawkins Modern Technique ~ Collaborative Performance Improvisation ~ Nontraditional Partnering
Inlet’s annual Summer Dance Intensive (SDI) is perhaps the best example of the company’s mission of “using dance to further people.” The goal of Inlet’s Summer Dance Intensive is to provide students with a short-term experience of being in a professional company. Typically, students from international & regional locations join local talent to create a diverse ensemble, ages 16 and up, of various races, skill sets, and socioeconomic backgrounds. In addition to receiving professional training in dance techniques and performance, students also discover personal growth, character development, embodied trust, respect, empathy, self-discipline and confidence. Inlet’s SDI will culminate in participants performing on stage alongside the company and the dancers in Inlet’s Trainee & Apprentice Program in two performances for the community at Cain Park Evans Amphitheater.
SDI Is being held at Inlet’s new home at the Pivot Center for Art, Dance & Expression located at 2937 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113. With easy access to the highway and over 2,800 square footage of studio space, it’s an ideal, safe, and convenient location with free on-site parking.
Click here for Inlet’s Summer Dance Intensive Jr.
2025 Tuition:
Half Program
June 25 - July 11, 2025- 9am – 4pm
- 2.5 weeks
- 87 hours of dance instruction
- Informal performance opportunity
- Inlet shirt
- Costuming
Full Program
June 25 - July 27, 2025- 9am – 4pm
- 4.5 weeks
- 157 hours of dance instruction
- Multiple performance opportunities
- Inlet shirt
- Costuming
You can also pay your deposit and tuition via check, payable to Inlet Dance Theatre, mailed to our office:
Pivot Center for Art, Dance & Expression
2937 West 25th St, Suite D
Cleveland, OH 44113
You can also pay your tuition via Inlet’s PayPal, link provided in the registration form.
Limited Partial Scholarships available! All scholarships are based on talent and financial need. Students interested in scholarships are required to apply – click on the scholarship application below!
Information
For students ages, 16 to professional, the Inlet Summer Dance Intensive is the preeminent summer camp among all professional summer dance programs because students experience what it’s like to learn from and perform alongside professional modern dancers in a nurturing environment.
SUPER Early Bird Discount
$75 OFF Full Program or $50 OFF Half Program
Register before Feb 1, 2025 and complete payment by March 1, 2025
Early Bird Discount
$50 OFF Full Program or $25 OFF Half Program
Register before March 1, 2025 and complete payment by April 1, 2025
Last Minute Registration – Full ($1300) or Half ($600)
Register and/or complete payment after June 16, 2025.
*Space is limited – secure your spot early with a $100 deposit*
Other Options
There are other options available for students that desire to spend part of the summer studying with Inlet, but that cannot commit to the Full or Half Program. From June 30th to July 18th, we invite those interested in Erick Hawkins release-based technique (American Modern Dance), Pilobolus/Alison Chase-based nontraditional partnering, and Collaborative Performance Improvisation to join us for morning classes!
10 Class Card – $130 (June 30-July 18, 2025)
Students may participate in ten (10) morning Modern technique classes (9:00-10:30am)
Single Classes – $15 each (June 30-July 18, 2025)
Students may drop in to take a single morning Modern technique class (9:00-10:30am)
Erick Hawkins technique class: 9am – 10:30am each morning
Nontraditional partnering OR Improvisation class: 10:30am – 12pm each morning
Click here to fill out the drop-in registration form before coming to your first class!
Important Links
Educator/Chaperone Options
Ideal for instructors and chaperones who are interested in learning new techniques, but not interested in performing. Includes Modern, Improvisation, and Nontraditional Partnering technique classes, along with the option to observe rehearsals. Must be 18+ and a dance/theatre instructor OR accompanying a student or group of students. *To apply please send a letter of intent to info@inletdance.org or call/text our office at 216-386-1547
Half Program
2.5 Weeks
(June 25 – July 11, 2025)
$ 360
Full Program
4.5 Weeks
(June 25 – July 27, 2025)
$ 660
