NewDANCEfest
July 6-July 19, 2025
Maggie Allesee Studios for Dance & Arts Innovation
450 Enterprise Ct. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Ages 15-25
Tuition: $1,150
Acceptance into NewDANCEfest is by audition ONLY. Click HERE for audition dates and requirements.
A multidimensional festival bringing artists together from a variety of different stages of development within the profession, NewDANCEfest provides daily technique classes in a variety of styles, choreography seminars, discussion forums, critique sessions, mentorship opportunities, informal showings and performances. NDF offers a space and opportunities for all; dancers and emerging choreographers alike!
Dancers will be split into groups according to age and ability.
DANCE OR CREATE
The choice is yours - read more on these distinct divisions below.
DANCE
Ages 14+
An intense summer DANCE experience, this division of NewDANCEfest focuses on development in technique, choreography and performance. With daily technique classes in a variety of styles, as well as EDD Repertory and other supplemental techniques. The faculty provide a caring and inclusive environment with emphasis on technical and artistic growth. Experience the creative process by working with Emerging and Master Choreographers during the intensive and perform at the NDF Gala.
CREATE
Ages 18+
Focusing on the craft and the choreographic process, CREATE is a division of NewDANCEfest designed to inspire and empower the next generation of movement makers. Participants ages 18 and older will engage in a dynamic and immersive experience that combines rigorous technique classes, lectures on creative leadership, movement exploration, and guided rehearsals to develop their own choreographic voices.
This intensive will culminate in a professional showcase where participants present their original works alongside the festival’s Gala program. Four selected participants will be recognized as emerging choreographers and will receive personalized mentorship from artistic director Stephanie Pizzo and master choreographers to refine their craft further.
Additionally, 10 participants 16 and older will be selected to participate in all aspects of the intensive, except choreographing their own piece on fellow participants. These dancers will have the unique opportunity to perform in the Gala program as dancers for either the master choreographers or Eisenhower Dance Detroit repertory works.
QUESTIONS ABOUT NewDANCEfest?
Email EDD Director of Operations, Lindsay Chirio-Humenay, for more information or questions regarding our summer intensives.