City Academy's Contemporary Dance Intensive - 4 Week course is a transformative training programme designed for higher intermediate, advanced and professional dancers ready to take their craft to the next level.
Taught by an exceptional faculty of professional dancers and choreographers, this intensive combines daily technique training with stylistic exploration, creative workshops, and industry-led insights, offering a holistic experience of what it means to be a contemporary performer today.
What you will learn
- Contemporary & Ballet Technique – refine precision, flow, and musicality.
- Choreographic Styles & Repertoire – learn material from leading choreographers and expand your vocabulary.
- Improvisation & Partnering – develop confidence in contact work, creative tasks, and collaboration.
- Hip Hop Fusion & Commercial Styling – blend contemporary with urban and commercial influences.
- Ballroom & Latin Fundamentals – understand rhythm, posture, and connection across genres.
- Acting for Stage & Screen – build character, intention, and emotional clarity in performance.
- Screen Presence – adapt movement for camera, with workshops on film and stage craft.
Benefits of taking this course
As a student on this course you will benefit from the following:
- Daily Professional-Level Training – consistency and rigour to accelerate progress.
- Industry-Experienced Faculty – learn from current and former company dancers and choreographers.
- Versatility for Today’s Dance Landscape – gain skills across multiple genres and disciplines.
- Preparation for Auditions & Projects – polish your artistry and expand your creative toolkit.
- Professional Networking – connect with tutors and fellow dancers in an inspiring environment.
Daily Immersion
Train intensively with technique and repertoire every day to embed real growth.
Cross-Disciplinary Training
Explore acting and screen performance alongside dance for a well-rounded skill set.
Expand Your Range
Develop versatility across contemporary, commercial, ballroom, and hip hop styles.
Learn from the Best
With contributions from Estela Merlos, Kirill Burlov, José Agudo, Eryck Brahmania and current company dancers.
Useful information
This intensive is designed for committed dancers with a solid technical foundation who are ready to take on daily training. It’s ideal for those preparing for auditions, professional opportunities, or seeking to refine their skills.
Yes, a strong background in contemporary or ballet is recommended to keep pace with the level and intensity of training.
Mornings focus on technique classes (contemporary and ballet), while afternoons cover repertoire, improvisation, cross-genre training, and acting workshops. Expect full days of physical and creative work.
Dancewear suitable for contemporary and ballet, water, lunch, and layers for warming up and cooling down.
The course is training-focused rather than performance-based, but you will work on repertoire and creative tasks that provide opportunities to share work-in-progress with peers and tutors.
While the Ballet Programme focuses on classical training, this intensive expands into contemporary styles, creative tasks, acting, and cross-genre versatility—reflecting today’s diverse professional dance demands.
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All City Academy tutors are experienced professionals from theatre, film/TV and performance industries. So whilst they're training you they may also be rehearsing for a West End show or working on a movie. We like that and we do believe it makes a difference in class.
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