2024 OCU Dance Advantage - Summer Intensive

2024 OCU Dance Advantage - Summer Intensive

Join the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment for a week of classes in styles ranging from Broadway to commercial dance.

By Ann Lacy School of American Dance & Entertainment

Date and time

July 7 · 10am - July 13 · 12pm CDT

Location

Oklahoma City University - Edith Kinney Gaylord Center

2501 N Blackwelder Ave Oklahoma City, OK 73106

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

SUMMER INTENSIVE 2024 IS SOLD OUT!! Please email us at dance@okcu.edu if you would like to be put on a wait list in case any spots open up.


OVERVIEW

The Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment is dedicated to preparing dancers to work as performers, teachers, choreographers, and arts managers in the vast world of dance and entertainment. Join us July 7-13, 2024 for an exciting training opportunity for high school students interested in exploring careers in the entertainment industry.

The OCU Dance Advantage - Summer Intensive is for high school students who will be rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors in fall 2024. For one week, students will experience firsthand what it is like to be a Dance and Entertainment major at the world-renowned Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment at Oklahoma City University. Dancers will partake in classes and rehearsals that focus on multiple dance techniques used in the entertainment industry, from Broadway to commercial dance.

All classes are taught by OCU's nationally recognized faculty and emphasize qualities that make dancers employable in the industry, including the importance of versatility in show business, injury prevention, dance health, and professional preparation for long and successful careers in dance and entertainment management - all in a safe and brave space for exploring a variety of dance genres.

At the conclusion of the intensive, parents and families are invited to join us for an in-house showcase at the Edith Kinney Gaylord Center on July 13, 2024.

There will be a special admission and scholarship audition for rising seniors on July 14, 2024. This exclusive audition will allow dancers to be considered for fall 2025 admission to the Ann Lacy School at the earliest opportunity.



TUITION

Tuition includes all classes, rehearsals, meals, and housing.

Black Friday Special (Nov. 24-30, 2023): One-time payment of $1,300 +processing fee

Early Bird Registration (Dec. 1-31, 2023): One-time payment of $1,500 +processing fee

General Registration (Jan. 1- April 30, 2024): One-time payment of $1,700 +processing fee

Last Chance Registration (May 1-June 15, 2024): One-time payment of $2,000 +processing fee


ADD-ONS

Participants may purchase add-ons with their event registration, or they may return later to purchase add-ons in a separate order.

Early Move-In: $50.00 (allows dancers to move into the dormitory on July 6, 2024)

Audition Registration:

(for rising seniors only - audition will be the day after the camp on July 14, 2024)

- Audition Registration - NO Room & Board: $25.00

- Audition Registration - WITH Room & Board: $75.00



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Communications: Please enter your preferred contact email on the checkout form. Once registered, please watch your email for important details that will be sent out in the months leading up to the intensive.

Refund policy: Refunds are not permitted unless illness, injury, or emergency prevents the dancer from participating in the dance intensive.

For more information: Please visit www.okcu.edu/dance for more information about the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment at Oklahoma City University.

Organized by

The Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment was founded by recently retired Dean John Bedford and Chairman Jo Rowan to educate, train and prepare dancers, managers, teachers, and choreographers for the American entertainment industry through degree programs offered by Dance and Arts Management Departments. Dance training emphasizes techniques used from Broadway to commercial dance focusing on techniques - tap, jazz, musical theater dance, rhythm tap and ballet (as used in musical theater).

The School offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Performing Arts in Dance Performance, Bachelor of Science in Dance Management, Bachelor of Science in American Dance Pedagogy, Bachelor of Science in Entertainment Business.

Admission to all dance degree programs is by selective audition.

The School is located in the Edith Kinney Gaylord Center, a world-class facility for teaching arts management and dance.

Former students and graduates can be found performing, teaching, choreographing or managing throughout the world, from Broadway and L.A. to Tokyo and beyond.

"In our opinion, no other college in the country is doing a better job of preparing versatile dancers for this industry then the Ann Lacy School of American Dance & Entertainment at Oklahoma City University" - OnStage 

From $1,300