The Art of Movement: 14-Day Summer Dance Intensive
Summer 2025
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the program is full.
PROGRAM Overview
The dance intensive at Spoleto Study Abroad allows you to physically express yourself through movement. The course emphasizes technical and improvisational skills with others by studying a variety of dance disciplines.
Prerequisites: Students should have had at least three years of training and be injury-free prior to arrival. Dancers are expected to maintain a body weight that is proportionate to their height and bone structure.
Curriculum:
Modern technique
Improvisation
Composition
Jazz
Body conditioning
Repertory
Artistic identity
SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE
Our class schedule follows a typical Italian pace of life. The sample schedule below may vary slightly to allow students to photograph at all times of the day. There may also be variation to accommodate the interests of the group and the work each student would like to do in Spoleto.
8:00am - Breakfast at the Convent
9:00am-11:00am - Movement
11:00am - 1:00pm - Rehearsal
1:15pm- 2:30pm - Independent Lunch
2:30pm-4:00pm - Free Time
4:00pm - 6:00pm - One-on-one instruction
6:00pm - 8:00pm - Rehearsal
8:00pm - Family-Style Dinner
AcCOMMODATIONS
All students live together in European collegial style at the Residence di SantíAngelo, a gorgeous 15th century convent in the medieval section of Spoleto. The convent has been beautifully renovated with modern conveniences and has spacious courtyards and colorful gardens. It is only a short walk from the residence to classes, the main piazzas of town, and the restaurants where meals are served.
Students are supervised by faculty, staff, and resident advisors who live at the convent with the students. Classes take place in beautiful buildings throughout the historic medieval section of town with abundant, luminous spaces for photographic exploration.
TUITION
Program Dates: Summer 2025
Total Cost: $4975
What’s Included
Tuition for courses
Two meals per day
Lodging in a gorgeous 15th-century convent
Course materials
Entrance fees for group activities
Fieldtrip-related transportation within Italy
What’s Not Included
Airfare
Passport fees
Travel or Medical Insurance
Personal expenses
A $95 non-refundable fee is due upon application. Within 2 weeks of your acceptance into the program a non-refundable 50% deposit is due. The remaining 50% balance is by May 1, 2025.
For applications received before November 30, 2024 at 11:59pm, the $95 application fee will be waived.
Program Contact Info
Calley Mangum
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
summerprograms@spoletostudyabroad.org
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the program is full.