• DEADLINES:

  • Registration for the MT Dance Academy is due no later than June 10, 2022 at 11:59pm EDT.

• PROGRAM DATES: MT DANCE ACADEMY

  • Sunday, July 10 - Thursday, July 14, 2022

    • 8:30am-8:30pm: Daily

All programming in summer 2022 will be in-person with health & safety as our upmost priority!

• Each day will be spent in classes studying:

  • Jazz Technique (daily)

  • Ballet (daily)

  • Tap

  • Musical Theatre Dance

  • Strength & Conditioning

  • Modern / Contemporary

  • Commercial Jazz / Jazz Funk

  • …and more!

• Plus workshops in:

  • Auditioning / Mock Auditions

  • Q&A: Inside the Industry, Dance/Musical Theatre as a Career

  • Injury & Prevention Seminar

• The culminating event will be a Final Showcase in the UMBC Dance Cube.

Class sizes will remain small (14-16 students per class) to ensure personalized attention between teacher and students.

All listed times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Dates and times are subject to change as below is only a sample schedule.

CLASS DAYS (Sunday-Thursday)

• MORNING:

  • 8:30am: Morning Meeting

  • 8:45am: Class 1

    • Jazz Technique, Tap, Ballet

  • 10:05am: Class 2

    • Jazz Technique, Tap, Ballet

  • 11:25am: Class 3

    • Jazz Technique, Tap, Ballet

  • 12:45pm: Lunch Break (brown bag or dining hall add-on)

• AFTERNOON / EVENING:

  • 1:30pm: Class 4

    • Musical Theatre

  • 2:50pm: Class 5

    • Strength & Conditioning

  • 4:10pm: Cool-down & Afternoon Meeting

  • 4:30pm: Rehearsal for Showcase

  • 5:30pm: Dinner Break (brown bag or dining hall add-on)

  • 6:30pm: Rehearsal for Showcase

  • 8:30pm: Dismissal

YAA will continue this summer with strict health & safety protocols in place to provide the safest possible environment for students and staff during our in-person programming.

CLICK HERE to learn more about YAA’s Health & Safety Protocols.

We are so excited in 2022 to be bringing our new MT Dance Academy program to our new campus at UMBC!

The Performing Arts & Humanities Building (PAHB) is a LEED Gold certified performing arts education center that opened in 2014 as the largest building on the UMBC campus, providing state-of-the-art facilities for the UMBC Departments of Theatre, Music, and Dance.

The PAHB houses multiple dance studios, a 250 seat Proscenium Theatre, 125 seat Black Box Theatre, two large rehearsal studios, design studios, costume shop, scene shop, dressing rooms, conference rooms, and classrooms.

The UMBC campus is conveniently located right of I-95, within 30 minutes from most of the DC/Baltimore metro areas. The campus is only a 10-minute drive from Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) airport and the BWI Amtrak and MARC train station, allowing easy access for those coming in from out of town.

Click here to take a walking tour of the UMBC Campus. Individual 360 tours of our dance spaces appear below.

• Dance Cube

  • World-class Dance Studio at 3,500 sq. ft

  • Featuring two floor-to-ceiling glass walls with a view of downtown Baltimore in the distance

  • Basket-weave, sprung marley floor

  • Retractable risers that allow the space to be converted into a performance venue seating approximately 100 people.

  • Fully equipped with state-of-the-art lighting and AV system

• Dance Technology Studio

  • World-class Multimedia Dance Studio at 2,400 sq. ft.

  • Basket-weave sprung marley floor

  • Flexible theatrical lighting

    AV system with surround sound

  • Large cyclorama and a green screen for video shoots.

  • Used for dance classes, rehearsals, and projects involving internet streaming, multimedia, and other innovative technologies.

• Theatre Rehearsal Studio

  • 2,800 sq. ft. rehearsal studio featuring:

    • Basket-weave, sprung marley floor

    • Fully equipped with state-of-the-art lighting and AV system

Artistic Faculty & Staff

Click here to read more about our Summer Intensives Faculty & Staff.

Madeline Rodrigue, Director of Dance

Terry Eberhardt, Director of SPAI

Paul Heinemann, Assistant Director of SPAI, Junior Music Director

Karen Collins Blake, Camp Mom, SPAI

Kristina Friedgen, Artistic Administrator, Stage Director

Jackie Bautista, Production Stage Manager & COVID Compliance Officer

Wayne Allen  Lead Counselor

Julia Rippon, Dance: Junior

Rolando Sanz, Producing Artistic Director

All students are automatically accepted into the Academy program upon registration.

Students must register by May 1, 2022 at 11:59pm EDT to guarantee a spot in the program.

A video audition will be required after registration for placement purposes only.

If you are interested in learning more about our additional Musical Theatre programs, both Daytime and Overnight, click here.

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 from 7:00-8:00pm

• MANDATORY Virtual Orientation for all students and families

  • Zoom link forthcoming to registered families.

MT Dance Academy

• Early-Bird Discount: ($100 discount)

  • $895 (automatically applied at registration through March 1, 2022)

• Regular Tuition:

  • $995 for 5-day session

• Meals add-on (optional):

  • + $195 additional (includes daily Lunch and Dinner in the Dining Hall)

Payment:

• A deposit of $250 is due upon registration

• 2nd payment of half of the remaining balance is due by May 1, 2022 (non-refundable).

• Final balance due on June 1, 2022 (non-refundable).

• Alternative payment plans can be arranged by contacting info@yaa.org.

Tuition Includes:

• Daily immersive musical theatre dance training

• Extended recreational activities, which may include:

  • Social activities, Movie nights...and more

• A 5-day summer overnight intensive experience that you won't soon forget!

Cancellation Policy: Should you need to withdraw from the program for any reason, please inform us in writing. If you have any funds due to you based on the above policy, we will return them immediately to the credit card on file in your account.

• PLEASE NOTE: Should we need to cease in-person programming for health and safety reasons, YAA will replace the cancelled in-person sessions with similar virtual ones and there will be a price adjustment for the costs of room and board only.

• Those who wish to be considered for a scholarship or financial aid need to submit an application to us no later than June 1, 2022.

• Please contact Lisa Larragoite at lisa@yaa.org for more information.

• Tuition Assistance is limited.