Adult Ballet Intensives 2025
- Hannah Jennings
- Mar 12
- 4 min read
Updated: 14 minutes ago
Here is a list of several adult ballet retreats happening in 2025. I've personally attended the KM & Friends Retreat and well as the Amy Novinski Adult Ballet Intensive. Both were fantastic experiences that I highly recommend. Please use the contact page to email me if you know of intensives that can be added to this list. Happy browsing!
Amy Novinski – Adult Ballet Workshops
Dates:
June 5 - 8, 2025
June 30 - July 5, 2025
July 7-11, 2025
July 14 -18, 2025
Locations: Santa Barbara, CA & Philadelphia, PA, USA
Details: Multiple workshops offering ballet technique, conditioning, and repertoire for various skill levels.
Website: amynovinski.com
International Adult Ballet Festival
Dates: June 22–27, 2025
Location: Bradenton, FL, USA
Details: A retreat, showcase, and competition for adult ballet dancers, offering classes, rehearsals, and performance opportunities.
Website: internationaladultballetfestival.com
Adult Ballet Camp – Paris, France
Dates: May 24 - June 2, 2025
Location: Paris, France
Details: An intensive featuring technique and pointe classes, with the opportunity to learn and perform choreography from "Swan Lake."
Website: adultballetdansica.com/
The Ballet Getaway
Dates: June 27 - July 1, 2025
Location: Sedona, AZ, USA
Details: "Escape to the stunning red rocks of Sedona for a transformative ballet retreat. Designed for dancers of age 18+ and willing to make new meaningful connections with other passionate dancers." Includes ballet classes, outdoor activities and accomodations and meals in a beautiful villa.
DUCON Adult Ballet Intensive
Dates: August 11-23, 2025
Location: Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Details: Five days focusing on technique and pointe classes, complemented by variation sessions, meant to solidify foundational skills and boost dancers' confidence.
Website: https://runqiaodu.com/ducon/
Dresden Dance Workshop e.v.
Dates:
April 22-26, 2025
July 28 - Aug 9, 2025
Location: Dresden, Germany
Details: Workshops are created for 16+ year old recreational dancers. "Our commitment is to join together people who share a great love for dance ensuring a great educational experience. As a result of this encounter, we hold performances at the end of each workshop to encourage new talent and bring the beautiful art of dance to the audience."
Website: https://www.dance-workshop.de/
Chicago Ballet Arts Adult Intensive
Dates: July 14-20, 2025
Location: Evanston, IL, USA
Details: "The program engages students in a variety of technique classes, explores choreography, and provides the opportunity to learn, rehearse, and perform repertoire. Open to ages 18 and up, the Adult Intensive culminates in an informal, in-studio showing of work staged on or choreographed specifically for participants."
Los Angeles Ballet – Adult Summer Intensive
Dates: Summer 2025 (Exact dates to be announced)
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Details: An immersive experience offering technique classes, seminars, and repertoire, tailored for adult dancers with beginner to intermediate experience.
arteMotion Ballet School – Adult Summer Intensive
Dates: June 2–7, 2025
Location: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Details: A one-week intensive with classes ranging from beginner to advanced levels, culminating in a performance.
Ballet 5:8 Adult Summer Intensive
Dates: July 17-20, 2025
Location: Orland Park, IL (Chicago area)
Details: Classes include ballet, repertoire, pointe/pre-pointe, contemporary, partnering, Progressing Ballet Technique, strength training and seminars on fueling for dance, safe stretching for adults, and a variety of other topics to support your dance journey.
Website: https://school.ballet58.org/adult-si
San Francisco Ballet – Summer Workshop
Dates:
Technique Track: June 2–6, 2025
Performance Track: June 2–7, 2025
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Details: Workshops designed for adult dancers, offering technique classes and performance opportunities.
Website: [sfballet.org/school-community/adult-programs/adult-ballet-classes/workshop-series-classes/
Adult Ballet Retreat - Gothenberg, Sweden
Dates: August 10-15, 2025
Location: Gothenberg, Sweden
Details: Described as "an epic all levels Balanchine inspired retreat."
Kat Wildish Adult Summer Intensives
Dates:
June 10 -15, 2025
August 18 -23, 2025
Location: New York City, USA
Details: Attend as many or as few classes as you wish, attend in-person or online (or a combination) with the ability to add on private lessons at a discounted rate.
Details: https://www.balletadults.com/
City Ballet of San Diego – Adult Intensive Program
Dates:
Classes: July 29–August 15, 2025
Performance: August 15, 2025
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Details: A three-week program offering classes and rehearsals, culminating in a performance.
Romania Adult Ballet Intensive
Dates: July 21-27, 2025
Location: Sibiu, Romania
Details: Six full days of dance training (all classes taught in English). Classes offered in multiple levels and include pas de deux, variations and pointe.
Website: https://www.ballet-fusion.ro/
Oklahoma City Ballet Adult Dancer Intensive
Dates: August 7-10, 2025
Location: Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Details: "Classes will be challenging, fun, and adaptable to various experience levels--all presented inside the iconic Susan E. Brackett Dance Center (home of Oklahoma City Ballet) by our world-class faculty. Classes will include Ballet Technique, Pointe/Pre-Pointe, Conditioning, Musical Theater, Contemporary, and more."
Ballet by the Beach
Dates: May 24-26, 2025
Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Details: This three-day retreat offers ballet classes, stretching sessions, and social activities just blocks from the beach. Participants can choose between two levels of classes each day, enjoy healthful lunches on-site, and engage in evening social events.
Berlin Ballet Retreat
Dates: August 4-8, 2025
Location: Berlin, Germany
Details: A five day ballet retreat that includes daily class and working on a piece of repertoire. The evenings are free for you to rest and explore Berlin's street life and culture.
Paris Ballet Workshop: Black Swan Variation
Dates: April 18-12, 2025
Location: Paris, France
Details: Participation requires a minimum of 3 years of ballet training. Event is focused on learning Black Swan variation from the third act of Swan Lake. Website: https://www.holisticballet.com/paris-ballet-workshop
KM & Friends – Adult Summer Retreat
Dates: June 29–July 4, 2025
Location: Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Details: A five-day retreat with Kathryn Morgan offering daily ballet classes, seminars, and performance opportunities, tailored for adult dancers.
Website: kmandfriends.com
Karis Scarlette – Adult Ballet Retreats
Dates:
March 9, 2025
September 13–14, 2025
Locations:
Birmingham, UK
Dublin, Ireland
Details: One or two-day events providing immersive ballet experiences, including classes, workshops, and performances, designed for adult dancers.
Website: karisscarlette.com
Westside Ballet of Santa Monica – Adult Summer Intensive
Dates: June 9–13, 2025
Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Details: A five-day intensive for adult beginners, focusing on ballet vocabulary and technique, with personalized attention from experienced faculty.
Luxury Hamptons Ballet & Spa Retreat
Dates: September 5-7, 2025
Location: Southampton, New York, USA
Details: Retreat features ballet classes with Master Ballet Instructor, Kat Wildish, renowned former NYCB and ABT Dancer, Spa Treatments, and much more!