Francisco Gella Dance Works
Intensives & Workshops
The following is a comprehensive list of all upcoming training and educational programs from Fall 2025 through Summer 2026 - brought to you by Francisco Gella Dance Works. You’ll find detailed information on our intensives and workshops listed under the ‘Programs’ main menu.
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Fall 2025 Virtual Workshops for College and Career Prep
Classes: Virtual Workshops
Length: 90 minutes for each workshop
Audition Requirement: NONE
Ages: For students ages 5th grade through high school seniors and up, and their parents/guardians
Level: Beginner to advanced
Registration Options: By individual workshop or package discount
Dates: Fall 2025 - September 14 and 21; October 12 and November 2
Venue: Zoom; also available as a recording following the workshop if you can’t make it at the scheduled time
Take the guesswork out of preparing for the college admissions and summer intensive audition processes. Our experts have mentored hundreds of students and have helped them get into the programs of their dreams. You’ll learn everything about the process, such as how early you need to start preparing (middle school) and how to increase your chances for admission by understanding precisely what programs are looking for in students they admit.
* In the meantime, if you need assistance sooner, consider enrolling in one of our personalized individual consults with Julie Friedrich, Director for College and Career Programs.
Seattle Dance Advance Intensive 2025
Classes: Ballet, Modern, Jazz Technique, Musical Theatre, Contemporary Technique, Improvisation, and Zeitgeist Dance Theatre Repertory
Length: Three days, up to eight hours per day
Audition Requirement: NONE
Ages: 10-22
Level: Intermediate to advanced
Registration Options: Individual entry on a first-come, first served basis
Dates: November 28 - November 30 (Thanksgiving Weekend)
City: Seattle, WA
Venue: University of Washington
This three-day holiday weekend intensive focuses on providing a strong foundation in ballet, modern, and jazz techniques accompanied by diverse movement styles and genres as well as Zeitgeist Dance Theatre Repertory.. Our curriculum is designed to unlock the potential that exists within every participant. Seattle Dance Advance will also host auditions for Zeitgeist Dance Theatre Trainee Program and scholarships to summer programs at no extra cost. All are welcome to audition if they choose.
New Year’s Training Camp 2025
Classes: Ballet technique, Modern technique, Jazz technique, Contemporary, Modern Fusion, Theatre Dance (Broadway), Improvisational techniques, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre Repertory, Pilates and workshops on healthy body maintenance and college dance/careers in dance.
Length: Three-day training bootcamp, up to nine hours per day
Audition Requirement: NONE
Ages: 10-22
Level: Intermediate to advanced
Registration Options: Individual entry on a first-come, first served basis
Dates: December 29-31, 2025
City: Los Angeles, CA
Venue: Windward School
A rigorous and holistic intensive to accelerate training, inspire and motivate greater individual effort, and prepare students for successful auditions, intensives, performances, and competitions in the new year ahead. New Year’s Training Camp will also host auditions for Zeitgeist Dance Theatre Trainee Program and scholarships to summer programs at no extra cost. All are welcome to audition if they choose.
Spring 2026
Virtual Workshops for College and Career Prep
Classes: Virtual and In-Person Workshops
Length: 90 minutes for each workshop
Audition Requirement: NONE
Ages: For students ages 5th grade through high school seniors and their parents/guardians
Level: Intermediate to advanced
Registration Options: Per workshop or package discount
Dates: TBA
Venue: Zoom; also available as a recording following the workshop if you can’t make it at the scheduled time
Take the guesswork out of preparing for the college admissions and summer intensive audition processes. Our experts have mentored hundreds of students and have helped them get into the programs of their dreams. You’ll learn everything about the process, how early you need to start preparing (middle school), and exactly what programs are looking for in students they admit so that you can increase your chances for admission.
* In the meantime, if you need assistance sooner, consider enrolling in one of our personalized individual consults with Julie Friedrich, Associate Director for College and Career Programs.
Mini Mania Dance Intensive 2026
Classes: Ballet Fundamentals, Strength Foundations: Flexibility and Acro, Musicality: Rhythm and Timing, Class Etiquette, Body Awareness, Creative Exploration, and Dance History.
Length: Three days (Friday evening through Sunday evening), up to 6 hours each day
Auditions: Rolling admissions - no auditions accepted after February 15
Ages: 7-10
Level: Experienced beginner to Intermediate
Registration Options: Participants must attend the entire 3-day program
Dates: May 29 - May 31, 2026
City: Miami, FL
Venue: Mini Mania will be held at the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center
It’s time for a program dedicated to foundations, fundamentals, and fun for the up-and-coming! The Mini Mania Dance Intensive - an exciting and innovative new program by Francisco Gella Dance Works - aims to give young dancers the necessary tools to understand fundamental training from a technical and artistic capacity. By developing important foundational elements, our goal is to prepare our attendees for future success in both their home studio and our training experiences at future Francisco Gella Dance Works events.
Ballet+ Miami
(Beyond Technique) Intensive 2026
Classes: Highest Concentration is Ballet, Modern techniques, and Contemporary. Also included are Jazz, Improv, Repertory, and Pilates.
Length: Seven days, eight hours of class each day
Audition Requirement: NONE
Ages: 10-22
Level: High intermediate to advanced
Registration Options: Full in-person. In-person daily passes may open up two weeks before the program begins as space allows
Dates: June 7 - 13, 2026
City: Miami, FL
Venue: Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center
Ballet+, our seven-day intensive in Miami, Florida, will help young dancers kick their summer training into high gear by preparing them for competition and convention season. With training based on a strong foundation of ballet and multiple modern dance techniques, dancers' progress and stamina are accelerated as they move toward applying their technique to contemporary, improv, and learning rep.
Zeitgeist Dance Theatre Trainee Program 2026: The Company Experience
Classes: Daily Company Classes in ballet, Modern, or Contemporary, and learning and rehearsing original choreography. Trainees perform works in a professional theater during the third week.
Length: Three weeks
Auditions: *This program is co-produced by Zeitgeist Dance Theatre and is open by audition only. Auditions will open on December 1 and will be due by February 1.
Ages: 17-23
Level: Advanced
Registration Options: By audition only
Dates: July 11 - August 2, 2026
City: Santa Fe, NM
Venue: New Mexico School for the Arts and The Lensic Performing Arts Center.
The ZDT Company Experience offers a unique career-oriented educational program for advanced pre-professional dancers ages 17-23. The company’s trainees are selected annually through an audition process to participate in a three-week integrated company experience during the summer, culminating in performances at the New Century Dance Project Festival.
New Century Dance Project 2026
Classes: Morning Ballet and Modern Company Classes, Improv, Choreo Labs, Career Panels, and Production Workshops.
Length: Seven days, eight hours per day
Audition Requirement: Submissions to participate in the NCDP Contemporary Ensemble are due by March 1. Registration for the Intensive is open until July 1.
Ages: 17-23
Level: High intermediate to advanced
Registration Options: In-person full week
Dates: July 27 - August 2, 2026
City: Santa Fe, NM
Venue: New Mexico School for the Arts and The Lensic Performing Arts Center.
Sponsored by Francisco Gella Dance Works and Zeitgeist Dance Theatre, New Mexico’s Festival for Choreography and Performance is a seven-day festival that includes a Choreographic Fellowship Program, a Contemporary Ensemble, and an intensive geared towards fostering the creative spirit through learning the fundamentals of dancemaking and choreography while helping emerging professional dancers draw upon their inner performer by giving them the experience, mentorship, and guidance needed to become remarkable performance artists. These two skills go hand-in-hand and are necessary for well-rounded dancers looking to stand out, get noticed, and get hired throughout their careers.
Ballet+ Hawaii (Beyond Technique) Intensive 2026
Classes: Highest Concentration is Ballet, Modern techniques, and Contemporary. Also included are Improv, Repertory, and Modern Fusion.
Length: Three days, six hours of class each day
Auditions: NONE
Ages: 9-22
Level: Intermediate to advanced
Registration Options: Full in-person. in-person daily passes, and single class registration.
Dates: August 14-16, 2026
City: Honolulu, HI
Venue: Hawaii Ballet Theatre
Ballet+ Hawaii, our three-day intensive in Honolulu,, will help young dancers prepare for their ongoing growth by building on a strong foundation of ballet, modern dance techniques, contemporary ballet, turns and leaps, contemporary technique and repertory, and improvisation. Dancers' progress and stamina are accelerated as they are challenged to go beyond their comfort zone, begin to develop their own artistic voice, and learn to apply their technical training in choreography.
Preprofessional Dancer Institute 2026
Classes: Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Improv, West African, Composition (choreography), Pointe (optional), Career Planning and Goal-Setting Workshops, Audition Workshop, Feedback Forum and more! Special activities and involvement for parents too.
Length: Five days, Thursday evening through Monday afternoon
Auditions: *This program is by audition only. Auditions will open by November 1 and are due by April 1
Ages: 13-18
Level: High intermediate to advanced
Registration Options: By application and audition only
Dates: August 27 - August 31 2026 (Labor Day Weekend)
City: Santa Fe, NM
Venue: NDI New Mexico Dance Barns
Preprofessional Dancer Institute (PDI) is the must-attend program for dancers seeking admission to college programs (BFA and BA or higher) and exploring their future dance careers. Get swept up in the magic creative spirit of Santa Fe, NM, and be a part of a transformative dance experience that will help parents and students alike prepare for a college dance education and professional future in dance.