VVAD SUMMER PROGRAMS 2026
VVAD – Summer Course Intensive 2026
210 Edwards Village Blvd C-205
Edwards, CO 81632
Monday-Friday
June 8-19, 2026, from 9:30am-4:30pm
One or two week sessions available
Ages 12+ (Please contact us for an audition if you do not dance with VVAD)
$2000 for both weeks / $1200 for a single week – Financial Aid available
This is a dance intensive for the most serious dancers. Classes offered in Ballet, Pointe, Pas de Deux, Contemporary, and Choreography. There will be guest Master Teachers brought in to facilitate the dancers furthering their dance education. You do not need to be a current VVAD student to attend this intensive, however, you do need at least two years of serious ballet training to attend this intensive. Dancers 14+ must be on pointe to attend. There is a non-refundable deposit due to attend this camp and hold your dancer’s spot. The deposit is $300.
www.vailvalleyacademyofdance.com
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VVAD - Competitive Dance Intensive 2026
210 Edwards Village Blvd C-205
Edwards, CO 81632
Monday-Friday
June 22-26, 2026, from 9:00am-3:30pm
Ages 9+
$1500 – Financial Aid Available
This is a dance intensive for serious competitive dancers. Classes offered in Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Turns, Jazz, and Auditioning. This camp will be taught by a mixture of VVAD Staff members and Guest Teachers. Dancers need at least three years of dance training to attend this camp. This camp will help dancers already accepted into Altitude Dance Company prepare for their upcoming competitive season as well as dancers interested in competitive dance. Non-competitive dancers and dancers who do not attend VVAD can attend this camp but will need to contact VVAD for an audition.
There is a non-refundable deposit due to attend this camp and hold your dancer’s spot. The deposit is $300.
VVAD – Contemporary/Modern Intensive
210 Edwards Village Blvd C-205
Edwards, CO 81632
Monday-Friday
July 13-17, 2026, from 9:00am-1:30pm
Ages 10+
$500 – Financial Aid NOT Available
This is a dance intensive for dancers who would like to work on their Contemporary and Modern dance techniques. Dancers need to have 2 years of dance training to attend this intensive and do not need to be current students at VVAD.
www.vailvalleyacademyofdance.com
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VVAD – DANCE CAMP 2026
725 Chambers Ave #19
Eagle, CO 81631
Monday-Friday
July 6-10, 2026, from 9:00am-12:30pm
Ages 7-11
$400 – Financial Aid is NOT available
This is a dance camp for dancers who have not had much training who are interested in learning to dance while having fun and making friends. Dancers do not need any experience to attend this camp. There will be classes in ballet, jazz, tap, and lyrical.
www.vailvalleyacademyofdance.com
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VVAD – Junior Dance Intensive
210 Edwards Village Blvd C-205
Edwards, CO 81632
Monday-Friday
July 20-24, 2026, from 9:00am-1:30pm
Ages 7-11
$500 – Financial Aid Not Available
This dance camp is for dancers who are interested in keeping up with their skills over the summer while taking a few new styles and preparing them for a successful dance year ahead. The dance styles offered at this intensive will include Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical/Contemporary and Strength. This intensive will focus on the dance training, but also offer some fun class activities to keep the dancers engaged and learning. To attend this intensive, dancers need at least two years of dance training to attend and do not need to be a current VVAD dancer to attend.
www.vailvalleyacademyofdance.com
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VVAD – Fairy Tale Camp #1 – Wicked Theme - Eagle
725 Chambers Ave #19
Eagle, CO 81631
Monday-Friday
June 15-19, 2026, from 9:00am-12:00pm
$395 – Financial Aid Not Available
Ages 3-6
Join the characters of Wicked to dance, have snack time, and crafts. All crafts and snacks provided. Please let us know if your dancer has a food allergy so we can plan accordingly. You do not need to be a current VVAD student to attend this camp. You do not need any dance training to attend this camp.
www.vailvalleyacademyofdance.com
VVAD – Fairy Tale Camp #2 – Wicked Theme - Edwards
210 Edwards Village Blvd C-205
Edwards, CO 81632
Monday-Friday
July 6-10, 2026, from 9:00am-12:00pm
$395– Financial Aid Not Available
Ages 3-6
Join the characters of Wicked to dance, have snack time, and crafts. All crafts and snacks provided. Please let us know if your dancer has a food allergy so we can plan accordingly. You do not need to be a current VVAD student to attend this camp. You do not need any dance training to attend this camp.
www.vailvalleyacademyofdance.com
vailvalleyacademyofdance@gmail.com
Summer Course Intensive Instructors:
Sarah Tallman -
A native of Colorado, Sarah holds a BA with honors in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Northern Colorado, where she was the two-time recipient of the esteemed honor of Dancer of the Year. She has participated in the Inside ODC Professional Workshop, Baardar Dance Institute in Oslo, Norway and Perry- Mansfield Performing Arts School. Sarah has danced with David Taylor Dance Theatre, Kim Robards Dance, Lynn Barr, and Gleich Dances Contemporary Ballet. Off- season, Sarah has been a Principal Artist with Central City Opera performing in Carmen, Anna II in Seven Deadly Sins and Dream Laurey in Oklahoma!. Since joining Wonderbound, Sarah has danced leading roles in Garrett Ammon’s When the Power Goes Out, Intersection, Boomtown, Gone West, and Love in the Digital Age, among others, as well as Dawn Fay’s Like An Onion. Sarah has been featured in world premieres by Alex Ketley, Maurya Kerr, Amy Seiwert, Mark Godden, Ma Cong and Lauri Stallings. An accomplished choreographer, she has created several works for Wonderbound including See Yourself, In-Between Seams, Intimate Letters and I Didn't Hear You, I Was Away with the Fairies. Sarah has taught and created works for the Colorado Conservatory of Dance, and has directed the Intermediate Program at Burklyn Ballet Theatre. Sarah's interests include her loving husband, yoga, the mountains, twinkling lights and the color orange.
Richy Romero -
Richy Romero, of Vineland, New Jersey, received his ballet training with the Vineland Regional Dance Company, where he performed multiple roles in various productions. Richy is the recipient of numerous scholarships, including the Jonathan Phelps Memorial Scholarship from Regional Dance America/Northeast and the Delaware Dance Festival Artistry Award. He joined First State Ballet Theatre in 2015. Richy has danced in pas de deuxs such as Harlequinade and Pas D’esclave from Le Corsaire. Richy’s roles also include The Hooligan from The Young Lady and the Hooligan, Mercutio in Viktor Plotnikov’s Romeo and Juliet, and as Prince Desirè in Sleeping Beauty. He danced for FSBT for five seasons while also majoring in Education at Wilmington University. When he is not in the studio, Richy enjoys photography, sports, and spending time with his family and friends and golf.
Nathan Crewe-Kluge
Nathan Crewe-Kluge grew up in La Grange, IL. There he received formal dance training at the Lou Conte Dance Studio scholarship program, directed by Claire Bataille, and in programs with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet Academy, Giordano Dance Chicago, DanceWorks Chicago, and River North Dance Chicago. While training, he performed as an apprentice with Chicago Repertory Ballet, and Winifred Haun & Dancers.
Nathan continued his studies at SUNY Purchase College, where he received his BFA in Dance and minor in Arts Management in 2022. In the Purchase Dance Company, he had the honor of performing works by Rena Butler, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, José Limón, and Jerome Robbins. In 2019, Nathan had the privilege of studying classical ballet abroad at Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, and danced works by Helder Seabra and Leigh Warren.
After graduating, Nathan performed with Mareck Dance (formerly Missouri Contemporary Ballet) for four seasons. There he danced repertory by Sean Aaron Carmon, Joshua Blake Carter, and Colby Damon. He also choreographed his own works on the company. Nathan is now dancing in his first season with Newport Contemporary Ballet. Nathan has been a four time Guest Artist with the Vail Friends of Dance presented performances of The Nutcracker.
Ezra Schenck
Raised on a homestead in the mountains of Vermont, Ezra began dancing at a local studio as a
child. He joined the Boston Ballet School at age 15 and trained under Peter Stark for two years
before moving to Florida to continue his training with the Sarasota Ballet School. Ezra spent
three years in Sarasota, where he had multiple works choreographed on him by guests Gemma
Bond, Arcadian Broad, and resident choreographer Ricardo Graziano. He also danced in the
corps de ballet for several company productions including Johan Kobborg’s La Sylphide,
Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations, and Balanchine’s Western Symphony. Ezra joined
Ballet Austin in 2023 and has been featured in company performances including Stephen Mills’s
Hamlet, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty.
Hailey Stinchcomb
Hailey was born in Annapolis, Maryland, and moved to Florida at the age of 17 to continue her training at the Sarasota Ballet’s Margaret Barbieri Conservatory. In 2021, she joined the Sarasota Ballet Studio Company and was promoted to the position of Company Apprentice in 2022. During her time with The Sarasota Ballet, she had a principal role choreographed on her by company dancer Richard House, as well as the pleasure of performing in repertoire including Giselle, Serenade, Theme and Variations, Company B, Who Cares?, La Sylphide, Western Symphony, and Elite Syncopations. Hailey joined Twin Cities Ballet in September of 2024, and has since performed several principal roles with the company including the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Christine in Phantom.