Welcome to our highlight reel. For the last blog post of the season, we would like to share some of our favorite moments from this summer. Enjoy and see you all next year!

Six Week School students at the ADF take 3 two-hour classes a day, four days a week; two of these classes can be technique and the third a composition or repertory class. Students audition for the repertory classes with ADF faculty the first weekend they arrive, and work intensely for the next six weeks in creating a new work with the faculty or in learning a past repertory. In this video, you will catch a glimpse of the Leah Cox and Trebien Pollard repertory showings.

At the end of the summer, students of the ADF Three Week School have the opportunity to share their achievements with the rest of the ADF community. Enjoy an excerpt of the their showing at Baldwin Auditorium.

For our third and final “Fridays with Charles” post, Charles Reinhart gives his advice to budding choreographers. For your lifelong dedication to modern dance, we thank you, Charles.



“Fridays with Charles” theme song by Dave Yarwood.

After another memorable and exciting summer, ADF students who stopped by Epworth on their lunch break share what resonated with them the most during their time at the Festival.

Long-time friend of the ADF Vicky Patton tells the story of her part in helping to lure the ADF to its new of Durham in 1978.

Meet Shaleigh and Jason. Shaleigh is a scholarship student who drives the legendary ADF School Bus several times a day to the various ADF studios around Durham. Jason is also a scholarship student who assists the Food and Housing Department with its various needs involving event set-ups and housing needs. Amidst both of their hectic work schedules, they also have the opportunity to take classes themselves,work with renowned choreographers, and attend the all performances ADF has to offer. Since ADF would not thrive without the generous donations of patrons and businesses, the students say a huge “thanks.”

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