June 13 – July 27, 2013
At the heart of ADF is the Six Week School (6WS), where dancers from around the country and around the world come to train and to create, to see, and to be seen. Students of all levels are invited to engage in collaborative creative processes with ADF’s diverse and outstanding faculty, extraordinary musicians, and vibrant student body. Full-time 6WS students must attend for all six weeks, taking three two-hour classes a day, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Students are able to create and personalize their own 6WS schedule, choosing from approximately 40 daily classes. Available courses will include modern technique, composition, improvisation, repertory, ballet, dances of West Africa, voice & gesture, and hip hop.
The minimum age for application to the 6WS is 16. Students under 18 will live in a supervised dorm.
Part-time 6WS students may take one or two classes for the six weeks. Part-time students are not eligible for ADF financial assistance or complimentary tickets to ADF performances.
6WS Preview weekend
Students should arrive on Thursday, June 13 by 3 pm to complete check-in. 6WS orientation will take place before dinner on Thursday. There will then be five days set aside (Friday, June 14–Tuesday, June 18) for convocation, preview classes, repertory and Footprints auditions, faculty advising, and class registration.
Students attend preview classes in leveled groups. Your group level will be determined by the instructor evaluation form that is a part of the ADF application packet. When asking a teacher to fill out your evaluation form, please indicate that it is important in placing you in an appropriate preview group.
WFSS
6WS classes are supplemented by the popular WFSS (pronounced woofs) classes, designed to enhance the student experience by deepening investigations, making connections, and applying information across disciplines. They allow students the opportunity to explore individualized interests, cross train in various body therapies and somatic work, or participate in special repertory projects. Students will have the opportunity to take class with other 6WS teachers, in addition to classes with world-renowned guest artists, choreographers, and performers. The WFSS schedule also includes open showings, video screenings, panels, and discussions. WFSS classes meet on Wednesdays, Friday evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays, and are offered on a regular as well as a drop-in basis. Only full-time 6WS students take part in WFSS.
WFSS mini-series and drop in classes (examples)
Auditioning Tips/Marketing Yourself | Ballet | College/University Info Session | Composition | Dances of West Africa | Dancing for the Camera | Gyrokinesis | Healing Techniques | Hip Hop | Improv Jams | Labanotation | Modern Technique | Musician Workshops | Open Showings | Partnering | Performing Company Guest Classes and Auditions | Pilates | Samba | Student Concert | Video and Media | Voice and Gesture | Yoga
wfss repertory projects
Forsythe Project
Trisha Brown Project
Jesse Zaritt Project
Cunningham Project
Charles Anderson Project
Text into Performance
