student performers practing on stage with directors at Troy University

TROY x DAP

International Dance Experience | July 31 - August 1, 2026 | Artistic Director: Tori Lee Averett | Associate Artistic Director: Adria Ferrali

About the Program

Since 2017, Troy University dancers have traveled to Italy to participate in the Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta - the DAP Festival. This international partnership now provides a new and exciting opportunity for dancers in the United States: the TROYxDAP International Dance Experience.

Primarily designed for high school students and pre-professional dancers, this intensive combines performance, training, international cultural exchange and a strong synergy between contemporary dance and other art forms.

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Real Artistry. Real Connections.

This intensive combines performance, training, international cultural exchange and a strong synergy between dance and other art forms, modeling after the DAP Festival in Italy. During this three-day experience on the Troy Campus, participants will engage beyond dance technique in a unique, elite experience featuring internationally known stars of dance. Dancers will learn from master performers and teachers from Europe and the U.S., perform and present their own choreographic works, experience live dance performances and exhibitions and expand their creative and cultural perspectives.

Informational Booklet

What to expect.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Daily master classes taught by international and U.S.-based artists offer intermediate and advanced level instruction in dance technique and artistry as well as scholarship opportunities.

DANCE PERFORMANCE

A variety of dance presentations, including a grand gala of international artists and showcase of invited student performances, offer chances to perform and to witness excellence in dance performance.

COMMUNITY ARTS EXCHANGE

Throughout the Troy area, community-based presentations combine dance with cultural, artistic and natural elements in found-space performances and exhibitions.

Featured Artists

Sebastian Kloborg: Award-winning Danish Choreographer, Dancer, Director; Training: Royal Danish Ballet School, Denmark

Maria Kochetkova: Former Principal Dancer for American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet; Freelance Principal Dancer; Training: Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Russia

Maxwell Simoes: Italian-American Dancer, Actor, Movement Director, Film and Television Actor; Training: Ecole-Atelier Rudra Bejart Lausanne, Switzerland

Stefanie Noll: Ukrainian-American Dancer, Choreographer, and Movement Director; currently with Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve; Training: Joffrey Trainee Program, Marymount Manhattan, and Arts Umbrella Graduate Program

Four different photos of the featured artists : Sebastian Kloborg, Maria Kochetkova, Maxwell Simoes and Stefanie Noll

Schedule

THURSDAY, JULY 30
- 5 p.m. - Early Registration & Check-in

FRIDAY, JULY 31
- 8 a.m - Registration & Check-in
- 9 a.m. - Master Class & Rehearsals with Guest Artists
- 12 p.m. - Lunch Break
- 2 p.m. - Master Class & Rehearsals with Guest Artists
- 5 p.m. - Dinner Break
- 7 p.m. - Friday Dance Showcase

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
- 8 a.m - Registration & Check-in
- 9 a.m. - Master Class & Rehearsals with TROY Dance Faculty
- 12 p.m. - Lunch Break
- 2 p.m. - Master Class & Rehearsals with TROY Dance Faculty
- 5 p.m. - Dinner Break
- 7 p.m. - Grand Gala Performance featuring Guest Artists

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
- 8 a.m. - Check-out & Departure

Dancers performing on stage in a lift position

Registration Includes the Following:

Instruction by Guest Artists and TROY Faculty
On-Campus Housing (Commuter option also available)
Meals
Admission to all Dance Performances
Admission to Special Events - receptions, Q & A sessions, social events

Participants must be 14 years of age or older to register.

COSTS
Participants can select the full weekend package or a one-day package.

Full 3-Days $500
Friday Only $250
Saturday Only $250

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