Students must commit to training for the duration of the Junior Division Summer Intensive Program. We do not allow partial participation or late arrival to the program.

Students who will be 17 years of age by the start of the Junior Division Summer Intensive Program should audition for the Professional Division Summer Intensive Program, even if they are 16 at the time they apply.

Admission is by submission of an online application and video audition. Please refer to the video audition guidelines for specifications on video requirements.

Students will be notified within 2-3 weeks of applying.

This question is understandable given the enthusiasm for in-person learning and the promise of the vaccine.  However, The Ailey School is guided by government safety mandates and by the predictions of medical experts on the vaccine's efficacy by the start of the Summer Intensive. Therefore, we plan to enroll only dancers from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont, regardless of a student's vaccine status. The Ailey School will continue to require face masks in all classes throughout the summer session. All safety and health mandates currently in place at The Ailey School will continue as well.  

Please refer to Ailey Forward for the latest safety information.

Yes. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only students who permanently reside in New York or one of the 5 following contiguous states may attend the in-person Summer Intensive: New Jersey; Connecticut; Massachusetts; Vermont; Pennsylvania. Proof of Permanent Residency in one of these states must be submitted in one of the following at the time of deposit:

• Driver’s license or State photo ID (in the parent’s name or student’s name)
• Home utility bill
• School ID or report card which clearly states NY/NJ/CT/MA/VT or PA address

Please refer to Ailey Forward for the latest safety information.

Yes. The Junior Division staff will host a mandatory Parent and Student Orientation via Zoom on Wednesday, July 21^st at 5:30pm.  

Yes, a negative PCR test will be required. Antigen or antibody tests are not acceptable. The nasal swab PCR test is the only test we will accept.
The test must be dated no more than 5 days prior to the first day of class (not later than July 7 for Professional Division students, and not later than July 21 for Junior Division students).  

Please refer to Ailey Forward for the latest safety information.

Yes. Students are required to wear a surgical mask at all times. Ailey also recommends that students bring their own fabric mask which can be worn over the surgical mask. Ailey will have enough disposable masks, gloves, face shields upon special request through The Ailey School, hand sanitizers, and wipes on hand for everyone in the building.

Please refer to Ailey Forward for the latest safety information.

Yes. For the safety of everyone in the building, all dancers, students, faculty, musicians and staff are always required to wear a mask in class and in public spaces. All staff in The Joan Weill Center for Dance are always also required to wear a KN95 mask including Faculty, Administrative Staff, and Staff who are required to circulate in public areas of the building. KN95 masks are provided by Ailey.

Ailey recommends that everyone returning to the building consult NY Forward and CDC to learn about cloth masks in order to make personal decisions. However, Ailey does NOT recommend Gaitors, fleece, or bandanas.  Fabric masks should be washed at home frequently.

Yes. The Ailey School uses the HealthCheck by Stratum, used to screen for potential COVID-19 related symptoms prior to students entering the building. Every day, students must complete the HealthCheck screening in the app before departing from home, 2 hours prior to the start of class. Only those students who receive a green notification at the end of the screening will be admitted to enter the building.

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Please refer to Ailey Forward for the latest safety information.

Yes, students must take their temperature every morning prior to logging into the Healthcheck app. All students are required to have a digital thermometer.

Please refer to Ailey Forward for the latest safety information.

Yes. Members of Ailey’s security staff will be present to assist as you take your no-touch temperature on temple or wrist. If you register a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, you will not be permitted to proceed into the building.

Please refer to Ailey Forward for the latest safety information.

Yes. Please reference the Summer Intensive Dress Code. 

Students should be dressed in uniformity in the case of photography or filming. 

All students who have submitted a video audition have been placed in the appropriate levels by the audition panel.   

Junior Division students attend 10 classes per week. Classes take place Monday through Friday.

Students have 2 classes per day. Classes take place between 9am and 6pm Monday through Friday. Each class is approximately one hour and 30 minutes.

No, students will receive a pre-assigned schedule of 10 classes per week after they have registered and paid.

We are complying with COVID-19 safety precautions and are keeping class sizes to no more than 12 students per cohort. Classes of this size will also allow faculty to have better interaction and make more focused evaluations of students work.

Please refer to Ailey Forward for the latest safety information.

No. Make-up classes are not offered.

Yes. Students may be selected to receive a merit-based scholarship to the Junior Division Summer Intensive Program. Scholarship awards are applied to tuition only.

No. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only students who permanently reside in New York or one of the 5 following contiguous states may attend the in-person Summer Intensive: New Jersey; Connecticut; Massachusetts; Vermont; Pennsylvania.

Please refer to Ailey Forward for the latest safety information.

No, there is currently not an option to train virtually for the Junior Division Summer Intensive Program.

No. New York Forward states the following:

The travel guidelines require all New Yorkers, as well as those visiting from out-of-state or another country, to take personal responsibility for compliance in the best interest of public health and safety.

Asymptomatic travelers entering New York from another country, U.S. state, or territory are no longer required to test or quarantine as of April 10, 2021. Quarantine, consistent with the CDC recommendations, is still recommended for all travelers who are not fully vaccinated or have not recovered from laboratory confirmed COVID-19 during the previous 3 months. Symptomatic travelers must immediately self-isolate and contact the local health department or their healthcare providers to determine if they should seek COVID-19 testing.

All travelers entering New York from a state that is not a contiguous state who have been outside of New York for more than 24 hours must complete the Traveler Health Form. Contiguous states to New York are Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont.