Dance Summer School

You design your own daily timetable, choosing from an exciting range of classes that will enhance your technical ability and inspire your creativity.

You’ll participate in four sessions a day, choosing from different classes each session. You’ll achieve a true sense of progression in your four chosen classes, developing your skills over the course.

Please choose the right technique levels for your experience. You can check the level information in the section above this ‘Entry Requirements’.

On the final day of the course we’ll have an informal sharing for the summer school cohort, where you’ll share what you’ve been working on in your afternoon sessions.

Session 1: 9.30-11.00

Please note on Monday 27 July this class will take place from 10.00-11.00 to allow for registration.

Ballet level 1 – with Kasper Cornish

Introduction to classical ballet terminology, placement, lines and movements. Investigating the origins and evolution of Ballet through the relationships of movement, rhythm, phrasing and tempo. You’ll develop your sense of physical freedom and momentum through repetition and performance with classes designed to be enjoyable and accessible.

Ballet level 2 – with Company Wayne McGregor artist

Participants will develop their Ballet technique through a range of exercises and movement phrases. Level 2 classes focus on enjoyment, developing confidence and enhancing the execution of the style through increasingly complex phrases and sequences.

Contemporary Level 1 – with Hannah Cameron

These dynamic release-based classes will explore the basic principles of contemporary dance technique. We will combine improvisation and set movement material to explore efficient and expressive ways of moving. At the start of class, we will draw upon yoga principles, fundamental movement patterns and somatic practice to develop our body awareness and sensitivity. We will move towards learning dynamic movement sequences with a focus on alignment, co-ordination and timing. Throughout the class we will let go of unnecessary tension, discover efficient ways to move into and out of the floor, and find a free and full-bodied approach to moving in space. You can expect a playful and inclusive environment that works to develop confidence, curiosity, and collaboration.

Contemporary Level 2 – with Jasmin Vardimon artist

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Contemporary Level 3 – with Gerrard Martin

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Session 2: 11.30-13.00

Ballet level 2 – with Kasper Cornish

We’ll look further into the sequencing of instructions to underpin the strength and security of classical ballet turns, jumps and adage. Investigating some advanced technical enchainments with less familiar rhythmical frameworks. You’ll develop your stamina and explore techniques to adapt physically to the more demanding class work based on repertoire. Classes are balanced with focus on both physical and performance technique.

Ballet level 3 – with Company Wayne McGregor artist

Participants will develop their Ballet technique through a range of complex exercises and movement phrases, learning material at a fast pace.

Contemporary Level 1 – with Gerrard Martin

Class description to follow

Contemporary Level 2 – with Hannah Cameron

Drawing upon a wide range of influences, Hannah’s dynamic release-based class focuses on building a rich sensory awareness of the dancing body. These classes will combine improvisation and lots of set movement material to explore efficient and expressive ways of moving. There will be a strong focus on efficient alignment, finding freedom in the joints, integrated connectivity patterns and clear movement intention. We will build towards expansive travelling phrases that come in and out of the floor, exploring movement quality, musicality and performance. In a supportive environment you will be encouraged to find a free and full-bodied approach to moving with a focus on technical clarity and the enjoyment of moving together.

Contemporary Level 3 – with Jasmin Vardimon artist

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Session 3: 14.00-15.30, all Open level

Company Wayne McGregor Repertoire – with Company Wayne McGregor artist

Participants will have the opportunity to learn excerpts of Wayne McGregor’s choreography and gain an exclusive insight into his creative process.

Jasmin Vardimon Repertoire – with Jasmin Vardimon artist

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Jazz Technique – with Rhiane Drummond

This class will take a modern twist on classical jazz technique, reflective in the up to date and current music choices throughout the class. You will come away with a wide knowledge of core jazz skills, as well as improving on your overall fitness and energy levels required for dance training.

Tanztheater – with Adrian Look

You will learn to use the Tanztheater technique, known for its unique aesthetic inside the contemporary dance world, to express an emotional state. Together we will embody the Tanztheater philosophy by using authenticity and depth to combine technique, supported by some improvisation, into one unique artform. Through exploring your creativity, strength, and artistry you’ll visualise your emotional state, let yourself go and lose yourself in dance to experience your art on a deeper level.

Session 4: 15.45-17.15, all Open level

Boy Blue – Hip Hop Dance Foundations & Combos – With Boy Blue Company Artist

Build your hip-hop skills with foundational techniques and Boy Blue Moves & Grooves. This high-energy class enhances musicality, creativity, and confidence while working towards a final performance piece.

Choreo Lab – with Adrian Look

This session will focus on the improvisation and devising techniques used in Tanztheater. The unique Questioning and Answering approach allows for a wide range of authentic creations, with the opportunity to work creatively both individually and in groups. You will be given tools to develop dance phrases to express specific and refined states, teasing gesture phrases, meaningful actions and poignant ways to use the voice to make use of both worlds of Dance (Tanz) and theatre.

Insight into Bharatanatyam – with Seeta Patel Dance Artist

This class will be an exciting entry into the world of the South Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam (Bha-Ra-Tha-Naa-Tee-Yum).  We will touch upon the core body movements, geometry, footwork and rhythm, hand gestures, and expression which all form the heart of the art form.

This workshop will allow participants to move in a different way and explore detail and new coordination, as well as complex use of rhythms.  All the skills gained from experiencing this rich art form can be used to develop a better understanding of timing, clarity of movement, detail right down to the fingertips, and much more.

Jazz Repertoire – with Rhiane Drummond

By implementing your core jazz skills, you will learn jazz repertoire from a variety of different shows including different jazz styles – from theatre to contemporary jazz. This will build character and boost jazz musicality.

Limited bursaries are available for Dance Summer School, for UK based dance artists/teachers in financial need. Please see our bursaries page for more information.

We’re here to help you with your accommodation in London, so that you can stay fully focused on your Dance Summer School sessions. 

We have a limited number of rooms available in our Halls of Residence. They are located in the McMillan Student Village just a 5-minute walk away from the Laban Building. Accommodation bookings are optional.  

All rooms are single occupancy only, although you may request a room next to a friend also taking the course. Please email us with your request once you and your friend/s have made your bookings for the course and accommodation. 

The accommodation booking is for 7 nights in total, Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August.  

Supported check in is from 15.00 -17.00 on Sunday 26 July before the course starts. Checkout is before 10.00 on Sunday 2 August, the day after the course has ended. 

A member of the Summer School team will be staying onsite at the accommodation for the duration of the course. They are there to support the safety and wellbeing of all participants in the evenings and overnight at the accommodation, but they are not acting in loco parentis. Students are encouraged to go to the Summer School team in the accommodation with any concerns, at any time. 

There are two payment options: 

1 – Pay the Fee in full 

2 – Pay in two instalments (Deposit at point of booking, balance due 30 June 2026, 23.59) 

Course Fees 2026  

Early Bird fee: £475 (available until 1 May, 23.59) 

Early Bird deposit: £275 (balance of £200 due 30 June 2026, 23.59) 

Full fee: £600  

Full fee deposit: £350 (balance of £250 due 30 June 2026, 23.59) 

There are also concession rates for Trinity Laban Alumni and National CAT (Centre for Advanced Training) students. If you book a Trinity Laban alumni or CAT place you will be required to provide evidence following your booking. Please contact us for more information. 

Accommodation Fees 2026 

Optional Accommodation Fee 

7 nights at McMillan Student Village: 

Full Fee: £400 

Deposit: £250 (balance of £150 due 30 June 2026, 23.59) 

Please note that fees are non-refundable, unless the course is cancelled by Trinity Laban. For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions below. 

Meals are not included in the Summer School fees but can be purchased at the Laban Café or other nearby establishments. Participants can bring their own food to the building too. 

If you need any more information or support to help you make a decision about Dance Summer School, we are here to help you. 

Email: dancesummerschool@trinitylaban.ac.uk

Phone: 020 8305 9414

Download our terms and conditions here.