IU Contemporary Dance Program

It has been an incredible week of Dance!! Hear from Co-Director of the IU Contemporary Dance Summer Intensive and Associate Professor of the BFA Contemporary Dance Program at IU on her classes taught for the 2026 IUCD summer dance intensive participants! Register next year for the 2027 IUCD Summer Intensive!
Video credit: M A Y A L I G H T F O O T ☮️

As we wrap up, RA Couselors and recent 2026 senior dance major graduates .philbin16 & have a message for our participants!!! These two worked hard all week taking care of the participants day and night!!! We appreciate them very much for their tenacity, professionalism and creating a safe space!!

Day 2, A Day In the Life of The IU Contemporary Dance Summer Intensive Program 2026! See what a day looks like!!
Video by RA & our 2026 graduating senior Megan Philbin @

2026 BFA Senior Capstone Concert Directed by me! Come Out to support dance and the seniors choreographic work! Opening Night Thursday April 30th 7:30pm, May 1st 7:30pm, and May 2nd 2pm and 7:30pm!

Hear from our Contemporary Dance Faculty, Robert F Burden, on his teachings at our IU BFA contemporary dance program. This summer, at our IU Contemporary Summer Dance Intensive, he will be teaching Tap, Jazz, and some House!! Sign up and reserve by May 1st. See BIO for more information!