Performance Training Program

Foundations of Stage & Performance

June 13–August 2026

For over 15 years, the Áche Performance Project has offered dancers a space to deepen their training through the process of creating and presenting work together. Throughout that time, performance and choreography have remained important tools for exploration, education, growth, and artistic development.

This summer, we’re excited to begin building something new.

The Performance Training Program is a 3-month process focused on the foundations of performance training and the many skills involved in functioning within a performance environment and group setting.

While many social and class-based skills transfer to the stage, performance requires its own set of tools — ones that can deepen our dancing whether or not we choose to perform.

What We’ll Explore

Throughout the process, students will work with concepts including:

  • blocking, spacing, and formations

  • timing and coordination within a group

  • how social and performance dance overlap — and how they differ

  • adapting partnerwork for performance settings

  • adapting movement to different performance spaces

  • introduction to choreographic tools and creative process

  • the mental and physical awareness performance environments require

This is not a performance team, nor is it centered around preparing for a show.

Sessions will be approached as an ongoing training and creative lab throughout the summer, balancing individual study and development with the experience of working, adapting, and communicating within a group process. The program is designed to help dancers develop a deeper understanding of the performance facet of the dance while cultivating skills that can positively impact their overall growth, awareness, communication, and versatility as dancers.

Participation Details

Schedule 12-week program
Saturdays · 12:30–2:00pm
June–August 2026
Beginning June 13

Rescheduled weekends:
July 4 · July 18 · August 15

Tuition & Dues
$150/month
Due on the 15th of each month

Registration is open through June 13.

Accessibility Limited sliding scale options are available. Our goal is to keep opportunities like this accessible to a wider range of dancers. If financial hardship is a concern, please feel free to reach out.

Adjusted rehearsal dates will be announced in advance.

We’re incredibly excited to begin this new process and grateful for the overwhelming interest and support already shown during our open house.

We look forward to continuing to build and grow with all of you this summer!