A weekend of master classes and performances designed for dancers in grades 5-12!

Master Classes in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom, Improvisation, African, Contemporary Dance

Teacher/Adult Dancer Track available including 4 Master Classes on Saturday PLUS...

Special Adult Workshop with Guest Master Clinician Ann Curran

PLUS...Pointe Shoe Fitting Workshop, College Access Panel, College Pre-Screen Audition Class, Performance Opportunities and more!

FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE HERE!

Special Adult Workshop!

IMPORTANT INFO PDF FOR PARTICIPANTS & PARENTS HERE!

FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE HERE

2025 REGISTRATION LINKS ARE

LIVE BELOW!

Junior Festival Registration Form (GRADES 5-7)

Junior Festival PAYMENT LINK (GRADES 5-7)

Full Student Registration Form (GRADES 8-12)

FULL STUDENT REGISTRATION PAYMENT LINK (Grades 8-12)

FULL ADULT/TEACHER REGISTRATION FORM

FULL ADULT/TEACHER TRACK PAYMENT LINK

SUNDAY ONLY ADULT PAYMENT LINK

IGNITE! Dance Festival 2025!

FESTIVAL LOCATION: All events will take place at Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts

Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts(CCA)

1301 Dallas Road

Chattanooga, TN 37405

FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES & SPECIAL EVENTS

Friday, September 19 @ 7:00 pm Chattanooga Dances! Concert
Featuring Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts Dancers & Community Partners
Saturday, Sept. 20 Participant Check-In & Schedule Pick Up at CCA (Between 8:00-8:30 am)
Saturday, Sept. 20 @ 1:00 pm Student Choreography Showcase
Saturday, Sept. 20 @ 7:00 pm TYDF Gala Concert Featuring Special Guests Carolyn Dorfman Dance

*TEACHERS WHO ARE REGISTERING LARGE GROUPS:

Please email us to get a link to a group registration form: tnyouthdancefest@gmail.com

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION LINKS:

Student Choreography Application Deadline Sunday, September 7, 2025

2025 Student Choreography Guidelines HERE

2025 STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY APPLICATION HERE

IGNITE! Gala Application Deadline Sunday, September 7, 2025

2025 Ignite! Gala Concert Guidelines

2025 Ignite! Gala Guidelines

ALL EVENTS HELD AT CHATTANOOGA CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Glimpse Festival Master Faculty 2025 below...

Lauren Day

Ballet

Natalie Duke

Ballroom Styles

Reese Hicks

Improvisation

Ann Willet

Fletcher Pilates Fascial Flow

Marah Bates

Contemporary

Jade Treadwell

College Dance Programs

[Kofi Mawuko]

African Dance

Monica Ellison

Modern

Chattanooga Dances Concert!

Friday, September 19, 2025

7:00 pm

Featuring Local Non-Profit

Community Dance Partners and Schools

Ignite! Student Choreography Concert

Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025

1:00 pm

Featuring Festival Participant

Student Choreography GUIDELINES HERE

Student Chorography APPLICATIONS HERE

Applications Due by Sept 7, 2025

Ignite! Gala Concert

Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025

7:00 pm

Featuring Festival Participant

Student Companies and Studios

Ignite! GALA GUIDELINES AVAILABLE HERE

Ignite! GALA APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE HERE

Applications Due by Sept 7, 2025

Creating community...sharing space...celebrating young performers!

Hosted By

Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts

Founded in 1998, Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts is a unique, dedicated fine arts magnet school promoting academic and artistic excellence for students in grades six through twelve. Part of the Hamilton County School System, CCA serves over 600 students in the fine arts concentration of their choice. The college preparatory academic emphasis of the school is propelled by a commitment to the arts as a vehicle to foster creativity, cultivate discipline, and build ensemble.

Accredited by the Tennessee Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, CCA has also been recognized as a Kennedy Center National School of Distinction, as a Magnet Schools of America School of Distinction, and as a STAR School by the International Network of Performing and Visual Arts Schools.

Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts

1301 Dallas Rd.

Chattanooga, TN 37405

We are grateful for our sponsors:

Performing Arts League of Chattanooga

Spanda Arts

Artist INN Residence

A weekend of master classes and performances designed for dancers in grades 5-12!

Master Classes in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom, Improvisation, African, Contemporary Dance

Teacher/Adult Dancer Track available including 4 Master Classes on Saturday PLUS...