A weekend of master classes and performances designed for dancers in grades 5-12!
Master Classes in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom, Improvisation, African, Capoeira, Contemporary Dance
PLUS...Pointe Shoe Fitting Workshop, College Access Panel, College Pre-Screen Audition Class, Performance Opportunities and more!
FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE COMING SOON!
IMPORTANT INFO PDF FOR PARTICIPANTS & PARENTS COMING SOON!
NEW THIS YEAR...
-New track for dancers in grades 5-7 (Offered SATURDAY ONLY)
-Workshops for Adult Dancers! (Offer SUNDAY ONLY)
REGISTRATION LINKS & INFO COMING SOON:
IGNITE! Dance Festival 2024!
September 20-22, 2024
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 20 @ 7:00 pm Chattanooga Dances! Concert
Featuring Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts Dancers & Community Partners
Saturday, Sept. 21 Schedule Pick Up at CCA (Between 8:00-8:40 am)
Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 1:00 pm Student Choreography Showcase
Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 7:00 pm TYDF Gala Concert Featuring Special Guests Carolyn Dorfman Dance
Sunday Sept. 22 @ 3:30 pm Adult Improv Jam
REGISTRATION FORMS AND PAYMENT LINKS
ORGANIZED BY GRADE LEVEL.
*TEACHERS WHO ARE REGISTERING LARGE GROUPS:
Please email us to get a link to a group registration form: tnyouthdancefest@gmail.com
Select your grade level and find the coordinating registration form and payment link below.
FOR DANCERS IN GRADES 5-7
Grades 5-7 Registration Forms COMING SOON!
*GRADES 5-7 REGISTRATION FEES: $75
FOR DANCERS IN GRADES 8-12
Grades 8-12 Registration Forms COMING SOON!
*Grades 8-12 REGISTRATION FEES: $150
FOR ADULT DANCERS & DANCE EDUCATORS (AGES 18 and up)
Registration Forms COMING SOON!
$85 Includes lunch on Sunday, Festival T-shirt and adult class track on SUNDAY
ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION LINKS:
Student Choreography Application Deadline Monday, September 2, 2024
STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY GUIDELINES HERE
Student Choreography Applications COMING SOON!
IGNITE! Gala Application Deadline Extended until Friday, September 2, 2024
IGNITE! Gala Concert Guidelines 2024 HERE
IGNITE! Gala Applications COMING SOON!
ALL EVENTS HELD AT CHATTANOOGA CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE COMING SOON!
Stay tuned for announcements with special guest artists!
Chattanooga Dances Concert!
Friday, September 20, 2024
7:00 pm
Featuring Local Non-Profit
Community Dance Partners and Schools
Ignite! Student Choreography Showcase
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
1:00 pm
Featuring Festival Participant
Student Choreographers
Guidelines COMING SOON!
Ignite! Gala Concert
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
7:00 pm
With Special Guests
Carolyn Dorfman Dance
&
Featuring Festival Participant
Student Companies and Studios
Guidelines COMING SOON!
Creating community...sharing space...celebrating young performers!
Glimpse Festival Master Faculty 2023 below...
2024 Faculty Announcements COMING SOON!
Hip Hop
Improv
Lisa Locke
College Dance Programs
Ann Willet
Fletcher Pilates Fascial Flow
Hip Hop
Modern & Musical Theatre Dance
College Dance Programs
Jade Treadwell
College Dance Programs
College Dance Programs
African Dance
Monica Ellison
Modern
Coach Cherokee Ellison
Capoeira
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.
