JUNE 1-12 | 4:00-6:00pm | Age 7-10
THE QUALITY, INTENSITY, AND BENEFITS OF A MAINLAND PROGRAM.
THE RESPECT, SUPPORT, AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT OF KDA.
KDA JUNIOR INTENSIVE IS BACK!
KDA’s younger dancers have a chance to sample the “big kid” summer intensive in our signature safe and supportive environment. With daily technique class supplemented by specialty classes such as acting, lyrical, stretching, and more, dancers will expand their horizons and discover all that dance has to offer!
MEET THE TEACHERS: Junior Dancers have a chance to meet the KDA Summer Intensive teachers!
MEET YOUR TEACHERS
ADAM BORELAND (full program)
VLADIMIR STADNIK (week 1)
JENNIFER GAGE (full program)
CAROLYN FEHER (full program)
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Adam Boreland has been a part of the professional ballet world for over 15 years. Proud first student of Sell’s Broadway Dance Company. Adam trained at San Francisco Ballet School & Orlando Ballet School. He held professional contracts at Texas Ballet Theater and Orlando Ballet, along with guesting around the United States.
He has been blessed with dancing principal roles in ballet such as Swan Lake, Cinderella, Val Caniparoli’s Lambarena, Glenn Tetley’s Voluntaries, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Jorden Morris Productions Moulin Rouge & Peter Pan. Adam was also recently on the NBC show “Dancing with Myself” with Shakira, Liza Koshy, & Nick Jonas.
Adam is proud to be the Creator and Founder of Facebook’s Largest Dance Group in the World: Dance Accepts Everyone— a safe, non-judgmental place for all dancers seeking to connect, inspire, and love through dance. With over 400,000 dancers in our Worldwide Community, we are able to dance, love & reach over 300+ million people around the globe.
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Professor Stadnik began his training at the Vaganova Academy. After finishing his studies, he became a soloist with the State Theatre Opera and Ballet, touring throughout the Soviet Union, Europe, and the USA. He holds a Bachelors degree in the Methodology of Classical Ballet at the University of Culture in St. Petersburg and a Masters degree as Ballet Master/Choreography in the Choreographic department of the State University of St. Petersburg. After retiring from the stage, he taught in Switzerland, Finland, France, Italy, USA, and Germany. He is a regular teacher at the American Academy of Ballet Summer Intensive.
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Ms. Jennifer has 25 years’ experience teaching all levels of ballet, contemporary, pointe, and jazz. As a teacher, Ms. Jennifer strives to give her students an age-appropriate and level-appropriate class, emphasizing the importance of placement, technique, and detail in order to prevent injury and help our dancers achieve a sustainable relationship with dance. She currently teaches the High Intermediate and Advanced Ballet levels at KDA.
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Ms Carolyn trained at a Royal Academy of Dance certified school, and completed her Vocational Ballet Exams in 2005. Since then, she has performed professionally with Hawaii Opera Theatre, Onium Ballet Project, Hawaii Ballet Theatre, and more. She has twenty years of teaching experience, and was the recipient of the National Dance Education Organization’s Outstanding Teacher Award for 2025.
PERFORMANCE: All are welcome to join us for an informal, in-studio showing on Friday, June 12! In addition, Junior Intensive dancers will receive one complementary ticket to attend Kailua Dance Theatre’s annual September Performance!
IN STUDIO SHOWING
Dancers will share their work at an informal, in-studio showing on Friday, June 12!
PERFORMANCE
Junior Intensive Dancers receive ONE complementary ticket to attend Kailua Dance Theatre’s annual September Performance! This is the perfect opportunity to see the older dancers’ work, and a great preview of what’s coming up in the future!
