Class size is limited in order to maintain the quality of the learning experience. The Festival enrolls participants, age eighteen and older, who have a minimum of three years of continuous dance training. Full-time students participate in an intensive schedule of four classes a day. Informal evening activities and shared meals in the College's Dining Common provide students and faculty with frequent opportunities for interaction. Students are encouraged to perform their own and faculty works in two informal concerts which culminate the Festival.
Rehearsal space is available throughout the Festival on a sign-up basis.
Robert Een Albert Mathias Gilles Obermayer Mike Vargas Evenings are filled with performances, workshops, panel discussions, films, music and dance jams, and more. Full-time students receive complimentary tickets to all performances. On weekends, students may explore the beautiful Maine coast by joining an organized outing to Popham Beach in Phippsburg. Students may elect to enroll part-time for one, two, or three classes daily, but all students must enroll for the full three weeks. Credit for course work may be transferable to other academic institutions.