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EMIA 2026
at Adelphi University
Photo by Thom Palko of Karen Gayle’s …where you come from
EMIA 2026 VIDEOS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE NOW!
Performance recordings from EMIA 2026 are now available for purchase! Keep the magic of this year's performances alive by getting yours today through the button below. Read on for more information, including pricing and piece availability!
Performance recordings are available for $15.00 per piece. Once your order is placed, an EMDOD staff member will email a download link to the address provided with your order.
Important Ordering Info:
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Within the same performance: You can purchase multiple pieces in a single transaction.
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Across multiple different shows: You must complete these as separate transactions.
For any inquiries regarding recordings or the ordering process, please contact our
Communication & Archive Manager, McKenzie Brewer, at info@diversityofdance.org
Please Note (Copyright Restrictions):
Due to copyright regulations, we are unable to sell video recordings of certain pieces.
The following pieces are not available for purchase:
Week 2: “Celebration!” by Fredrick Earl Mosley & “Excerpt from Psalm” by Limón2
Week 3: “IMAGES” by Tethered Residents Theater
Week 4: “Running Spirits” by Fredrick Earl Mosley
CULTIVATE Your Voice
EXPLORE The Possibilities
COLLABORATE Internationally
GROW Together
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Video of EMIA 2022 Orientation Meeting at Hofstra University
EMIA 2026 participants can choose to attend for one for one week, two weeks, or for the entire duration of the four-week program!
ONE WEEK
Tuition
$1,000
Housing
$700
Total
$1,700
SINGLE SESSION (Two Weeks)
Tuition
$1,650
Housing
$700
Total
$2,350
BOTH SESSIONS (Four Weeks)
Tuition
$2,700
Housing
$1,400
Total
$4,100
As part of our mission to ensure that EMIA 2026 is accessible to as many hopeful participants as possible, irregardless to their financial situations, scholarships and work-study positions are available. Applications for these opportunities will be made available to accepted participants along with the intensive registration form.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Video of EMIA participants around Hofstra University
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Breakfast
9:00AM - 10:20AM
Ballet Technique
10:30AM - 11:50AM
Modern Technique
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch
1:00PM - 2:25PM
Masterclasses
2:30PM - 5:30PM
Weekly Performance Rehearsal
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Dinner
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Pre-Professional West African Rehearsal
Professional Emerging Choreographers Program Rehearsal
Photo by Payge Lecakes
For more information and a closer look at our EMIA 2026 Intensive schedule, click the button below!
ASCENDANCE
Photo by Thom Palko, 'The Unwavered' by Robert Redick
CALLING ALL DANCERS AND DANCE EDUCATORS 25 YEARS AND ABOVE
We are excited to announce the return of our Ascen-DANCE program, an all-new intensive experience, that was launched with EMIA 2025, designed specifically for dancers and dance educators aged 25 years and older!
ASCEN-DANCE invites participants (ages 25 and above) to immerse themselves in a rich schedule of daily technique classes, creative workshops, and reflective professional development sessions. In addition to a variety of class offering a variety of techniques including: Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Afro-Caribbean, and Improvisation and Body Conditioning/Wellness. Participants will engage in daily Professional Development sessions centered on themes such as Cultivation, Exploration, Collaboration, Growing Together, and Reflection. Evenings will feature unique social gatherings designed to foster community and connection across the cohort. The intensive culminates in a final mainstage performance, joining Ascen-DANCE participants and EMIA’s pre-professional and professional dancers.
FACULTY AND GUEST ARTISTS
Video of EMIA 2024 Tech Rehearsal, Taken by Sasha Reist
