Welcome to ADTC’s CO Dance Camp!
At our CO dance camp, you’ll take 4 – 5 dance classes per-day, Mon through Fri. Classes are taught by our professional choreographers. The core dance disciplines you’ll take are contemporary, hip hop and jazz (styles vary and may include Bwy or lyrical). Elective dance classes include ballet, tap & world dance.
No matter what your dance level or background, our CO dance camp curriculum is designed to challenge you. You’ll be organized into groups by age & ability and get to perform in a big Friday Show.
Life @ ADTC in Colorado
Our CO dance camp home is the University of Colorado Boulder, located just 45 minutes outside of Denver where the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains.
Boulder is surrounded by the Arapaho National Forest in a wide basin beneath Flagstaff Mountain just a few miles east of the continental divide. The Boulder Valley is only 25 miles northwest of the Denver airport.
At ADTC “ULTIMATE Rocky Mountains” in Colorado, campers stay in spacious double dorm rooms with shared bathrooms. Rooms & hallway blocks at our CO dance camp are organized by age and ADTC’s staff is housed in rooms on each floor, providing campers with 24-hour supervision & support. CU Boulder offers everything you need to unwind between dancing and summer adventures: a swimming pool shaped like a Buffalo (!), laundry facilities, lots of on-campus activities, and a Dance Canteen for basic supplies, snacks, ADTC apparel and souvenirs.
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Our handle is @danceadtc. Use the hashtags #adtcboulder or #adtccolorado for a REAL behind-the-scenes look at life at our CO dance camp!
AWESOME ACTIVITIES AT OUR CO DANCE CAMP
At ADTC’s ULTIMATE Rocky Mountains CO dance camp you can enjoy
awesome activities & extras like swimming, horseback riding,
kayaking, ropes course, bowling, ice skating, go-carts, escape room, girl’s night out & more!
Just Some of Our Amazing Boulder CO Dance Camp Staff
Ashley Peter
Ashley Peter is a New York City based professional dancer, choreographer, adjudicator and educator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance with a concentration in Jazz and Ballet from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA.
Ashley grew up in Central Florida, but she holds dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. She travels all over the US and Canada to dance competitions & conventions such as Beyond the Stars, Breakout Dance, SHINE, Starquest, Legacy Dance and Impact Dance in pursuit of her passion – to educate young dancers.
Ashley has been on staff with Universal Dance Association, DivaDance NYC, the Broadway Theatre Project (founded by Ann Reinking), and The Jimmy Awards. Ashley has choreographed for Flash Mob America, the OMMA Awards, Florida Dance Masters, and singer/songwriter Joey Contreras.
Some of Ashley’s favorite performance credits include the Brooklyn based contemporary dance company, UrbanHumans, the NYC Jazz Dance Festival, the Walt Disney Company, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, and RWS & Associates. She has also done national industrials, original Broadway workshops, and numerous shows & festivals throughout NYC.
Ashley has been a Program Director and Instructor-Counselor at ADTC in Vermont, Maryland, Illinois, Colorado, North Carolina & virtually since 2016. She has a twin brother and is obsessed with her senior dog, Trotter. Another passion of Ashley’s is painting with acrylics – especially painting nature and pets!
Ellen Mihalick
Ellen Mihalick grew up dancing at NJ Ballet and the NJ Dance Theater Ensemble. She live in NYC where she has been a Radio City Rockette since 2013.
In addition to performing at Radio City, Ellen’s professional dance credits include the Broadway National Tours of An American in Paris and South Pacific.
Other favorite career moments include West Side Story (Graziella/DC), Shrek the Musical (ensemble/DC), TV appearances on Amazon’s Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and HBO’s Succession, as well as walking in NY Fashion week.
When not performing, Ellen is a personal trainer, barre teacher & choreographer. Her recent choreographer credits include Matilda The Musical!
Ellen has been an Instructor & Director at ADTC summer dance camps in California, Colorado, Texas & Maryland since 2017. She’s an #adtcidol and wants to inspire other girls to stay true & believe in themselves. “Dream BIG because hard work pays off.”
Outside of dance, Ellen’s loves include her cat Toni, her six nieces and nephews, and traveling the world… 29 countries and counting. You’ll always see Ellen with her coffee in hand and lots of energy!
Alli Gallant
Alli Gallant is a professional dancer, teacher and choreographer in the NY area. Originally from Massachusetts, Alli grew up dancing competitively in a multitude of styles including jazz, hip hop, musical theatre, tap, ballet and Irish step dancing.
Alli recently completed the Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester in NYC where she worked with leading choreographers in the dance industry. She has also performed Improv Comedy throughout the city with her team, “Good For You.”
Alli’s recent performance credits include being a featured dancer in the award winning short film, Youthful Faces (directed and choreographed by Lane Napper), dancing in NY Fashion Week and performing at Six Flags for the Halloween Season Unleashed!
Alli so excited to be back for her 17th summer at ADTC! She has been a camper, CIT, JIC, IC, APD and PD in Vermont, Colorado and Wisconsin, and has directed and taught many ADTC virtual camps!
Emma Randall
Emma Randall is a professional dancer & choreographer based in Denver, Colorado. She has a B.A. in Dance and English from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Emma began dancing when she was 10 years old at the Singapore American School. She moved to Marin County, CA when she was 13 and continued her dance training at Roco Dance Studio.
While at CU, Emma found a passion for Hip Hop and House dance and she was a Team Captain and choreographer for the school’s street dance team, VeRVE Collisionz. She is dedicated to spreading the knowledge she continues to gain about the rich history of these dance styles.
Emma is currently a member of VisKosity Dance Collective; a Contemporary-Street Dance fusion company. Emma attended ADTC in California as a camper for six years and she has taught at ADTC in California & Colorado since 2016.
Jo Liebenberg
Joanne Liebenberg is a professional performing artist and dance instructor from South Africa based in New York City. She recently performed on the First National Tour of The Thorn as Dance Captain and Associate Choreographer, and in Shade Productions’ cirque Halloween show, Unleashed.
Joanne has completed two contracts cruising and performing for audiences around the world with Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines. She studied Dance and Musical Theatre through Trinity Guildhall, Trinity College London and graduated from the Waterfront Theatre College in South Africa. She then moved to New York City to complete a Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center where she had the opportunity to train with many brilliant choreographers and artists, performed at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater and became BDC’s poster girl.
Before she booked her first contract with Royal Caribbean, Joanne performed in the show ’Another Day’ as Lead Dancer and Actress at the Kalk Bay Theatre in South Africa after being headhunted by Followspot Productions back when she was performing with the Waterfront Theatre Company. Growing up, she trained extensively at a high performance level, and represented her country in the World Championships for 5 consecutive years in Jazz, Modern, Ballet and Showdance winning Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
When Joanne is not performing, she is teaching Hot Yoga and Sculpt classes at Corepower Yoga NYC as well as Dance and Choreography at many different studios along the east coast. She is also a certified Nutritionist and Adv PADI scuba diver.
Joanne has been an Instructor-Counselor at ADTC in Vermont, Maryland and Colorado for two summers. She is a creative, passionate and life-loving artist who cannot wait to see where her future in the performing industry will take her next!
Katelyn Martin
Katelyn Martin is a professional dancer, choreographer and educator based in Los Angeles. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University with a BA in Dance and Communication Studies.
Growing up in New Hampshire, Katelyn’s mother always encouraged her to be a performer and she has been dancing and performing since she was three years old. In addition to dance, she loves theatre and performing in musicals.
While at LMU, Katelyn danced with Radix Dance Crew and Kuumba Beatz Dance Crew. She also trainined with Jason Myhre, Chad Michael Hall, Tony Czar, and Rogelio Lopez, and performed works by Marjani Forte, Holly Johnston, Paige Porter, Laila Abdullah, and J.T Hornstein.
Katelyn started as a Junior Instructor-Counselor (“JIC”) at ADTC in Vermont in 2010. She’s been an Instructor-Counselor (“IC”) in Vermont, California & Maryland for more than 10 summers, as well as Program Director (“PD”) at ADTC in Colorado for 2 summers.
CJ Johnson
Christina Johnson (“CJ”) is a professional dancer, choreographer and educator based in New York City. CJ fell in love with dance back in the 1900’s in Oregon.
CJ began dancing professionally with BodyVox, Bent, and Kinetic Images in Portland, then moved to Seattle, where she spent quality time learning and performing with many prominent dance companies and choreographers, including Cheronne Wong; BetterBiscuit; XODO; Alethea Adsitt; Fusion; and Seattle Jazz, to name a few.
In 2003 CJ co-founded her own eclectic modern dance company, Jerboa Dance, where she choreographed, co-directed, co-produced, and starred in many successful shows, including a special guest appearance with Dance Masters of America.
CJ joined the NYC dance scene in 2005 and is proud to have shared the stage and performed all over the world with The Love Show and Shir Dance Theater, She also choreographed and produced the Jerboa Dance NYC premier “Back from the Brink.”
CJ’s choreography has been featured on Fox 5, America’s Got Talent, and “Loosen My Tie” video. She has also performed for P Diddy, Beyoncé, Martha Stuart, and was an opening soloist for Diana Ross.
CJ has directed and taught at ADTC locations in California, Colorado, Vermont, Texas, New Jersey, Maryland & Wisconsin since 2010.
Joule Valdez
Joule Valdez is a professional dancer, choreographer and educator based in Victoria, Texas. She has a degree in Business with a minor in Dance from Victoria College.
Joule has extensive training in many styles, but she specializes in Hip Hop & Acro. She has trained with Matt Steffanina & Marty Kudelka in Dallas, and danced with Pro Action & Nappy Tabs in Las Vegas. Joule is also the Executive Director for the Calhoun South Texas Strutters in Port Lavaca, TX.
Joule has worked at ADTC in Colorado, Texas & Maryland since 2017, starting as a Jr. Instructor and working her way up to Asst. Program Director. She loves children & sharing her passion for dance. When not dancing, Joule is a preschool teacher, but her goal is to own her own studio one day!
Rachel Martens
Rachel Martens was born and raised in Illinois. She is in her first season with Ballet Quad Cities. She began her training in ballet and pointe at the Faubourg School of Ballet under the direction of Watmora Casey. After Faubourg, she performed and competed with the Visceral Studio Company in Chicago, Illinois.
Rachel recently graduated Magna Cum Lade from State University of New York at Purchase College with a BFA in Dance. At Purchase College, Rachel had the honor to perform works by George Balanchine, Norbert De La Cruz III, Hannah Garner, Rena Butler and Jenelle Figgins. During her junior year she was chosen to study abroad for a semester at Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts performing works by Raymond Chai and Anh Ngoc Nguyen.
Rachel has attended summer intensives at Colorado Ballet, Alonzo King Lines, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, B12 in Berlin and Hubbard Street Dance. She has been teaching and directing ADTC dance camps in Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado and virtually since 2017.
Kierstyn Sharrow
Kierstyn Sharrow is a professional dancer, choreographer and educator based in New York City. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Dance & Minor in Musical Theater from Marymount Manhattan College.
Kierstyn has taught ballet, pointe, partnering, tap & jazz at renowned NYC-area studios like the Broadway Dance Center, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Her performance credits include the National Tour with CATS (swing) and American Dance Machine (dance captain). She was also the dance captain of the Off-Broadway show, Idol: the Musical.
Kierstyn has been on staff at ADTC dance camps in Colorado, California and Wisconsin since 2017. Kierstyn has an amazing sense of humor and loves to make our campers & staff laugh. She also loves having such an important impact on the lives of our campers.
Kierstyn wants girls to learn from her that change is OK! “Life doesn’t stop when something shifts, so we can’t stop either. It is scary and empowering to all of a sudden be pushed outside our comfort zone.”
Sadie Arundale
Sadie Arundale is a dancer & choreographer in Massachusetts. She is currently pursuing a BFA in Dance and a minor in Business at UMass Amherst.
Sadie grew up dancing competitively at a local MA studio. She has also trained and performed with Pantos Project and Urbanity Dance companies in Boston. In college, Sadie is a member of the UMass Dance Company and a group fitness instructor for campus recreation.
This is Sadie’s 9th year with ADTC! She spent six summers as a camper & Counselor-In-Training (CIT) in Vermont before becoming a Jr. Instructor-Counselor in 2021. She has been an Instructor Counselor in Vermont, North Carolina & Colorado, as well as Assistant Program Director in Vermont!
Sadie has a passion for improv and choreography and she loves being a positive role model for younger campers. Read Sadie’s ADTC Idol Story!
Dakota Smith
Dakota Smith is a professional dancer and choreographer based in New York City. She has a BA in Dance and a minor in Theater Production and Design from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Dakota grew up in the ballet world, starting dance at the age of three. In NYC she has shifted more into the jazz/theatre scene. Dakota was recently on a contract with Celebrity Cruises for seven months traveling to Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Bahamas. Along with a Production Cast Dancer, she was also the wardrobe captain, mending older costumes to keep them in great condition.
Dakota joined ADTC as an Instructor-Counselor in Colorado in 2023. Dancing has always been her passion and she’s proud it is now her profession! Dakota dreams of being on Broadway or a Rockette in the near future…
Kya Cafaro
Kya Cafaro is a New York City based artist. She was a dance major and acting minor at a vocational public school, spending summers in NYC training at studios like Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, and Peridance.
Growing up in New Jersey in a family of creative people, Kya has been dancing, singing, acting, and playing music for as long as she can remember. When she turned eighteen, she dove head first into auditioning and performing full-time. Most recently, she performed on Holland America Line cruise ships and just got off of a Grand World Voyage which brought her to over thirty countries, performing nearly 400 times.
After spending last year at sea, Kya is thrilled to be back on land nurturing her love of teaching. She’s grateful to be able to adventure, see beautiful places, and connect with others, all while making art. Kya joined ADTC as an Instructor-Counselor Colorado and Wisconsin in 2023.
Outside of performing and teaching dance, Kya loves animals of all kinds. She has worked for animal control rescuing and rehoming animals, her favorite being a baby racoon.
Ashley Sartell
Ashley Sartell is a professional dancer, choreographer & teacher based in Los Angeles, California. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from CalArts.
Ashley grew up dancing competitively at Pat Barton Dance Studio in Iowa where she also was a teacher for 6 years. Ashley’s dance teaching experience includes Ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and pointe.
Ashley has been an Instructor-Counselor at ADTC dance camps in California, Texas & Maryland since 2021. She wants campers to learn that dance is fun and shouldn’t cause any frustration. “We are all here to celebrate our love of dance and have fun making new friends.”
Taylor Eagle
Taylor Eagle is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher based in Ohio. She has a B.A. in Dance Education and a minor in Psych & Childhood Development from UNC Charlotte.
Taylor grew up studying ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, and pointe at Eagle Dance Center in Galion, OH. She was a member of EDC’s Competition Team and received many individual & group awards and titles, both regional and national.
Taylor began teaching in 2009 and choreographing in 2013 – working with students ages 3 to 18 in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, tap, and pointe. She currently choreographs for EDC’s competition team.
Taylor has been an Instructor Counselor & Asst. Program Director at ADTC in Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado & California since 2021. She wants campers to learn that being yourself is the best version of you that you can be.
Morgan Morse
Morgan Morse is a dancer in Ohio. She grew up taking ballet, pointe, jazz, musical theatre, tap, modern, lyrical and hip hop at Perrysburg Dance Academy. She was captain of the studio’s performance and competition team, and during her last two years of high school, she also assisted younger classes.
This is Morgan’s 9th year with ADTC! She spent eight summers as a camper & Counselor-In-Training (CIT) in Maryland before becoming a Jr. Instructor-Counselor in Maryland, Colorado and Vermont in 2023. Morgan loved being a camper and hopes to help younger girls enjoy ADTC as much as she did!
Inspiring CO Dance Camp Testimonials from Our Parent-Camper Surveys
We invite you to read the ADTC CO dance camp testimonials below (submitted by parents through our post-camp survey). Most testimonials below include an email for the alumni parent at the end of their review (you may have to click “Read More” to see it) – please feel free to contact parents for more feedback about their ADTC experience.
Overall rating: 5 out of 5 based on 11 reviews.
5 Summers So Far!
“My daughter has been attending ADTC in Colorado since she was 9 (5 summers so far!) and she has formed such a great bond with the counselors and other campers. She has gained so much confidence from this camp we could not imagine going anywhere else. The instructors are incredible, and my daughter has become great friends with all of them. They really know how to lift the girls up and create a safe place for the girls to feel at home while they are away from Read More
their families. We have loved that it is a fairly small group and they really get to know each other and become lifelong friends. My daughter never felt homesick, she missed me, but she loved camp. Regarding technique, I think anytime you do something 6 days a week for multiple hours you get better. They really learned how to learn choreography fast since they only have a week to put on a show. She was able to learn different styles of moves from seeing other dancers from other studios preform. When you have new instructors and are with new dancers you have a different perspective. They of course have fun, but they dance a lot and they do come away from camp a better dancer than when they arrived. Activities, girls’ night out is a must, they get to dress up and go out to dinner in town. It is really sweet to see how they have all bonded over the week during this activity. She has also enjoyed the day at the beach – they go to Boulder Reservoir and paddle board, swim and hang out. Another great activity they do is a talent night and the girls choreograph their own dances and perform for each other, and then at the end of week show. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think my daughter would perform a solo in front of an audience. ADTC gave her the confidence to do that, and it brought me to tears. denisearnett@msn.com”
~ Denise A., Breckenridge, CO
Organized, Happy & Inclusive
“My daughter didn’t have much dance experience before attending this camp but still felt valued and included as a dancer. The quality of instruction advanced her skills quite significantly in one week and allowed her to explore different dance styles at her level. ADTC provided a very organized, happy & inclusive environment for my daughter with personalized attention from amazing camp staff and instructors. She made many friends and loved the food, which hasn’t usually been the case at other camps. monicadk303@gmail.com”
~ Monica D., Englewood, CO
Fun, Sparking, Alive!
“My 11 year old daughter loved the dance camp experience in Colorado and is ready to go back next year! Three adjectives I’d use to describe ADTC are fun, sparking, and alive.”
~ Lauren G., Windsor, CO
Highlight of My Daughter’s Summer!
“My daughter had a wonderful experience at ADTC! This was the highlight of her summer!! The camp is very professional and all of the staff were respectful of the girls. CU Boulder’s campus is very nice! Three adjectives I’d use to describe ADTC are challenging, inspiring, and memorable. Thank you! We can’t wait for next summer!!”
~ Sara B., Frisco, CO
Positive & Empowering
“ADTC camp is a positive and empowering experience for girls of all ages and abilities. I highly recommend ADTC. The whole camp experience has been very easy and my daughter comes back feeling more confident. It’s a tough age for parents to figure out what is going through their mind, but my daughter has come back both summers in an upbeat and positive mood and I think that says it all. The staff was all great. The Director took my daughter to urgent care when she wasn’t feeling well Read More
and reassured me that we wouldn’t have to drive 7 hours to pick her up and bring her home. She kept in touch the whole time…which my husband and I appreciated. woodmaiden@msn.com”
~ Anna M., Santa Fe, NM
Exceeded Our Expectations
“ADTC is awesome! Totally exceeded our expectations. Counselors were all very qualified and provided a challenging yet fun and memorable experience for our daughter. UC Boulder Colorado is gorgeous. ginagoodwin@gmail.com”
~ Gina G., Highlands Ranch, CO
Best Experience at ADTC
“As a first time camper, my daughter had the best experience at ADTC, not only in terms of learning dance but in growing as a self confident teenage girl. This was also her first sleep away camp – very professional and positive staff, and she even raves about the food. She can’t wait to participate for two weeks next summer. drhazelbaker@yahoo.com”
~ Dana D., Cincinnati, OH
Enriching Experience
“This has been an enriching experience for our daughter the past two summers in Colorado. Three adjectives I’d use to describe ADTC are empowering, enriching, and fun. sjunerod@msn.com”
~ Stephanie R., Lakewood, CO
Wanted to Stay Another Week
“My daughter had an amazing time at camp and wanted to stay for another week. She said it was hard work but she had fun. CJ was amazing as a camp director. She let us know that my daughter was doing well with her medications and even played the tooth fairy when she lost her tooth during camp. muller_amy@yahoo.com”
~ Amy M., Boulder, CO
Girl Power & Bonding
“My daughter had a wonderful time and met so many great girls. The counselors were amazing, talented, patient and encouraging and fun. They did a wonderful job working with girls and making them feel included, cared for and appreciated. Encouraging girl power and bonding with others who love to dance provided an enriching experience for my daughter. She made new friends and they are all now friends and chat together on a group chat so that is a great outcome of the experience too. Read More
She learned new dance moves and the show was amazing – choreography was top notch. kyradawn@gmail.com”
~ Kyra S., Parker, CO
The whole thing was easy!
“My daughter had a wonderful time at ADTC in Winter Park. This was her first overnight camp and the ladies of ADTC made it an awesome experience for her. She loved all of her dance instructors. She was put with the perfect roommate. The whole thing from signing up to checking out was easy. Everyone at ADTC was helpful and friendly. The girls did a great job learning the routines for the show in such a short time. There was a nice variety of extra activities. The Winter Park Mountain Lodge is a beautiful facility and in a great location. kkilbourn@q.com”
~ Keturah K., Estes Park, CO
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The perfect home-based hip hop dance class for intermediate-advanced dancers! This is an open class and does not require a longer commitment. Drop-in anytime! We’ll explore a mix of street dance styles in a highly energetic, challenging & fun 1-hr class. Fresh technique & choreography every time we meet!
The perfect home-based contemporary dance class for intermediate-advanced dancers! This is an open class and does not require a longer commitment. Drop-in anytime! We’ll hone our technique & explore creative expression in this 1-hr class while energizing movement with emotion. Fresh technique & choreography every time we meet!
The perfect home-based jazz dance class for beginners! This is an open class and does not require a longer commitment. Drop-in anytime! We layer jazz style over traditional ballet technique & dance to upbeat, popular songs in this fun 1-hr class. Fresh technique & choreography every time we meet!
The perfect home-based hip hop dance class for beginners! This is an open class and does not require a longer commitment. Drop-in anytime! We’ll explore a mix of street dance and hip hop foundations in a highly energetic & fun 1-hr class. Fresh technique & choreography every time we meet!
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