American Dance Guild Modern Dance Week
June 8–12, 2026
afternoons
Peridance Center
126 East 13th St, New York City

For this year’s Modern Dance Week, the American Dance Guild hosts ST/DE founding director Jim May and eleven other master teachers from a wide range of modern dance lineages. This is a rare opportunity for dancers to broaden their range and to learn from artists of deep experience.

MONDAY JUNE 8TH
2:30-4:00 PM Alberto del Saz (Nikolais Technique and Repertory)
4:00-5:30 PM Jim May (Sokolow Technique and Repertory)
TUESDAY JUNE 9TH
2:30-4:00 PM Anabella Lenzu (Dance Composition)
4:00-5:30 PM Janis Brenner (Improvisation)
WEDNESDAY JUNE 10TH
2:30-4:00 PM Dina Denis (Joan Miller Technique and Repertory)
4:00-5:30 PM Ara Fitzgerald (Improvisation – Daniel Nagrin)
THURSDAY JUNE 11TH
1-2:30 PM Dian Dong (“East meets West in American Modern Dance” exploring the works of H.T. Chen)
2:30-4:00 PM Francesca Todesco (Isadora Duncan Technique & Repertory)
4:00-5:30 PM Gloria McLean (Hawkins Technique)
FRIDAY JUNE 12TH
1-2:30 PM Elizabeth Keen (Dance Composition)
2:30-4:00 PM Maxine Steinman (Eleo Pomare Technique and Repertory)
4:00-5:30 PM Sue Bernhard (Limón Technique)

Single class: $27
Full 12-class intensive: $304 ($20 discount)