AXIS Dance Company’s annual summer intensive is in-person in 2026. We invite disabled, non-disabled, neurodivergent, and d/Deaf adult dancers and movement practitioners from around the world to engage, share and learn from one another in an inclusive and accessible environment. Over five days, participants will learn new skills in three different modules derived from the company’s working ethos and repertoire that will enhance and develop their own practice in improvisation, choreography and performance, and dance education. Our two-module teacher training provides professional dance educators and experienced artists the chance to enhance their skills and working methods in inclusive dance and translation for more inclusive pedagogic practices.
Dates for the 2026 Summer Intensive will be July 13th-18th (Monday-Saturday) held at the UC Berkeley Bancroft Studio.
Applications Close: April 26th, 2026 at 11:59pm PST
“All my life I have wanted to dance. It is the first desire I remember having: to dance. And yet I have been discouraged (from a very early age) my entire life. I have been fortunate to find little respites with similar inclusive dance companies but nothing in my experience has come close to what AXIS achieves (and in such a very short time.” – 2025 Summer Intensive Participant
2025 Summer Intensive Recap
External Funding Resources
Are you looking for external financial support to attend our Summer Intensive? You may be eligible for some of the grants & funding resources that are outlined below.
Please note that AXIS is not associated with any of these funding organizations, and will not be able to provide administrative support for your application.
Quarterly grants of up to $1,000 that provide funding to hone your craft and learn new skills related to managing your career. Deadlines: Dec. 18th 2024, Feb.18th 2025, May 20th 2025
Quarterly grants from £2,000-£12,000 to support individuals who are cultural and creative practitioners and want to take time to focus on their creative development. Deadlines: Dec 12th, 2024 , TBA 2025
Provides financial support to individuals who wish to travel abroad or in the United Kingdom to attend a conference, to pursue a research project, or undertake a short course of study in the field of movement or dance. All travel costs from your home to your destination and return, plus return travel costs for an access support worker. Deadline: Jan 31st, 2025
Quarterly grants for up to $30,000 to support artists committed to the creation & dissemination of innovative, vibrant and diverse art. Rolling application deadlines.
Grants of up to $15,000 to assist talented emerging and early-career artists in taking up professional development opportunities, usually overseas. Deadline: Jan 14th, 2025
Annual grant to support the mobility of artists and cultural operators to create, to showcase and to expose their works to international audiences and to receive international feedback. Deadline: To be announced.
External Grants – Opportunities for the 2026 Funding Cycle
While deadlines for these grants have passed for 2025, consider applying for these opportunities to attend our 2026 Summer Intensive:
Annual grant for up to $10,000 per year that supports small teams of teachers in the formation and implementation of groundbreaking k-12 classroom instruction. Deadline: 4/15/25
Teacher scholarships of up to $500 that can be used for a wide variety of professional development opportunities and materials. Deadlines 3/1/25 & 10/1/25
One-time grants for up to $2,500 for Stanford faculty, lecturers, students, instructional teams, and departments. NextDeadline: Spring/Summer 2025 Funding TBA
Educator Funding Resource Boards– United States
Check out these US educator information hubs for ongoing grant opportunities & information:
