KSU Dance Festival 2027

Kennesaw State University's 2027 Dance Festival will be held February 6-7, 2027. This unique platform supports and celebrates the work of high school dancers. Through diverse dance classes, workshops, and seminars, high school students immerse themselves in the professional practice of dance.   
   
The weekend-long Festival aims to build community engagement between KSU's Department of Dance and performing arts high schools and dance studios throughout the region.  

Registration Opens November 2, 2026

Dance Festival participation registration closes January 15.

2027 Festival Class Schedule (Sample)

  • 8:15 am - Orientation (Gym)

    Studio 1 Studio 2 Studio 3 Studio 4 Gym Classroom
    9:00 - 10:15 am Intermediate Ballet – Turns Focused
    (O’Kelley)    		 Tap
    (Everhart)    		 Modern Flow
    (Barsky)    		 Classical Indian Dance
    (Thakurta)    		 Commercial Jazz
    (Gray)    		 Dance Educator meet and greet
    10:30 - 11:45 am ContemporaryBallet
    (Jeter)    		 Tap
    (Everhart)    		 Dance Composition
    (Knowlton)    		 Classical Indian Dance
    (Thakurta)    		 Commercial Jazz
    (Gray)    		 Alvin Ailey’s First Dance Studio History
    (for teachers)
    (Pourzal)

    12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch at the Commons

    Studio 1 Studio 2 Studio 3 Studio 4 Gym Classroom
    1:15 - 2:30 pm Intermediate Ballet – Jumps Focused
    (O’Kelley)    		 Pilates
    (Berry)    		 Contact Improvisation (Knowlton) Meditation
    (Ragsdale)    		 Musical Theatre
    (Ellis)    		 Injury Prevention
    (for teachers)
    (Crane)
    2:45 - 4:00 pm Pointe/Variations
    (Alvis)    		 Progressing Ballet Tech
    (Berry)    		 Contemporary Groove
    (Jeter)    		 Meditation
    (Ragsdale)    		 Musical Theatre
    (Ellis)    		 Injury Prevention
    (for teachers)
    (Crane)

  • Studio 1 Studio 2 Studio 3 Studio 4 Gym Classroom
    9:00 - 10:15 am Classical Ballet
    (Terminus)    		 Gyrokinesis
    (Barsky)    		 Concert Jazz
    (Eckman)    		 W. African
    (Howard & Hayes)    		 Breakin’
    (Rockwell)    		 The History of Alvin Ailey’s First Dance Studio (for students)(Pourzal)
    10:30 - 11:45 am ContemporaryBallet
    (Terminus)    		 Cross Training for Dancers
    (Buckley)    		 Contemporary
    (Jeter)    		 W. African
    (Howard & Hayes)    		 Contemporary Hip-Hop
    (Louis)    		 The Dance MajorExperience
    (KSU Dance Ambassadors)

    12:00 - 1:15 pm

    ContemporaryRep
    (Alvis)

    Cross Training for Dancers
    (Buckley)

    Mock Audition
    (O’Kelley & Knowlton)

    Concert Jazz
    (Eckman)

    Contemporary Hip-Hop
    (Louis)

    *Festival Wrap up
    (Directors/Faculty)

    1:30 – 02:30 pm Lunch at the Commons

    2:30 pm – End of Day

    *This class is Faculty only

Download Schedule

Festival App

Information Coming Soon!

Festival Guidelines

  • The 2027 KSU Dance Festival takes place on Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7, 2027. 

    1. All students must be current high school-age students. 
    2. The festival is open to High School Dance programs and Dance Studios. There are no individual student registration options. 
    3. Registration Opens November 2, 2026. General group registration closes January 15th, 2027. 
    4. Each group may bring 3 chaperones/faculty at no additional charge. 
    5. All Festival attendees must be registered. No unregistered guest will be allowed into or at any Festival location or event.  
    6. Chaperones/faculty must be onsite at all times while their students are present. 
    7. There is an initial cap of 25 students per organization. On December 1st, 2026, if the Festival has not sold-out, this cap will be lifted, and groups can register additional students until the Festival is at capacity. 
    8. All classes take place at the Department of Dance Facilities at Chastain Pointe just off the main Kennesaw Campus. All parking is free for the Festival weekend. 
    9. The registration fee for attending the Festival is $120 per student which includes lunch each day at the KSU Commons, a food court-type facility with a variety of meals to accommodate all tastes and dietary restrictions. The Commons is located on KSU’s Kennesaw Campus at 540 Parliament Garden Way NW Kennesaw, GA 30144. 
    10. Each School or Studio needs to pay for all their students with one check or one registration with a Credit Card on the Festival Registration page which will be live on 11/2. No individual student payments will be accepted for registration.

    Additional information will be posted on the Festival Website at ksudance.com. Emails with additional registration details and weekly updates will be sent to the group contact once they have registered.  

    Questions can be sent to KSUDance@kennesw.edu
    Please restrict all emails to this official email address to ensure proper, timely replies. 

 

Locations and Directions

KSU Dance Department and Gym at Chastain Pointe (Classrooms and Studios) 
Dance Studios at Chastain Pointe (Kennesaw Campus)
1200 Chastain Road, Bldg. 300, Suite 306
Kennesaw, GA 30144
(Gym is directly across the street from Suite 306)

  • Take I-75 N toward MARIETTA / CHATTANOOGA.
    Take the CHASTAIN RD exit, (Exit #271).
    Turn LEFT onto CHASTAIN RD NW.
    Go through THREE traffic lights.
    At the 4th light, turn RIGHT onto Big Shanty Road.
    Drive up and turn around in the traffic circle
    Turn RIGHT into CHASTAIN POINTE (Gray Warehouses).
    Proceed up the hill to the 300 building.
    The Department of Dance is located in Suite 306.

    Festival orientation will take place in the Chastain Pointe gym (Athletics Practice Facility, Suite 202).

  • Take I-75 S.
    Take the CHASTAIN RD exit, (Exit #271).
    Turn RIGHT onto CHASTAIN RD NW.
    Go through TWO traffic lights.
    At the 3rd light, turn RIGHT onto Big Shanty Road.
    Drive up and turn around in the traffic circle
    Turn RIGHT into CHASTAIN POINTE (Gray Warehouses).
    Proceed up the hill to the 300 building.
    The Department of Dance is located in Suite 306.

    Festival orientation will take place in the Chastain Pointe gym (Athletics Practice Facility, Suite 202). 

    Or Take I-575 S.
    Take the CHASTAIN RD exit, (Exit #3).
    Turn RIGHT onto CHASTAIN RD NW.
    Go through EIGHT traffic lights.
    At the 9th light, turn RIGHT onto Big Shanty Road.
    Drive up and turn around in the traffic circle
    Turn RIGHT into CHASTAIN POINTE (Gray Warehouses).
    Proceed up the hill to the 300 building.
    The Department of Dance is located in Suite 306.

    Festival orientation will take place in the Chastain Pointe gym (Athletics Practice Facility, Suite 202).

Dance Theater on the KSU Marietta Campus (Evening Concerts)
Joe Mac Wilson Student Center
1100 South Marietta Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30060
  • Take exit 263 towards Marietta from the 2nd right hand lane (South Marietta Parkway-GA 120 Loop/KSU Marietta Campus). 
    Merge onto South Marietta Parkway. 
    Go one mile and turn left onto Technology Way, which leads into campus. 
    Take the first right onto North Drive. 
    Ideal parking: (P2, P35, P36)
  • Take exit 263 (South Marietta Parkway-GA 120 Loop/KSU Marietta Campus).
    Turn right onto South Marietta Parkway.
    Go one mile and turn left onto Technology Way, which leads into campus.
    Take the first right onto North Drive.
    Ideal parking: (P2, P35, P36)

KSU Commons (Dining facility on Kennesaw Campus)
540 Parliament Garden Way NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144 

  • Turn right onto Big Shanty Road.
    Turn left onto Campus Loop Road (before you hit Chastain Road). 
    At the roundabout, take the first exit on Prillaman Way and then turn right into Parking Lot D. 
    The Commons is across the street past the Prillaman Health Sciences Building. 

Contact & Information

E-mail: ksudance@kennesaw.edu 
Phone: 470-578-7673