The Alabama Dance Council’s Festival Scholarship program is designed to help you keep moving towards your goals as a dancer/artist. We believe in tearing down barriers to arts access – and that’s why the Dance Festival Scholarship program is open to all festival participants. Your age, gender, occupation, cultural background, and family status should not be an impediment to attending the festival and pursuing your dreams.Preview Changes (opens in a new tab)
You may apply for multiple financial assistance opportunities to attend the festival but will only be eligible to receive one.
Financial assistance recipients are responsible for any other expenses including travel, housing, and meal expenses.
How to Apply
Complete your online application and submit prior to the deadline.
Deadline: Information coming soon.
Tuition Scholarships
Tuition Scholarships are open to all festival participants (dancers) and are awarded based on your financial need and your work as a dancer. Scholarship awards reduce tuition from 25% – 100%.
Click here to apply today for a dancer tuition scholarship! Applications open late summer.
Studio Scholarships are available to studios who register a minimum of 10 dancers for the festival. These scholarships include one complimentary Observer package for every 10 dancer registrations. Please contact Kerri-Noelle (kerrinoelle@alabamadancecouncil.org) to apply for a studio scholarship.
Volunteers and Ambassadors
Volunteers: works up to 4 hours during the festival. Receives discounted Observer Volunteer registration, tickets to all shows. No classes. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
Ambassadors and Chief Ambassadors have the opportunity to gain valuable volunteer experience. These positions are available to parents and mature and responsible students who are interested in joining a team, want to know more about how the festival operates, and are willing to use their skills to make the festival a success. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
Ambassadors: works the entire weekend. Receives discounted Observer Volunteer festival registration, lunch both days, tickets to all shows. No classes. Primary responsibility driver. Applicants must be at least 21+, with a personal vehicle, insurance, license.
Dancer Ambassador: works the entire weekend. Assignments are based (as much as possible) on class selections. Receives discounted Purple Track Deluxe Artist Packages festival registration, lunch both days, tickets to all shows. Up to 6 classes. Applicants must be at least 18.
Chief Ambassadors: works the entire weekend. Assignments are based (as much as possible) on the Track of their dancer. Receives discounted Observer Volunteer and Red or Green Track Deluxe Package registration, both registrations receive lunch both days, tickets to all shows, up to 6 classes for Dancer.
Applications open late summer.
