WINTER INTENSIVE ’25
Whim Winter Intensive Returns For 2025
We are thrilled to announce our WHIM Winter Intensive ’25, Saturday, December 13, 2025 – Wednesday, December 17, 2025, in Seattle, WA designed for pre-professional and professional dancers.
Spend five days immersed in technique, improvisation, repertory, and partnering.
Dancers will experience the creative approaches unique to Whim W’Him while working with Whim W’Him dancers and Artistic Director Olivier Wevers.
Participating artists will gain tools to serve and develop their creative practice and development as individual artists. In addition to work in the studio, participants will have seminars with Artistic Director Olivier Wevers and Whim W’Him dancers that will focus on preparing for auditions, freelance work, and working with a company.
For Priority Review, applications are due 12PM PST Monday, October 20th, 2025
TUITION: $900
WHIM VALUES
We aim to create:
- A safe and inclusive environment
- A place where ideas and talents can blossom
- An environment where new friendships and lifelong connections are made
We highly encourage people of color, individuals with disabilities, and other historically underrepresented groups in our community to apply.
DETAILS
When – Saturday, December 13, 2025 through Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Where – Whim W’Him Contemporary Dance Center, 1716 2nd Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Daily Schedule will be sent to accepted applicants ahead of the program start.
Housing is not provided. Applicants will be given information for finding housing upon acceptance.
TUITION
$900 – payable via Mindbody (Link will be sent to accepted applicants)
$200 non-refundable deposit
APPLICATION PROCESS
Priority Deadline – Monday, October 20th, 2025, Noon PST
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by Monday October 27th, 2025
Deposit due Monday, November 3rd, 2025 ($200 non-refundable)
All remaining tuition due Monday December 1st
FINAL Deadline – Monday, December 1st, 2025, 3:00pm PST
Applications may be considered on a rolling basis if space remains in the program
Deposit due upon acceptance for applications submitted after Monday 10/20/25 ($200 non-refundable)
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
Limited scholarships are available for artists in need of financial support. We also offer scholarship funds for BIPOC dancers.
Our work study and financial aid applications closed on 10/20/25.
If you have any questions, please email Intensives Coordinator Ashley Rivette at intensives@whimwhim.org.