Liberate Artists is a dance and performing arts organization that builds confidence and promotes social growth in young people. We create magical and momentous dance experiences and performances in brave, inclusive, non-competitive environments that remind everyone that YOU ARE ENOUGH, exactly as you are, in the skin and body you are in. We are not a dance competition or convention (though we do support the dance competitions and conventions that are safe, equitable, and inclusive) and we kindly ask you to leave the competitiveness at the door.

Here at Liberate Artists, we create non-competitive environments. We believe all dancers thrive when given the opportunity to! We welcome all dancers to participate in our safe, equitable, and inclusive environment.

Phoenix Fire is our magical and momentous New York City experience held every year in July. Dancers take classes, attend talkbacks, have rehearsals, and make lasting friendships, all in the heart of NYC. The week culminates in our original Broadway-style show in an NYC theatre.

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Phoenix Fire Ignite

Phoenix Fire: IGNITE is our most popular program of 6 days and medium intensity. It's the perfect combination of intense training with our Faculty and Headliners, but also having the benefit of free evenings to enjoy all the fun of NYC. Dancers receive classes and training, attend talkbacks, and are the ensemble roles to our Broadway-style production. Ignite is open to all dancers ages 5-18 and a typical day for Ignite is 9 am - 5 pm.

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Phoenix Fire Blaze

Phoenix Fire: BLAZE is is our 8-day program by invite or audition-only. This program is for dancers who thrive in vigorous environments and are attending Phoenix Fire exclusively to train, network, and build long-lasting friendships. This is our most intense program, geared towards students wanting to take their development and skills as an artist to the next level. Dancers get all the benefits of Ignite, in addition to extra activities like our lip sync battle, a photoshoot, Broadway cabaret, and more! All Blaze dancers audition and are cast in featured roles in our Broadway-style production, which is performed on the last day of the program. A typical day for Blaze is 9 am - 9 pm.

We believe dance education is for all, no matter your level of economic freedom, so here at Liberate Artists we provide a variety of scholarships to families. For Phoenix Fire, we offer $500 scholarships to both the Blaze and Ignite programs. At the closing showcase we award additional scholarships which include $750 scholarships to Focus, our Los Angeles commercial based experience, partial scholarships to Velocity Dance Convention, our Patricia A. Woodward Inspiration Scholarship where we award one dancer free tuition at their home studio for one year, and our Anita Mann Bright Futures Award which supports underrepresented college-aged students of economic need that are currently or will be enrolled in college or university dance programs, just to name a few!

We award scholarships in a variety of ways. One way to receive a scholarship is by attending Phoenix Fire or Focus. We also award scholarships at our in-studio experiences, through your home studio, and at dance competitions.

Phoenix Fire 2023 will be held at the InterContinental Times Square, 300 W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036

Phoenix Fire: IGNITE July 24th - July 29th, 2023

Phoenix Fire: BLAZE July 22nd - July 29th, 2023

All dancers are required to purchase a mandatory Phoenix Fire t-shirt which is $40. We also ask dancers to provide costumes for certain pieces in the closing production, however we are a “shop your closet” organization, meaning the items we ask for are things you can typically find in your closet or perhaps borrow from a family member or a friend. Additional add on items may be purchased including Closing Show tickets, Cabaret tickets, Photo/Video Package, Observation Passes, and Merch.

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We partner with our sibling organization, Dance Education Equity Association, to ensure that our experiences are always growing to be safer, more equitable, and more inclusive. Our teaching artists go through training to reduce the risk of harm and we utilize the DEEA Safety Tipline as a resource for safety. It’s an anonymous (if you’d like) tipline where folks can submit any instances of harm they may have endured at a Liberate Artists experience. This tipline was created to reduce the risk of harm from bullying, racism, discrimination, othering, and abuse of any kind. We’ve implemented policies, inspired by transformative justice practices, to work with students who have been harmed and/or causing harm. For more information click here, or you can reach us at (213) 667-0125.

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