A Week on Broadway

January 26–30, 2026

“A Week on Broadway” is a first-of-its-kind initiative at Auburn University that brings the energy, artistry, and rigor of Broadway-level dance training to the Plains.

This five-day residency welcomes esteemed guest artists from the Broadway Dance Center for an immersive week of master classes, workshops and artist talks open to university students, high school dancers and community members.

Designed to inspire, educate, and connect, the program offers participants a rare opportunity to train with world-class professionals, explore career pathways in dance, and build meaningful connections within the field—culminating in a scholarship audition with awards to study at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City.

Master Classes & Workshops

Master Classes & Workshops

High-energy master classes. In-depth workshops. Captivating artist talks and presentations. “A Week on Broadway” offers something for everyone—across all ages, areas of interest, and levels of experience.

All “Week on Broadway” engagements are free and open to the public. Space is limited, however, and advance registration is required.

To register for public engagements, click the individual links below or visit aub.ie/week-on-broadway.

ENGAGEMENT SCHEDULE

ENGAGEMENT SCHEDULE

Monday, January 26, 2026
6–7:30 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

open-level workshop

Street Jazz

Led by Carlos Neto, Broadway Dance Center 

Carlos Neto’s classes are known for their highly energetic, fun and friendly atmosphere. This open-level class features a mix of street dance style foundations, including hip-hop, house dance and locking, with a distinctly Los Angeles choreography-style influence. The result is musically diverse choreography designed to challenge every dancer through the dynamics of movement and body control.

Monday, January 26, 2026
6–7:30 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

open-level workshop

Street Jazz

Led by Carlos Neto
Broadway Dance Center 

Carlos Neto’s classes are known for their highly energetic, fun and friendly atmosphere. This open-level class features a mix of street dance style foundations, including hip-hop, house dance and locking, with a distinctly Los Angeles choreography-style influence. The result is musically diverse choreography designed to challenge every dancer through the dynamics of movement and body control.

• This workshop is free and open to participants ages 13 and up.
• All levels of experience are welcome. 
• An understanding of dance terminology and a basic proficiency in dance are required to help prevent injury.
• Registration is required.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
6–7:30 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

advanced-level master class

Jazz

Led by Tanner Lane, Broadway Dance Center 

Dancers will work on maintaining proper technique, body control, musicality and a range of movement in this advanced-level class. The class will begin with a warmup and move to across-the-floor progressions and/or exercises. Dancers will also learn a jazz combination that focuses on technique, dynamics and performance. 

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
6–7:30 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

advanced-level master class

Jazz

Led by Tanner Lane
Broadway Dance Center 

Dancers will work on maintaining proper technique, body control, musicality and a range of movement in this advanced-level class. The class will begin with a warmup and move to across-the-floor progressions and/or exercises. Dancers will also learn a jazz combination that focuses on technique, dynamics and performance. 

• This master class is free and open to dancers ages 13 and up with advanced experience and is recommended for those with 10 or more years of training. 
• Registration is required. 

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
6–7:30 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

open-level workshop

Musical Theater

Led by Tanner Lane, Broadway Dance Center 

Tanner Lane’s musical theater workshop focuses on musicality, style and individuality. This open-level workshop begins with a warmup followed by an across–the–floor progressions focusing on jazz technique. Dancers will also learn a musical theater combination that focuses on technique, dynamics and performance. 

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
6–7:30 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

open-level workshop

Musical Theater

Led by Tanner Lane
Broadway Dance Center 

Tanner Lane’s musical theater workshop focuses on musicality, style and individuality. This open-level workshop begins with a warmup followed by an across–the–floor progressions focusing on jazz technique. Dancers will also learn a musical theater combination that focuses on technique, dynamics and performance. 

• This workshop is free and open to participants ages 13 and up. All levels of experience are welcome. 
• An understanding of dance terminology and a basic proficiency in dance are required to help prevent injury. 
• Registration is required. 

Thursday, January 29, 2026
6–7:30 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

advanced-level master class

Modern/Contemporary

Led by Cornelius Carter, Broadway Dance Center 

This advanced-level master class, rooted in the Ailey style, will begin with a Horton– and ballet-based warmup designed to enhance technique, strength and alignment. With across-the-floor progressions and phrases, dancers are encouraged to find confidence, freedom, unique expression and musicality as they implement the ideas addressed in the initial portion of class.  

Thursday, January 29, 2026
6–7:30 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

advanced-level master class

Modern/Contemporary

Led by Cornelius Carter
Broadway Dance Center 

This advanced-level master class, rooted in the Ailey style, will begin with a Horton– and ballet-based warmup designed to enhance technique, strength and alignment. With across-the-floor progressions and phrases, dancers are encouraged to find confidence, freedom, unique expression and musicality as they implement the ideas addressed in the initial portion of class.  

• This master class is free and open to dancers ages 13 and up with advanced experience and is recommended for those with 10 or more years of training.
• Registration is required. 

Friday, January 30, 2026
8:45–10:15 a.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

dance educator presentation & class

“Connecting the Dots: From Tap to Hip-Hop” 

Led by April Cook, Broadway Dance Center 

This dance educator presentation/class includes both discussion and movement exercises to explore the throughlines connecting dance and music that inform each other. Cook will discuss ways to educators can connect fundamental ideas of tap, Lindy-Hop and house dance using the shim sham and other universal tap steps as examples of how to connect different dance styles.

Friday, January 30, 2026
8:45–10:15 a.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

dance educator presentation & class

“Connecting the Dots:
From Tap to Hip-Hop” 

Led by April Cook
Broadway Dance Center 

This dance educator presentation/class includes both discussion and movement exercises to explore the throughlines connecting dance and music that inform each other. Cook will discuss ways to educators can connect fundamental ideas of tap, Lindy-Hop and house dance using the shim sham and other universal tap steps as examples of how to connect different dance styles.  

• This presentation/class is open to educators. 
• An understanding of dance terminology and a basic proficiency in dance are required to help prevent injury. 
• Registration is required. 

Scholarship Auditions

Scholarship Auditions

“A Week on Broadway” culminates in two scholarship auditions—one for university-level students and one for high school dancers. These in-person auditions offer participants the opportunity to earn a scholarship to study at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Each audition will last approximately two hours and will focus on technique, progressions, theater dance, and street styles.

Auditions are free and open to both high school and university students. Space is limited, and advance registration is required.

To register, click the individual audition links below or visit aub.ie/week-on-broadway.

AUDITION SCHEDULE

AUDITION SCHEDULE

Friday, January 30, 2026
2–4 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

audition

University-Level Scholarship Audition

This audition provides university students with the opportunity to earn a scholarship to train at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City.

If you cannot attend this in-person audition, CLICK HERE or visit the Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester page to learn more about video submissions. 

Broadway Dance Center Scholarship Adjudicators 

Cornelius Carter
April Cook
Tanner Lane
Carlos Neto

• This scholarship audition is open to university-level participants. 
• Registration is free.
• All participants must register. 

Friday, January 30, 2026
2–4 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

audition

University-Level
Scholarship Audition

This audition provides university students with the opportunity to earn a scholarship to train at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City.

If you cannot attend this in-person audition, CLICK HERE or visit the Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester page to learn more about video submissions. 

Broadway Dance Center
Scholarship Adjudicators 

Cornelius Carter
April Cook
Tanner Lane
Carlos Neto

• This scholarship audition is open to university-level participants. 
• Registration is free.
• All participants must register. 

Friday, January 30, 2026
5–7 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

audition

High School-Level Scholarship Audition

This audition provides high school students with the opportunity to earn a scholarship to train at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City.

If you cannot attend this in-person audition, CLICK HERE or visit the Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester page to learn more about video submissions. 

Broadway Dance Center Scholarship Adjudicators

Cornelius Carter
April Cook
Tanner Lane
Carlos Neto

• This scholarship audition is open to high school-level participants. 
• Registration is free.
• All participants must register. 

Friday, January 30, 2026
5–7 p.m.
Gogue Center Studio Theatre 

audition

High School-Level
Scholarship Audition

This audition provides high school students with the opportunity to earn a scholarship to train at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City.

If you cannot attend this in-person audition, CLICK HERE or visit the Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester page to learn more about video submissions. 

Broadway Dance Center
Scholarship Adjudicators 

Cornelius Carter
April Cook
Tanner Lane
Carlos Neto

• This scholarship audition is open to university-level participants. 
• Registration is free.
• All participants must register. 

Broadway Dance Center Faculty

Broadway Dance Center Faculty

As part of “A Week on Broadway,” visiting faculty from the Broadway Dance Center in New York will lead university and high school students as well as community members from across the region in a weeklong series of dance-focused master classes and workshops. 

These esteemed guest faculty members represent the very best of the professional dance world—artists whose experience spans Broadway stages, international tours, television, film and major commercial projects. Each instructor brings real-world insight, technical mastery, and a passion for developing the next generation of artists.

GUEST FACULTY

GUEST FACULTY

Cornelius Carter

Cornelius Carter is the former director of dance at the University of Alabama and artistic director of the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre. A nationally recognized educator, Carter received the National Outstanding Doctoral and Research Universities Professor of the Year award from CASE and the Carnegie Foundation, as well as the Alabama Alumni Association’s Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award.

Carter earned his M.F.A. in Dance from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa and trained at Webster University, The Ailey School, and with the Cleo Robinson Parker Dance Ensemble. He has held faculty and leadership roles with American Ballet Theatre, the American Dance Festival, and the Harvard Summer Dance Festival. His choreography has been presented internationally, including in Europe, Canada, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. He currently serves as faculty-in-residence at Broadway Dance Center in New York.

April Cook

April Cook (she/her) has been a member of Broadway Dance Center’s tap faculty since 2004. She received her early training with Gene Medler of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble and Barbara Morgan Eaves at Rhythm Dance Studio. Cook teaches nationally and internationally and regularly serves as a judge and faculty member for major competitions and conventions. At Broadway Dance Center, she has led and created numerous projects, including the annual Student Showcase and the Rhythm Arts Project.

Her professional experience includes guest teaching at the Osaka School of Music, instruction with Rosie’s Theater Kids, and national performance work with Savion Glover. Cook’s performance and choreography credits span television, live events, and concert stages, including Good Morning America, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, ABC World News Now, and Radio City Music Hall.

Tanner Lane

Tanner Lane (he/him) is a New York City–based performer and choreographer on faculty at Broadway Dance Center. Originally from Florida, Lane relocated to New York after earning a degree in Musical Theatre from Florida State University. Shortly thereafter, he joined the national and international tour of Chicago the Musical, performing throughout the United States as well as in South Korea, Japan and the Philippines.

In New York City, Lane has appeared as both a singer and dancer in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. His regional theater credits include Joseph… and Billy Elliot at The Muny, Bye Bye Birdie at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma City, and A Chorus Line at Stages St. Louis. In addition to performing, he serves on the faculty of Deviate Dance Convention, teaching theatre, jazz, and heels, and regularly choreographs competition pieces and leads masterclasses nationwide.

Carlos Neto

Carlos Neto (he/him) began intensive martial arts training in Europe at age six, earning national and international recognition throughout the 1990s. A native of Portugal, Neto appeared in primetime television and film before relocating to the United Kingdom in 2004, where he trained as a dancer and earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in international journalism from Cardiff University. He later studied acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City.

Neto’s performance credits include the Dutch production BLAZE, London’s Some Like It Hip Hop, and motion-capture work for Grease and Sony’s Dance Star Party. His choreography and creative work spans major global brands, recording artists, professional sports teams, and Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. A former creative director for World of Dance, he received a 2014 NYIT Award for Outstanding Choreography and currently works between New York and London as a choreographer and actor.

Broadway Dance Center

Broadway Dance Center

Founded in 1984, Broadway Dance Center is one of the world’s leading dance training institutions, located in the heart of New York City’s theatre district. Renowned for its exceptional faculty and dynamic programming, the Broadway Dance Center offers professional-level instruction across a wide range of dance styles, serving aspiring dancers, seasoned professionals, and Broadway performers alike. The Broadway Dance Center is internationally recognized as a hub for excellence in dance education, artistic development, and career preparation.

To learn more about Broadway Dance Center and its programs, CLICK HERE, or visit broadwaydancecenter.com.

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

“A Week on Broadway” would not be possible without the generosity of those who believe in the power of the performing arts. We extend our sincere thanks to our lead sponsors and Tiger Giving Day 2025 donors for helping make this unforgettable week at Auburn University a reality.

Lead Sponsors

Rick and Kelly Davidson
Bryan and Stacy Young

Tiger Giving Day 2025 Donors

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