World-Class Ballet Coaching FOR PASSIONATE STUDENT & ADULT DANCERS

Classical Ballet-focused intensives + live online classes designed to create measurable results in weeks, not years.

Classical Ballet-focused intensives, live online classes, and teacher training designed to create measurable results in weeks, not years.

The Next DUCON

DUCON Winter

December 18–23, 2026 · Gaithersburg, MD

Competition-level ballet training for serious students and adults — small groups, laser-focused corrections, and real progress in one week.

Audition — Students Register — Adults

How to Join

Two ways in.

Students

Audition to join.

USA: ages 10–18 (audition required)
Asia: ages 7–18 (no audition required)

Audition live on Zoom, or submit a video of your solo or a class. You’ll be seen by Mr. Du and our faculty.

Audition Now

Adults

Register directly.

Ages 19 and up
A minimum of 1–2 years of ballet experience

No audition needed. Choose your program, reserve your spot, and begin your pre-training online right away.

See Adult Programs

Danced with DUCON before? You don’t need to audition again — just email ducon@runqiaodu.com and let us know which location you’d like to join.

What is DUCON?

World-class training for
every serious dancer.

DUCON was designed to provide world-class training for both adult dancers and student dancers. The element that drives progress for every dancer is our teachers — eager to give individualized corrections to each dancer, no matter their background.

We place a heavy emphasis on foundational ballet technique, then progress into upper-level work — so dancers move with precision and confidence.

Real progress in 1–2 weeks

Watch dancers transform.

Student Transformations

Andrea, 14 — from wobbly turns to consistent turns, from one simple correction.

Naomi, 15 — from falling on every double to landing a clean triple, from one correction.

Edlyn, 12 — cleaned up unnecessary turns for a sharper, more competitive performance.

Adult Testimonials

“I got to work on a variation! It’s hard to find teachers willing to work with adult students, and harder still to find someone willing to coach an adult on something like a variation.”

Adult participant

“DUCON is like a forge. You come in with rough edges and leave polished. It’s the details — coordination, port de bras, use of head. I love the challenge and the corrections.”

Adult participant

“Variation coaching beyond my expectations. To get Mr. Du’s personal attention as an adult dancer — and to perform a solo in front of an audience again, at my age. Speechless.”

Adult participant

2026 – 2027 Season