Official SZN 3 Program Overview
Six days. Two career pathways. One live production.
Performance | Creative + Production
July 26–31, 2027 · Burbank, California
A professional touring-development experience preparing the next generation of performers and creatives for careers across live entertainment.
Explore the program01 / What is TOUR MODE?
TOUR MODE is an audition-based professional development program designed around the process of preparing for live touring.
Participants move beyond taking classes and experience elements of the professional touring process—including audition, casting, rehearsal, technical preparation and live performance.
Sold-out seasons
SZN 1 + SZN 2
Dancers trained
Across both seasons
Training hours
24 hours SZN 1 · 70 hours SZN 2
02 / The SZN 3 model
SZN 3 recreates the development of a touring production across six days, allowing emerging performers and creatives to experience how individual departments come together to build a live show.
The week culminates in TOUR MODE LIVE.
03 / The pathways
Performance participants experience the expectations, systems and collaborative environment surrounding professional touring—not simply choreography classes.
A dedicated non-performance career-development track
Its own dedicated pathway, running alongside Performance and contributing to the development of the same live production.
04 / Creative + Production in action
Creative + Production participants are assigned to departments, participate in hands-on labs, develop practical show deliverables, observe professional workflows and follow the production process leading into TOUR MODE LIVE.
Understand the responsibilities, terminology and workflows of a touring department.
Participate in labs, exercises and practical assignments.
Develop department-specific deliverables that contribute to the production process.
Experience how departments connect as the program moves toward tech, dress and TOUR MODE LIVE.
05 / The bridge
Many young dancers enter live entertainment focused almost exclusively on performing because those are often the careers they can see. Behind every performer is an ecosystem of professionals responsible for building and operating the show.
Because TOUR MODE already reaches emerging performers through dance, we can expand what young performers understand is possible within touring—from creative direction, production and stage management to audio, lighting, video, wardrobe and technical production.
Production is not a fallback from performance. It is another professional pathway within the same industry.
06 / Why now
After two seasons focused on preparing dancers for the realities of professional touring, TOUR MODE is expanding the model in 2027 to include the people who help build the show.
SZN 3 marks the launch of Creative + Production as a dedicated pathway alongside Performance. TOUR MODE owns the vision and program; industry partners help strengthen the pathway at its earliest stage.
This is the moment to build the bridge correctly.
07 / TOUR MODE LIVE
Performance participants move from rehearsal into tech, dress and performance.
Creative + Production participants experience how the disciplines they studied connect within the process of bringing a live show to the stage.
Participants don’t only learn about live entertainment. They watch the pieces come together around an actual production.
08 / Industry access
TOUR MODE’s long-term vision extends beyond the intensive. We are building relationships across live entertainment that can connect emerging talent with professional environments, continued education, mentorship and future career opportunities.
09 / Industry participation
Four clear ways an industry organization can participate in the development of the next generation of live-entertainment talent.
Working professionals, mentors, technical instruction, demonstrations and industry knowledge.
Facility experiences, company exposure and opportunities to see professional touring and production environments.
Mentorship, continued education and potential future connections to shadow experiences, internships, apprenticeships or other professional-development opportunities where appropriate.
Financial or in-kind support for scholarships, curriculum, technology, facilities, professional instruction and program development.
10 / What success looks like
SZN 3 will be the first season of TOUR MODE’s dedicated Creative + Production track. These are outcomes we intend to measure—not historical outcomes being claimed.
11 / TOUR MODE Minis
TOUR MODE Minis brings professional touring education to dancers ages 7–12 through an experience designed specifically for their stage of development.
Through an age-appropriate audition, rehearsal, in-ear monitor training, wardrobe and performance experiences, Minis begin developing the professional habits, confidence, and awareness that will prepare them for the next stages of their training.
12 / Who is building this?
Co-Founder & Creative Director
CO-FOUNDER & TOUR MANAGER
Selected TOUR MODE faculty + industry collaborators
Justin Timberlake · Janet Jackson · NSYNC
Janet Jackson · Michael Jackson · Jennifer Lopez
Rauw Alejandro · Chris Brown · Karol G
Janet Jackson · Aaliyah · Usher
13 / Proof of concept
TOUR MODE has completed two sold-out Los Angeles seasons. SZN 3 expands an established touring-development program—not an untested idea.
Sold-out seasons
SZN 1 + SZN 2
Dancers trained
Across both seasons
Training hours
24 hours SZN 1 · 70 hours SZN 2
Scholarships awarded
Scholarship + Access Awards
Markets represented
12 U.S. states + Spain
14 / Next step
TOUR MODE has spent its first two seasons preparing emerging talent for the realities of touring. SZN 3 expands that mission by helping the next generation understand not only how to perform the show—but how the show gets built.
We’re looking for industry partners who believe meaningful exposure, professional training and access can create new pathways into live entertainment.
