Summer Intensive 1: Ages 7 and older. Requirement: At least one year of ballet training at a rate of 2 hours per week.
Summer Intensive 2: Ages 10 and older - Requirement: At least 1 year of ballet training at a rate of 4 1/2 hours per week.
Summer Intensive 3: Ages 13 and older - Requirements: At least 3 years of ballet at a rate of 1/ 1/2 hours per day, 3 days per week. At least one year of pointe work. By Placement Only. Please contact us for questions about placement.
Summer Intensives General Information
WHAT TO BRING: Dry Snack (nut free, peanut free) Water Bottle Sack lunch (nut free, peanut free) - Full Day Camp
WHAT TO WEAR: Ballet attire is required for all students enrolled in any of the summer intensives, during all classes. Ballet bun required for all classes.
SHOES: Ballet and all other classes not specified below: Ballet slippers, as per our dress code. Click here for more information.
Pointe and Variation: Pointe shoes.
Contemporary Dance: Bare foot or ballet slippers, as per teacher's choice.
Ages 7 and older with at least one year of ballet training at a rate of 2 hours per week.
PRICES: HALF DAY 9:00 - 12:00 or 1:00 - 4:00: $140.00 per week FULL DAY 9:00 - 4:00: $250.00 per week SINGLE HALF DAY 9:00-12:00 or 1:00-4:00: $50.00 per half day SINGLE FULL DAY 9:00 - 4:00: $90.00 per day EARLY DROP OFF 8:00 AM: $10.00 per day LATE PICK UP 5:30 PM: $15.00 per day
SCHEDULE: 8:00 to 9:00 Early Drop Off 9:00 to 9:30 Warm Up 9:30 to 11:00 Ballet 11:00 to 11:15 Snack & Recess 11:15 to 12:00 Contemporary, Choreography or World Dance Class 12:00 to 1:00 Lunch & Recess 1:00 to 2:00 Dance Library Class 2:00 to 3:30 Performing Arts Class 3:30 to 4:00 Free Time 4:00 to 5:30 After Care
World/Character Dance Class Themes: WEEK 1: JUN 6-JUN 11: Mexican Folk Dances WEEK 2: JUN 13-JUN 17: Chinese Dragon Dance WEEK 3: JUN 20-JUN 24: Italian Folk Dance WEEK 4: JUN 27-JUL 1: Kalinka Dance WEEK 5: JUL 5-JUL 8: Square Dance WEEK 6: JUL 11-JUL 15: Brazilian Frevo Dance WEEK 7: JUL 18-JUL 22: Indian Classical Dance WEEK 8: JUL25-JUL 29: African Dance
Summer Intensive 1 Classes and Activities
Morning Classes:
Warm Up: Great option to start the day and get the body ready for dance classes. Children are given exercises for straight and stretch of their muscles.
Ballet: Basic barre and center ballet combinations. This class is design for students that are currently enrolled or intend to enroll in our pre-professional ballet program.
Character/World Dance: Character dance is a specific subdivision of classical dance. It includes basic movements from dances from various parts of the globe. Each week we introduce children to one or more forms of folk dance of different regions of the world. Students will learn basic concepts of character dance, which is part of the syllabus in most ballet schools.
Stretch: Low-intensity, long-duration muscle elongation. During the stretch exercises the body remains in a supported position that allows the muscle fibers to relax.
Contemporary Dance: Class focused on special and body awareness, use of body with and safe body alignment. Contemporary dance encourages dancers to be versatile in their expressions.
Afternoon Classes:
Dance Library Class: After lunch and recess, students will read about dance, dance history and other themes related to performing arts and the region of the globe related to the dance learned during the World Dance Class each week. The teacher will conduct an activity linking the topics read by the students.
Performing Arts Class: Musical Theatre: This class introduces children to styles of dance commonly found in musicals, often performed to show tunes. Variety Theatre: Students will learn about acting, backdrop making and other theatre related topics. Art with Dance: Students will study a painting or other piece of art and learn a dance relate to it. Circus Skills: Basic skills used in circus classes for children. Mime: Students will learn how to act out a story through body motions, without the use of speech.
Summer Intensive 2
Ages 10 and older - Requirement: At least 1 years of ballet training at a rate of 4 1/2 hours per week.
PRICES: HALF DAY 9:00 - 12:30: $220.00 per week FULL DAY 9:00 - 4:00: $320.00 per week SINGLE HALF DAY: 9:00 - 12:30: $ 65.00 per half day SINGLE FULL DAY 9:00 - 4:00: $125.00 per day EARLY DROP OFF 8:00 AM: $10.00 per day LATE PICK UP 5:30 PM: $15.00 per day FULL SUMMER: Contact us for discount.
SCHEDULE: 8:00 to 9:00 Early Drop Off 9:00 to 9:30 Warm Up 9:30 to 11:00 Ballet 11:00 to 11:15 Snack & Recess 11:15 to 12:00 Contemporary, Choreography or World Dance Class 12:00 to 1:00 Lunch & Recess 1:00 to 2:00 Dance Library Class 2:00 to 3:30 Performing Arts Class 3:30 to 4:00 Free Time 4:00 to 5:30 After Care
Summer Intensive 2 Classes and Activities
Morning Classes:
Warm Up: Great option to start the day and get the body ready for dance classes. Students are given exercises for straight and stretch of their muscles.
Ballet: Basic barre and center ballet combinations. This class is design for students that are currently enrolled in our pre-professional ballet program, in Ballet Yellow or Ballet Green. Students not enrolled in our ballet program, but have been taking ballet classes at a rate of 4 1/2 hours per week. are welcome to attend.
Afternoon Classes
Dance Library Class: After lunch and recess, students will read about dance, dance history and other themes related to performing arts and the region of the globe related to the dance learned during the World Dance Class each week. The teacher will conduct an activity linking the topics read by the students.
Performing Arts Class: Musical Theatre: This class introduces children to styles of dance commonly found in musicals, often performed to show tunes. Variety Theatre: Students will learn about acting, backdrop making and other theatre related topics. Art with Dance: Students will study a painting or other piece of art and learn a dance relate to it. Circus Skills: Basic skills used in circus classes for children. Mime: Students will learn how to act out a story through body motions, without the use of speech.
Summer Intensive 3
At least 3 years of ballet at a rate of 1/ 1/2 hours per day, 3 days per week. At least one year of pointe work. By Placement Only. Please contact us for questions about placement.
PRICES: FULL DAY 12:30 - 4:30: $290.00 per week SINGLE FULL DAY 12:30 - 4:30: $80.00 per day BALLET DROP-IN CLASSES: $35.00 per class ALL OTHER DROP-IN CLASSES: $25.00 per class BALLET M-F ONE WEEK: $150.00 per week ANY OTHER CLASS M-F ONE WEEK: $90. per week FULL SUMMER: contact us for discount
SCHEDULE: 12:30 to 2:00 Ballet 2:00 to 2:15 Break 2:15 to 3:15 Pointe/Variation 3:15 to 3:30 Break 3:30 to 4:30 MON & WED: Variations; TUE: Contemporary; THU: Choreography and FRI: Pilates Conditioning.
Summer Intensive 3 Classes
Ballet: Basic barre and center ballet combinations. This class is design for students that are currently enrolled in our pre-professional ballet program, in Ballet White. Students not enrolled in our ballet program, but have been taking ballet classes for more than 4 years at a rate of 6 hours per week are welcome to attend.
Pointe: Pointe technique training including barre and center combinations to increase strength and balance on pointe.
Variation: Dancers will learn variations from classical ballet repertoire and spend the week mastering these variations.
Character: Character dance is a specific subdivision of classical dance. It includes basic movements from dances from various parts of the globe. Students will learn basic concepts of character dance, which is part of the syllabus in most ballet schools.
Stretch/Floor Barre: Stretch: Low-intensity, long-duration muscle elongation. During the stretch exercises the body remains in a supported position that allows the muscle fibers to relax. Floor Barre: Barre exercised performed with the full body on the floor. Contemporary Dance: Class focused on special and body awareness, use of body with and safe body alignment. Contemporary dance encourages dancers to be versatile in their expressions.
Choreography: Dancers will be learning choreography techniques to create and choreograph their own dance pieces. This skill is useful for all dancers and can be applied to their own variation training as well as fuel their creative side.