by Gavin Larsen | Jan 16, 2020 | Summer Study, Training
Summer intensives are wonderful opportunities to focus on your technique and artistry, study with new teachers and take classes you may not regularly get. But in addition to traditional multi-week, all-encompassing programs, many schools are now adding shorter...
by Natalia Boesch | Jan 2, 2020 | Summer Study, Training, Trending
Ariel McCarty’s training was predominantly classical until, at 15, she auditioned for Boston Ballet’s summer intensive. The audition class was in more of a Balanchine style, and the teacher corrected her right away. “She wanted me to accent the arm...
by Gavin Larsen | Jun 30, 2019 | Training
The path to joining a company is not as clear-cut as it once was, when advanced students auditioned straight out of school and learned the ropes on the job. Directors, wanting dancers who can hit the ground running, are increasingly relying on second company and...
by Kathleen McGuire | Jun 13, 2019 | Summer Study, Training
It is easy to feel as though the entire ballet year revolves around summer: more hours in the day for dance, and another summer intensive to add to your resumé. You’ve likely dreamt about which program you want to attend, traveled to auditions and gotten...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 11, 2019 | Health & Body, Summer Study
Houston Ballet principal Jessica Collado recalls dancing Giselle’s Myrtha on an outdoor stage in the thick of a Texan summer. “At the beginning of the act my shoes still had some life in them, but when I bourréed off to go to my grave at the end, there was...
by Sponsored by Joffrey Ballet School | Jan 17, 2019 | Dance Spirit
Summer is a great time to make new friends, broaden your horizons and get tons of dancing in at a summer intensive. As you get closer to college-age, it can also be a great time to get valuable information and extra training that can come in handy later when...
by Gavin Larsen | Jan 9, 2019 | Summer Study, Training
When Katie Spagnoletti was 16, she auditioned for several well-known, company-affiliated summer programs. Although she received some acceptances, the price tags and level of competition felt daunting. She decided to try the relatively smaller Saratoga Summer Dance...
by Madeline Schrock | Aug 1, 2017 | Summer Intensive Survival, Summer Study, Training
It’s August, so two things are pretty much guaranteed: 1. It’s really hot out. 2. If you’re a bunhead, you’re nearing the end of your summer intensive. By now, you’ve gotten used to the early morning alarm, followed by the inevitable...