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Your Summer Intensive Just Ended. Here’s How to Readjust and Get Ready for Fall.

Your Summer Intensive Just Ended. Here’s How to Readjust and Get Ready for Fall.

by Hannah Foster | Aug 10, 2023 | Pointe+, Summer Study, Training

You’ve just had the best summer ever at your ballet intensive. You got to explore a new city, form new friendships, and make technical breakthroughs without any pesky homework assignments distracting from your 24/7 dance immersion. For five weeks, it felt like what...
Minor Ache or Injury? Why You Shouldn’t Keep Summer Intensive Pain to Yourself

Minor Ache or Injury? Why You Shouldn’t Keep Summer Intensive Pain to Yourself

by Gavin Larsen | Jun 26, 2023 | Health & Body, Pointe+, Summer Study, Training

Sarah Whitehead, now a dancer with Ballet Tucson, remembers the sinking feeling of getting an injury during a summer intensive. As a teenager hoping to land a spot in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s year-round Professional Division program, she felt pressure to dance to...
Attending Multiple Summer Intensives? Here Are Tips for Staying Healthy

Attending Multiple Summer Intensives? Here Are Tips for Staying Healthy

by Katie Slattery | Jul 13, 2022 | Summer Study, Training

LeeAnaca Moore, a conservatory student at Florida Ballet, has a busy summer ahead. She’ll be attending the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Summer Program for three weeks, followed by a four-week summer intensive at Philadelphia Ballet. She then plans to stay on at...
A Real Dose of Company Life: Atlanta Ballet’s Professional Intensive Treats Students Like Professionals

A Real Dose of Company Life: Atlanta Ballet’s Professional Intensive Treats Students Like Professionals

by Sponsored by Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education | Jan 4, 2022 | Summer Study, Training

Ballet training stresses technique and routine. From rote curriculums to strict dress codes, student programs can feel regimented—even contrary to the self-directed company life that awaits advanced dancers. That’s how things were for Brooke Gilliam until she attended...
Supplement Your Summer: How to Know If a Short, Specialized Intensive Is Right For You

Supplement Your Summer: How to Know If a Short, Specialized Intensive Is Right For You

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...
How to Deal With Taking an Unfamiliar Class During Summer Intensive Audition Season

How to Deal With Taking an Unfamiliar Class During Summer Intensive Audition Season

by Natalia Boesch | Jan 2, 2020 | Summer Study, Training, Trending

Updated on January 4, 2023. 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...
Reading the Fine Print: Decoding What Trainee Programs and Second Companies Can Do For You

Reading the Fine Print: Decoding What Trainee Programs and Second Companies Can Do For You

by Gavin Larsen | Jun 30, 2019 | Training

Updated 9/19/22. 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...
Staying Home for the Summer: Tips for Creating a DIY Intensive

Staying Home for the Summer: Tips for Creating a DIY Intensive

by Kathleen McGuire | Jun 13, 2019 | Summer Study, Training

Updated 6/2/2022 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...
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