by Gavin Larsen | Jan 28, 2025 | Pointe+, Summer Study, Training
Golden State Ballet principal Miranda Giles remembers her first summer intensive. “I was so excited to be going away and doing ballet all summer,” she says. “What could go wrong?” But in addition to battling homesickness, she was rattled by the program’s high-pressure...
by Sponsored by Charlotte Ballet | Jan 23, 2025 | From Our Sponsors
For pre-professional dancers, the best summer programs deliver two key experiences: the opportunity to broaden students’ horizons about the possibilities of a career in dance and the individualized attention to make the program personal. Dancers can expect both...
by Sponsored by Joffrey Ballet School | Jan 15, 2025 | From Our Sponsors
Starting this summer, the Joffrey Ballet School—which runs a total of 23 summer intensives across the country—is reviving its reach in the Midwest. The new Detroit intensive marks the return of a flourishing summer program that ran in Flint, Michigan, for many years...
by Sponsored by Long Beach Ballet | Jan 15, 2025 | From Our Sponsors, Pre-Professional Profiles
Summer intensives are an opportunity for dancers to expand their horizons, but at Long Beach Ballet’s Ambassadors to China summer intensive, the cultural exposure is on another level. The unparalleled program includes three weeks of training and rehearsals...
by Sponsored by Next Generation Ballet | Jan 14, 2025 | From Our Sponsors
Most summer intensive students spend their days inside ballet studios. But at Next Generation Ballet, there’s another setting dancers get access to: world-class theaters. The pre-professional training program is set inside the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for...
by Sponsored by Boca Ballet Theatre | Jan 8, 2025 | Pre-Professional Profiles
Attending summer intensives during your prime job-hunting years can feel like putting all of your eggs in one basket. If you’re lucky, one artistic director might see you in a class or performance and offer you a contract. Or, maybe, you spend your time and resources...
by Sponsored by Orlando Ballet | Jan 7, 2025 | From Our Sponsors
Big changes have been afoot at Orlando Ballet School: In May 2024, Christopher Alloways-Ramsey joined as the director of education, a newly created position designed to heighten the school’s training and streamline its connection with the attached company. “There was...
by Sponsored by Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet | Jan 6, 2025 | Pre-Professional Profiles
At their best, summer intensives at top-tier ballet schools give new students a taste of what it’s like to study at a prestigious ballet institution, and year-round students have the opportunity to continue their training throughout the summer. That’s exactly the case...