by Hannah Foster | Apr 7, 2021 | Summer Intensives
When it comes to navigating summer intensives, 2021 may be more complicated for ballet students than last year. On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic’s spring spike in 2020, summer programs went all-virtual or had very limited capacity. This year is more of a...
by Marissa DeSantis | Mar 15, 2021 | News, Summer Intensives, The Latest, Training
Updated 3/24/2021 When the pandemic forced studios around the world to close last March, New York City Ballet’s Tiler Peck was quick to adjust. She turned her own daily classes into Instagram Live sessions so that her more than 250 thousand followers could join...
by Claudia Bauer | Dec 13, 2020 | Audition Advice, Summer Intensive Survival, Summer Intensives, Summer Study, Training
It’s that time of year again—summer intensive audition season. But as the ballet world continues to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic, what are schools planning for summer programs? What will auditions be like, and what are schools expecting of dancers?...
by Claudia Bauer | Jun 11, 2020 | Dance Magazine, News, Summer Intensive Survival, Summer Intensives, Summer Study, Training
No question, the novel coronavirus has turned ballet training upside down. But if you think you can’t have a great summer intensive this year, think again. Over the past few months, ballet schools have learned how to deliver classes and workshops online, and...
by Ashley Rivers | Nov 20, 2014 | Summer Study, Training
This story originally appeared in the December 2014/January 2015 issue of Pointe. When 17-year-old Rock School student Sarah Lapointe was auditioning for summer intensives, she faced a dilemma. By mid-January, she’d been accepted to a great school. But she...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 17, 2010 | Company Life
Looking to maximize your summer training? Then keep your calendar open in August. Aside from the plethora of standard five- and six-week programs, August “mini-intensives” have started popping up within the last few years. More streamlined than a typical summer...