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...
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...
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 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 Candice Thompson | Dec 19, 2018 | Summer Study, Training
Before attending the Alonzo King LINES Ballet summer program at age 18, Maya Harr did not have much experience with improvisation. In fact, she was such an introverted bunhead that even the word seemed scary. “The teacher came into the studio, turned off the...
by Rachel Hellwig | Jul 22, 2018 | Profiles, Summer Intensive Survival, Summer Study, Trending
It’s hard to believe that summer intensive season is almost over! We hope you’re learning, growing, having fun and making memories at your intensives this year. Today, we’re sharing seven dancers’ favorite summer intensive memories. Photo...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Jun 28, 2018 | Summer Study
At my first summer intensive away from home, my roommate and I deliberated good-naturedly over bunkbeds and decorations. But the next summer, I walked into a triple dorm room and was met with the least desirable bed choice and nearly every inch of wall space plastered...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 27, 2018 | Ask Amy, Summer Study, Training
I’m a young dancer, and I’ve been accepted to a prestigious summer program. I know intensives are a good way to get my name known in the dance world. How do I give a good impression without seeming nervous? —Lydia Relax! It sounds like you still have...