PRE-PROFESSIONAL SUMMER INTENSIVE

August 13 - 17

Ages 10 and up

Intermediate & Advanced levels

$300

This intensive offers serious dance students a highly intensive level of instruction that includes classical ballet technique, pointe, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, and modern. This is a great way to start preparing for the professional summer intensives they will want to attend in the future to improve their training. The intensive also allows them to experience other styles of dance to help them become a more versatile dancer. The week will end with an in-house performance.

Schedule

Monday - Thursday

Ballet and Pointe technique class every day

Jazz, contemporary, modern or hip-hop (int. level only)

Nutrition, terminology, and ballet history

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Friday

Morning - Ballet warm-up

Run through of modern, jazz, contemporary, hip-hop

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In-House Performance 

5:00 - 6:00

Faculty

Priscilla Payson - Ballet and Pointe

Heather Reynolds - Modern

Nichelle Lanier - Contemporary and Jazz

Viveca Hutchinson - Hip-Hop

GUEST TEACHER

Mark McCormick, principal dancer and teacher at Ballet Theatre of Maryland, was born in Scotland and raised in Australia. At 16 he received a scholarship to train at the Australia National Theatre Ballet School, where he also received his diploma in Classical Ballet. He has danced with Cinevax Dance Co. in Switzerland, Atlantic City Ballet, Double Take Dance in New York, Galveston Ballet, Montgomery Ballet, and Alabama Ballet Theatre.​

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