2024 Summer Intensives
Four Week AND Six Week Options
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The New Ballet Difference
The New Ballet School Summer Intensive provides high quality, pre-professional ballet training featuring the renowned American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum. A smaller program with expert faculty ensures that students get the individual attention and intensive training they are looking for.
The Summer Intensive can be the first step towards placement as a Company Artist, in the Studio Company and in the Pre-Professional Division. Achieve your goals by training with our world-class ABT certified faculty, including Dalia Rawson and Linh Mai Le.
The Summer Intensive provides a core curriculum of ballet technique, pointe, men's class, and variations, as well as classical and contemporary ballet repertoire. Additional classes may include partnering, modern, contemporary, character, strengthening, Pilates, music for dancers, and Barre à Terre, to help students develop versatility in their dancing. All faculty, classes, and schedules subject to change.
NO AUDITION IS REQUIRED TO ENROLL FOR NEW BALLET SUMMER INTENSIVES.
AUDITIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID AWARDS AND FOR CONSIDERATION FOR COMPANY AND STUDIO COMPANY POSITIONS. Merit Scholarships are rare, and based on extremely exceptional talent. New Ballet School students are automatically considered for Merit Scholarships, and may always apply for Financial Aid.
Bay area scholarship audition dates will be announced soon.
Email info@newballet.com for easy video audition requirements or to schedule a zoom or in person audition for scholarships or or company consideration.
Six Week Intensive
June 17 - July 26, Mondays through Fridays - ENROLLMENT LIMITED. REGISTER EARLY! There will be two class levels based on age and experience.
Six Week Intensive - Level A
Level A - Suitable for New Ballet students placed in Levels 2B-4B for the 2023/2024 School Year. Students should have started pointe work, or they will participate on flat in preparation for starting pointe work soon. Students from other schools should typically study ballet at least 3-4 days a week and should have studied ballet seriously for at least 3 years to participate.
Six Week Intensive- Level B
Level B - Suitable for New Ballet students placed in Levels 5A-6 at New Ballet School for the 2023/2024 School Year. Classes will be taught by New Ballet School Director Linh Mai Le and other distinguished faculty. Students should have at least three years of pointe training and should typically study ballet at least five days a week to participate.
Special Guest Faculty for both Level A and B Six Week Intensive Levels:
Mads Eriksen: Former dancer Royal Danish Ballet and Ballet San Jose. Founder of Boise Ballet Academy and member of the Artistic Board of Examiners for ABT.
Peter Merz: Former dancer with Cincinnati Ballet, Dayton Ballet, and Louisville Ballet. Former Associate Professor at Pointe Park University and Ballet West Academy.
ALL FACULTY SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Four Week Intensive
July 1 - 26, Mondays through Fridays - Enrollment limited, register early to ensure your spot.
Suitable for New Ballet Students currently placed in Levels 1B and up for the 2023 - 2024 school year and for all dedicated and passionate ballet students ages 10-25. Students ages 10-13 should be dancing at least 3 days a week to participate. Students ages 14 and up should be dancing at least 4-5 days a week with at least 2 years on pointe to be placed in a class level with their peers. Students with less ballet training or less technique than might be expected for their age group may be placed with younger students. If you are concerned that your level of technique might not be adequate for you to be placed with your age group, an please attend an in-person audition, schedule an online or in-person assessment, or send in a video for assessment. After enrollment no refunds will be made due to level placement, which will be determined on placement day, and which is at the sole discretion of New Ballet leadership.
Sample Summer Intensive Schedule (subject to change)
10:30-12:30 Ballet Technique with Pointe (or pre-pointe) and Men’s Work
12:30-1:00 Break
1:00-2:00 Supplemental Class 1*
2:15-3:00 Supplemental Class 2
(Rehearsal, Variations, Floor Barre, Stretch and Strengthen, Contemporary, Etc. depending on the teacher)
All schedules subject to change.
Please note that July 10 is PLACEMENT DAY for the Four Week Intensive. Your schedule for placement day will be emailed out closer to the start of the Summer Program. On placement day, students will be assigned by age into two placement class groups. Your student's exact schedule for the intensive will be emailed to you on July 11 in the afternoon, after the conclusion of placement day classes.
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY
All students in the Six Week and Four Week Intensives will have the opportunity to learn classical repertoire and to perform for family and friends! Don’t miss this chance to perform exciting classical and contemporary choreography.
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ALL CLASSES MAY BE MOVED TO A HYBRID OR FULLY ONLINE SCHEDULE SHOULD HEALTH AND SAFETY DICTATE. NO REFUNDS WILL BE OFFERED IF CLASSES ARE MOVED EITHER PARTIALLY OR FULLY TO AN ONLINE SCHEDULE.
