Summer Intensive

About Programs
Summer Faculty
Tuition
Enrollment Options
Scholarships
Auditions

About Programs

You will be trained by some of the world's most acclaimed ballerinas, coaches and master teachers; their wealth of knowledge and experience will be shared with you in the dancing capital of the country. The summer intensive will also serve as your pathway to acceptance into the year-round training program; you will gain insight into the rigors of our comprehensive curriculum and learn what it takes to become an artist.Dormitories and limited scholarships are available. Acceptance into the Summer Intensive is by audition only.

**Students may attend for a shorter amount of time

Repertory Workshop:

June 11 - July 13

This is specially designed for advanced students, offering daily classes in Technique and Pointe with afternoons devoted to training in specific repertory varying by the week. Any repertory training offered during this program will not be repeated in the Pre-Professional Program. Examples of the carefully chosen repertory that will be taught are from ballets such as Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, and Don Quixote.

Pre-Professional Program:

July 16 - August 17

Age 12-older

Junior Program:

June 25 - July 13

Age 9-13 yrs

Housing Information:

All students requesting dormitory housing will be housed at 1760 3rd Avenue Residence (click here for further information).

"...Your room at 1760 Third Avenue comes fully furnished with beds, desks, and wardrobes/dressers that maximize living space. Many of the rooms come equipped with private kitchenettes, and there are also full-sized communal kitchens on every other floor. Plus free high-speed Internet, TV with cable, refrigerator/microwave, and local phone service means from day one you’ll never miss a beat..." (Taken from EHS website)

Pre-Professional Sample Schedule:

Photo: Sue Sandford

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:00-10:00am	Core Dynamics	Core Dynamics	Core Dynamics	Core Dynamics	Core Dynamics
10:00-11:30am	Technique Class	Technique Class	Technique Class	Technique Class	Technique Class
11:30-11:45am	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
11:45-12:45pm	Pointe/Variation	Partnering	Pointe/Variation	Partnering	Pointe/Variation
12:45-1:45pm	Men's Class	Lunch (All)	Men's Class	Lunch (All)	Men's Class
1:45-2:00pm	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
2:00-3:30pm	Character Dance	Repertoire	Character Dance	Repertoire	Character Dance
3:30-3:45pm	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
3:45-4:45pm	Mime/Acting	Stretch	Wellness	Mime/Acting	Stretch

*Schedules for the Repertory Workshop and the Junior Program coming soon!!! Schedule is subject to change.

Summer Faculty

The Summer Intensive faculty will be led by Artistic Directors Gelsey Kirkland and Misha Chernov, and will include our world-class staff as well as guest instructors from the world’s most distinguished companies and schools.

Gelsey Kirkland Co-Artistic Director

Michael Chernov Co-Artistic Director, Executive Director

Lyubov Fominich Ballet Instructor

Alexandra Lawler Ballet Instructor

Yaroslav (Slava) Fadeyev Ballet Instructor

Karina Elver Ballet Instructor

Olga Bazilevskaya Music Director

Pilar Garcia Drama and Mime Instructor

Jessica Howard Stretch Instructor

Elizabeth Sullivan Wellness Instructor

Tuition

Repertory Workshop (5 weeks):

$3500 (5 weeks)
$3000 (4 weeks)
$2300 (3 weeks)
$1600 (2 weeks)

2 week minimum for enrollment.

*Students who are enrolled in the Pre-Professional Program will receive a special rate if they also enroll in the Repertory Workshops.

Junior Dance Program (3 weeks):

$2500 (3 weeks)
$1800 (2 weeks)
$1000 (1 week)

Pre-Professional Program (5 weeks):

$3950 (5 weeks)
$2500 (3 weeks)
$1800 (2 weeks)

Students may attend for a shorter period, certain restrictions apply: An early-bird price of $2,300 is available if full payment is received by April 1st for any 3-week session of the Junior or Pre-Professional Programs, and March 1st for at least 3 weeks of Repertory Workshops.

Dormitories:

$375 per week

All fees must be paid in full by May 15, 2012.

GKACB offers both merit and needs-based scholarships. Merit-based scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the artistic directors. Needs-based fee assistance is also available. Scholarships apply to tuition only. For further information on scholarships please write to us at: info@gelseykirklandballet.org

Enrollment Options

Junior Dance Program - Full 3 Weeks, first week or last two weeks only

Pre-Professional Program - Full Five Weeks, first two weeks, or last three weeks only

Repertory Workshop - Enrollment available for 2, 3, 4 or 5 weeks. Preferably attended consecutively.

*Any other enrollment requests must be approved by Artistic Directors.

An early-bird price of $2,300 is available if full payment is received by April 1st for any 3-week session of the Junior or Pre-Professional Programs, and March 1st for at least 3 weeks of Repertory Workshops.

Photo by Eduardo Patino

Scholarships

Auditions

$30 for online pre-registration (highly recommended). $35 for registration on-site on day of audition (cash or money order only). Cut-off for pre-registration is midnight Pacific Standard Time on the Thursday prior to each audition.

DVD Auditions: For those unable to attend one of the audition sites, video auditions will be accepted.

Click Here to download an application form. Please include in your DVD; 2 exercises at the barre, one side only and 5 center exercises (Adagio, Waltz/Turns, Small, Medium and Grand Allegro)

Auditions for the Summer Intensive, Year-Round Training Program and Studio Company are being held in cities across the country during January and February. Please bring two 5x7” (approx) photographs with you to your audition: one headshot, one full-length dancing shot. Female dancers who are on pointe should also bring pointe shoes.

Audition Sites:

New York, NY Sun, January 8	Columbia, SC Sat, January 14	Orlando, FL Sun, January 15	Atlanta, GA Sun, January 15	Salt Lake City, UT Sat, January 21	Dallas, TX Sat, January 28
Houston, TX Sun, January 29	Philadelphia, PA Sun, January 29	Fountain Valley, CA Sat, February 04	Minneapolis, MN Sat, February 04	San Francisco, CA Sun, February 05	New York, NY Sat, February 11
Silver Springs,MD Sun, February 12	Chicago, IL Sat, February 18	Detroit, MI Sun, February 19	Pittsburgh, PA Sat, February 25	Boston, MA Sun, February 26

Pittsburgh Saturday, February 25th
Registration 1:30pm-2pm, Audition 2pm-5pm
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | 2900 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15201
412.281.9901 Register

Boston Sunday, February 26th
Registration 10am-10:30am, Audition 10:30am-1:30pm
Boston Ballet | 19 Clarendon St. Boston, MA 02116
617.695.6950 Register