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Academy of International Ballet & Performing Arts

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• Vaganova Ballet Summer Program
• 610-459-9221 Fax: 610-459-9223
• E-mail: balletacd@comcast.net
• academyballetru.com
• Program Director: Denis Gronostayskiy
• Program Description: Under the direction of Denis Gronostayskiy and Anastasia Babayeva, all classes at the Academy are taught by internationally acclaimed artists and instructors. This rigorous program offers daily classes in ballet, pointe, variations, men’s classes, partnering and repertory for the intermediate to professional dancer. Master classes in jazz and modern are part of the program. During this professionally oriented program, students are challenged by the highest classical standards. The Vaganova method taught at the Academy of International Ballet was developed by Agrippina Vaganova to interpret and systemize the vast knowledge of Russian and other artists worldwide. The Vaganova method stresses discipline and purity of classical ballet technique. It is the basis of training that has developed many of the world’s strongest and most talented dancers.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Media, PA
• Prerequisites: Previous ballet training (pointe work preferred), audition.

Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre

• Summer Intensive
• 702-243-2623 Fax: 702-804-0365
• E-mail: info@nevadaballet.com
• nevadaballet.com
• Program Director: Victoria Stocki-Kim
• Program Description: The Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensive program is an extensive three-week training program for students who are seriously pursuing a quality education in dance. This program features 14 renowned faculty plus guest teachers. All students attend 25 classes per week, Monday through Friday, ending with a final performance.
• Dates: July 21–Aug 8
• Location: Las Vegas, NV
• Prerequisites: Sufficient technical ability.

The Ailey Extension ­

• 2008 Finis Jhung NYC Teacher Workshop
• 212-405-9500 Fax: 212-405-9007
• E-mail: ycampbell@alvinailey.org
• alvinailey.org
• Program Director: Yvette L. Campbell
• Program Description: In partnership with The Ailey Extension, Finis Jhung will present his annual teacher workshop featuring Leap ’N Learn, an early childhood dance method, and classes with renowned Ailey faculty for students ages 12 and up.
• Dates: June 20–22
• Location: New York, NY
• Prerequisites: Must be a working dance teacher.

The Ailey School

• Horton Pedagogy Workshops with Ana Marie Forsythe
• 212-405-9124 Fax: 212-405-9001
• E-mail: jgaddy@alvinailey.org
• theaileyschool.edu
• Program Director: Ana Marie Forsythe
• Program Description: Workshop I: The first session is for teachers who are interested in learning the Lester Horton warm-up and beginner- to advanced beginner–level Horton studies. Workshop II: The second session is for teachers who have attended a minimum of two previous Horton workshops or who have been teaching Horton technique for a minimum of four years.
• Dates: Workshop I: July 14–18; Workshop II: July 21–25
• Location: New York, NY
• Prerequisites: Workshop I: Minimum three years of teaching experience. Workshop II: Attendance at two previous Horton workshops as well as a minimum of four years teaching Horton Technique.

American Academy of Ballet

• Summer School of Excellence
• 212-787-9500 Fax: 212-787-8636
• E-mail: office@american-academy-of-ballet.com
• american-academy-of-ballet.com
• Program Director: Mignon Furman
• Program Description: In the excellent studios of Purchase College–SUNY, the American Academy of Ballet conducts an intensive course on teaching young children and teenagers. New ideas and inspiring programs are given, as well as the chance to observe master teachers working with students. This will be followed by the Performance Program, Aug 4–6.
• Dates: July 31–Aug 3
• Location: Purchase College–SUNY, Purchase, NY
• Prerequisites: Participants must be 18 years and older and should be involved in teaching ballet.

American Dance Festival

• International Six Week School
• Dance Professionals Workshop
• Hollins University/American Dance Festival MFA degree
• Four Week School for Young Dancers
• 919-684-6402
• school@americandancefestival.org
• americandancefestival.org
• Program Director: Donna Faye Burchfield, Dean
• Program Description: Offering 40+ classes a day in modern, composition, improvisation, repertory/archive projects, ballet, digital media, yoga, Pilates, West African, voice/gesture. International Six Week School recommended for advanced students ages 16+ (mature environment). Four Week School program open to students ages 12–16.
• Dates: June 5–July 20 (full festival)
• Location: Durham, NC
• Prerequisites: None

American Tap Dance Foundation

• Tap City 2008—The New York City
• Tap Festival
• 646-230-9564 Fax: 646-230-7777
• E-mail: info@atdf.org
• atdf.org
• Program Director: Tony Waag
• Program Description: Each summer, hundreds of tap dancers gather from around the world to study, perform,
• collaborate, teach and explore. Tap City is the preeminent tap dance festival of the world and is the quintessential celebration of our collective American heritage and virtues that are certainly evident in tap’s hometown, New York City. Tap City offers hundreds of master classes and courses with internationally renowned teachers for dancers of all ages and levels.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: New York, NY
• Prerequisites: None

Amsterdam Abroad Experience/ConfiDance

• Mercyhurst College
• 814-824-2587
• dance.mercyhurst.edu
• Program Directors: Tauna Hunter and Valerie Valentine
• Program Description: Preprofessional ballet program under direction of former Dutch National ballerina Valerie Valentine and international faculty. Also: modern, Pilates, Gyrotonics, pas de deux with professional European dancers. See performances, rehearsals, experience European food, arts and culture, final performance.
• Amenities: YogaGarden, Fitness Studio 2 and BodyWork: $2,200; see www.dancestreet.net/
• uk/index.htm.
• Dates: June 2–28
• Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Prerequisites: Audition required, videos accepted.

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida and the Vaganova Ballet Academy of Russia

• Summer Intensive Program of Russian Technique
• 305-935-3232 Fax: 305-935-1035
• E-mail: artsballet@bellsouth.net
• artsballettheatre.org
• Program Director: Vladimir Issaev
• Program Description: The curriculum includes a complete training program for both male and female students on the Vaganova Method with the finest Russian teachers. All members of the faculty teach all students in all levels: Alla Osipenko, Tatiana Terekhova, Vladimir Issaev, Yelena Shertsnieva, Elena Zabalkasnskaya.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Miami, FL
• Prerequisites: Live auditions by appointment. By video: Standard VHS format or DVD. No
• performance videos. À la barre: tendu, fondu, grand battements; center: developé devant, à la seconde, first arabesque, pirouettes en dedans and en dehors, sautés in first position (16); diagonal: grand jetés; pointe work: echappé combination with passé, pirouettes; advanced: fouetté turns; men’s requirements: entrechat six, single or double tour en l’air.

Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education

• Summer Programs
• 404-873-5811 x212 Fax: 404-874-7905
• E-mail: japgar@atlantaballet.com
• atlantaballet.com
• Program Director: Jen Apgar
• Dates: June 9–27 (Cullowhee, NC); June 30–Aug 1, June 16–27, June 7–25 (Atlanta, GA); July 7–18 (Statesboro, GA)

Ballet Arts

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• Open Dance Studio
• 212-582-3350 Fax: 212-315-9850
• E-mail: info@balart.com
• balart.com
• Program Description: Open studio with ongoing classes year around. Single classes and 10-class cards offered. Union rate available. F-1 foreign student visa program. Large and beautiful
• column-free studio. Air-conditioned.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: New York, NY

Ballet Austin Academy

• Senior Summer Intensive
• 512-476-9051 x126
• Fax: 512-472-3073
• E-mail: vicki.parsons@balletaustin.org
• balletaustin.org
• Program Director: Bill Piner
• Program Description: Students attending Ballet Austin’s Senior Summer Intensive program dance in a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of downtown Austin. The spacious, light-filled studios offer a remarkable setting for working with highly acclaimed
• faculty. The curriculum offers students the highest quality of intensive classical training, complemented by classes in several other dance forms.
• Dates: June 23–July 11,
• July 14–Aug 1
• Location: Austin, TX

Ballet Education and Scholarship Fund, Inc

• BESFI Intensive Summer Workshop
• Affliated with Seiskaya Ballet
• 631-584-0192 Fax: 631-862-0507
• E-mail: info@besfi.com
• besfi.com
• Program Director: Valia Seiskaya
• Program Description: Six-week intensive ballet training provided by master teachers, including Eleanor d’Antuono, Rhodie Jorgenson and Alexei Moskalenko. Teachers wishing to take the course must contact Valia Seiskaya at 631-862-6925. Room and board available on request.
• Dates: July 14–Aug 21
• Location: St. James, NY
• Prerequisites: Must have a BFA or three years professional dance experience, or be a graduate of a nationally recognized dance program such as those affiliated with major dance companies.

Ballet Magnificat!

• Summer Intensive
• 601-977-1001 Fax: 601-977-8948
• E-mail: workshop@balletmagnificat.com
• balletmagnificat.com
• Program Director: Kathy Thibodeaux
• Program Description: Ballet Magnificat! Summer Intensive brings excitement and purpose to the summers of hundreds of students annually. The intensive training, both spiritual and technical, conducted by members of Ballet Magnificat!’s professional touring companies and staff, guides young people to develop their potential and seek God’s direction for their lives.
• Dates: June 22–July 19
• Prerequisites: Female applicants must have a minimum of four consecutive years of ballet training and at least one year of pointe since the age of 8.

Ballet Mississippi

• Summer Workshop
• 601-960-1560 Fax: 601-960-2135
• E-mail: keary@balletms.com
• balletms.com
• Program Director: David Keary
• Program Description: The Summer Workshop offers a comprehensive training program in classical ballet, jazz, modern and musical theater for students of all ages. The faculty is comprised of teachers who have had professional careers and years of
• Dates: July 7–18
• Location: Jackson, MS
• Prerequisites: A minimum of two years ballet training is suggested. One year of pointe work is highly recommended.

Bartholin International Ballet Seminar

• 45-40831943
• E-mail: bibs@bournonville.dk
• bournonville.dk
• Program Description: Further education for young aspiring dancers. International network for students and teachers with special attention toward the Bournonville school and repertory.
• Dates: June 30–July 1
• Location: Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark

Bates Dance Festival

• 207-786-6381 Fax: 207-786-8782
• E-mail: dancefest@bates.edu
• batesdancefestival.org
• Program Director: Nancy Salmon
• Dates: Young Dancers Workshop: July 3–19; Three-Week Professional Program: July 19–Aug 9
• Location: Lewiston, ME

Belvoir Terrace

• 212-580-3398 Fax: 212-579-7282
• E-mail: nancy@belvoirterrace.com
• belvoirterrace.com
• Program Director: Nancy Goldberg
• Program Description: Belvoir is considering a teacher training seminar at the close of its youth dance camp. Dance staff will include Debra Wingert, Joey Smith, Carolyn Lanfredi, Jonathan Phelps, Chris Lee and Stephanie Torbik.
• Dates: June 27–Aug 14
• Location: Lenox, MA

Bill Evans Dance

• Bill Evans Teachers Workshop:
• Hands-On Pedagogy of Dance Technique
• 585-964-9196
• E-mail: billevansdance@hotmail.com
• billevansdance.org
• Program Director: Bill Evans
• Program Description: Intensive workshop for selected teachers and graduate students in dance, including Dance Pedagogy, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Laban Movement Analysis, Pilates, Feldenkrais and the Bill Evans Method of teaching modern dance technique. Can lead to certification in the Bill Evans Method. Visit website for more information on application process.
• Dates: Aug 10–17
• Location: Port Townsend, WA

The Boston Conservatory

• Summer Dance ’08
• 617-912-9166 Fax: 617-912-9101
• E-mail:
• summer@bostonconservatory.edu
• bostonconservatory.edu
• Program Director: Emi Tokanaga
• Program Description: Summer Dance ’08 at The Boston Conservatory features world-class faculty who will inspire and maximize the training of your students. Classes are small to ensure quality and individualized teaching. Our three lecture series are designed to increase awareness and appreciation of movement trends, to encourage discourse with faculty and guest artists, and to make new contacts.
• Dates: Summer Session 1: June 23–July 11; Summer Session 2:
• July 11–Aug 1
• Location: Boston, MA

Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop

• 303-449-0399
• E-mail: info@bjdw.net
• boulderjazzdanceworkshop.com
• Program Director: Lara Branen
• Program Description: The BJDW is unique in that it is a college-level program that emphasizes contemporary jazz dance, allows students to select the individual classes they want and offers the opportunity to present student choreography in performance. The Continuing Education Program includes selected classes from the BJDW curriculum and is geared toward teachers of teen or adult jazz dance classes in all settings.
• Dates: July 19–Aug 2
• Location: Boulder, CO

Briansky Saratoga Ballet Center

• 212-799-0341 Fax: 212-799-0341
• E-mail: olegbriansky@msn.com
• briansky.org
• Program Director: Oleg Briansky
• Dates: June 29–July 26
• Location: New York, NY

Burklyn Ballet Theatre

• 877-BURKLYN Fax: 973-586-3556
• E-mail: info@burklynballet.com
• burklynballet.com
• Program Director: Joanne Whitehill
• Program Description: We offer performance opportunities each week. Students have three classes with various master teachers plus rehearsals each day. They perform different roles each Saturday night. Dancers get the experience of a professional company on the small, safe, rural campus of Johnson State College. Counselors are responsible for a maximum of six dancers and come from professional companies and college dance programs.
• Dates: June 29–Aug 10
• Location: Johnson, VT
• Prerequisites: Dancers must be of at least an intermediate level. Ages 12 and above must be on pointe. Auditions are required and consist of a ballet class with pointe work. Videos are accepted.

Canada’s National Ballet School

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• Annual Teacher’s Seminar
• 416-964-3780 Fax: 416-964-5145
• E-mail: aroes@nbs-enb.ca
• nbs-enb.ca
• Program Director: Anuschka Roes
• Program Description: Designed for dance teachers and performers who wish to refresh or upgrade their knowledge of dance instruction. Involves lectures, group discussions, class observation and physical participation. Curriculum changes yearly to respond to ongoing professional development needs.
• Dates: Aug 5–9
• Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Cangelosi Dance Project

• CDP Summer Intensive ’08
• 225-291-4587
• E-mail: cangelosidanceproject@att.net
• cangelosidanceproject.com
• Program Director: Kris Cangelosi
• Program Description: Cangelosi Dance Project Summer Intensive ’08 faculty: Kris Cangelosi, Jerisse Bolton Grantham, Phan Peterson, Val Salnikov, Polly Anderson and more.
• Dates: June 23–July 19
• Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Carolina Ballet/UNC Wilmington

• Summer Intensive and Residency
• 919-719-0800 x276 Fax: 919-719-0910
• E-mail: twalters@carolinaballet.com
• carolinaballet.com
• Program Director: Tyler Walters
• Program Description: During the residency, students will study with experienced professionals, including some of the world-class artists of Carolina Ballet, and have the chance to attend open rehearsals as new ballets are created in the company. The immersive five-week program will culminate in a final student performance and two performances by Carolina Ballet.
• Dates: June 29–July 11, July 10–Aug 2,
• June 29–Aug 2
• Location: Wilmington, NC
• Prerequisites: Placement in programs by auditions during National Audition Tour (recommended) or by submitting videotaped auditions. Two years of pointe required for three-week and two-week session programs.

Cecchetti Council of America

• Teachers Seminar
• 734-379-6710 Fax: 734-379-3886
• E-mail: ccainfo@aol.com
• cecchetti.org
• Program Director: Gail Choate-Pettit
• Program Description: The seminar is devoted to the art of teaching, emphasizing the development of technique and the quality of movement, body placement and style.
• Dates: July 6–19, July 13–19
• Location: Holland, MI
• Prerequisites: We welcome all teachers to our seminar to explore learning and to study the Cecchetti Method.

Cecchetti USA

• 714-845-6034 Fax: 714-845-6034
• E-mail: mushijima@socal.rr.com
• cecchettiusa.org
• Program Director: Marnell Himes-Ushijima, executive director
• Program Description: Cecchetti USA is dedicated to quality teaching based on the method of training established by Maestro Enrico Cecchetti. The Cecchetti Method is a scientific and purely classical approach to ballet training. Cecchetti USA offers: set syllabi for preschool through professional levels, student examinations, teacher training
• courses and qualifying examinations.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: See website for ’08
• workshop locations
• Prerequisites: Cecchetti USA serves all students and teachers who are interested in pursuing excellence in classical ballet training.

Central Pennsylvania

• Youth Ballet
• Teachers’ Workshop
• 717-245-1190 Fax: 717-245-1189
• E-mail: info@cpyb.org
• cpyb.org
• Program Description: Focusing on the syllabus of world-renowned ballet teacher Marcia Dale Weary, the CPYB Teachers’ Workshop offers observations each day, as well as interactive seminars on various subjects.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Carlisle, PA
• Prerequisites: None

Chicago Human Rhythm Project

• Rhythm World Summer Festival
• 773-281-1825 Fax: 773-296-0968
• E-mail: chrproject@aol.com
• chicagotap.org
• Program Description: The largest and most comprehensive tap festival in the U.S. Courses, intensives, conferences, workshops and classes for children, teens, teachers, ensembles and adults, from fast beginner to professional levels, will be taught by an international lineup of tap masters and innovators. Opportunities to perform in Tap Slams, Cutting Contest and Weekend Concerts.
• Dates & Locations: July 21–25
• (Chicago, IL); July 27–Aug 3
• (Evanston, IL)
• Prerequisites: None

City Ballet of San Diego

• Summer Intensive 2008
• 858-274-6058 Fax: 858-272-8375
• E-mail: info@cityballet.org
• cityballet.org
• Program Director: Steven Wistrich
• Program Description: City Ballet’s three-week program gives intermediate to advanced students the opportunity to study with the finest instructors assembled on the West Coast. Students participate in a full day of classes Monday through Friday, culminating with public performances. Apprentices for City Ballet’s professional company are
• selected from the advanced level.
• Dates: July 28–Aug 15
• Location: San Diego, CA

CNADM Summer Dance

• Workshops
• 815-397-6052 Fax: 815-397-6799
• E-mail: cnadm@megsinet.net
• cnadm.com
• Program Director: Terri Sinani
• Program Description: CNADM Summer Dance Workshops offer classes for both teachers and their students. Teacher
• sessions include Training School, July 21–24, focusing on teaching tap, jazz and ballet to children at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Teacher Convention, July 25–28, focuses on teachers’ personal growth in technique and on providing original choreographed materials to take back to the studio.
• Dates: July 21–28
• Location: Arlington Heights (Chicago), IL
• Prerequisites: A minimum 10 years of age for student sessions, 12 years for National Ballet Forum and 16 years for Dance & More and teacher sessions. Participants in National Ballet Forum must participate in a placement class on the first day of sessions.

Colorado College

• Extraordinary Dance Festival
• 719-389-6098 Fax: 719-389-6955
• E-mail: summerdance@
• coloradocollege.edu
• artsfestival.coloradocollege.edu/
• dancefestival
• Program Director: Patrizia Herminjard
• Program Description: Our three-week international festival features intense instruction by a world-renowned faculty in a variety of diverse dance forms.
• Dates: June 30–July 18
• Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Complexions

• Summer Intensive/Choreography Workshop
• 212-777-7771 Fax: 212-777-4457
• E-mail: management@
• complexionsdance.org
• complexionsdance.org
• Program Directors: Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson
• Program Description: The Choreography Workshop is designed for the college-age/professional dancer with solid ballet and modern technique who is interested in learning the Complexions technique in a workshop setting. Both artistic directors as well as various company members instruct classes.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: New York, NY
• Prerequisites: The program is for students ages 18 and older who have a solid ballet and modern base and are looking to take their technique to the next level. Due to the personal one-on-one training, enrollment will be limited this year.

Cornish College of the Arts

• Summer Dance
• 206-726-5090
• E-mail: cjuarez@cornish.edu
• cornish.edu
• Program Director: Christine Juarez
• Program Description: Cornish College of the Arts offers a series of intensives and workshops for children through professionals. Renowned resident and guest faculty are invited to teach for our 11-week program. Placement recommendations are made after the student’s first class. Drop-in students are welcome and discounts for unlimited classes are offered. Registration begins in March. Advanced modern workshops and teacher workshops as well as a composition showcase are offered.
• Dates: June 23–Aug 29
• Location: Seattle, WA
• Prerequisites: Cornish College’s summer dance intensive offers three levels of training: children’s ballet (no previous experience required); junior division, open to 8–12 years with two or more years of ballet training; and senior
• division, open to 13 through professional with three levels of technique offered (intermediate, intermediate-advanced and advanced). Workshops are open to those who meet the technical level required. No auditions. Pre-placement is available by speaking to the director before the program begins.

CORPS de Ballet International

• 10th Anniversary Teacher Conference
• 269-387-5707 Fax: 269-387-5820
• E-mail: david.curwen@wmich.edu
• corps-de-ballet.org
• Program Director: David Curwen,
• president
• Program Description: The CORPS de Ballet International is a professional organization dedicated to the development, exploration and advancement of ballet in higher education. Every summer, CORPS presents a teacher conference devoted to fostering excellence in ballet teaching, choreography, performance and research. This summer, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet directors Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malatay will host CORPS in Aspen, Colorado. This collaboration will allow attendees to view company class, rehearsal and performance as well as presentations, classes and panel discussions by other guest artists and
• distinguished CORPS members. Other areas of research will include the role of university ballet programs in promoting dancers into the professional world as well as receiving them back in their post-career transition. CORPS will also honor a special figure in the world of ballet with the 10th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award. Registration is open to all teachers of ballet.
• For more information, please visit: www.corps-de-ballet.org or contact CORPS president David Curwen:
• david.curwen@wmich.edu or
• 269-387-5707.
• Dates: July 16–20
• Location: Aspen, CO

Creative Dance Center

• 14th Annual Summer Dance Institute for Teachers
• 206-363-7281
• E-mail: terry@creativedance.org
• creativedance.org
• Program Director: Anne Green Gilbert
• Program Description: Transform your approach to teaching dance with the powerful combination of brain-
• compatible methods and BrainDance. This action-packed two-week course directed by renowned dance educator and author Anne Green Gilbert covers a variety of dance techniques, world dance, combinations, choreography and the creative process. Experience and take away conceptual lesson plans for different ages and settings. Join us as we explore cutting-edge dance pedagogy and best practices in the ever-evolving
• laboratory of SDIT!
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Seattle, WA

Dance Alive National Ballet/Pofahl Studios

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• Summer Intensive
• Phone/Fax: 352-371-2986; 352-373-1166
• E-mail: dalive@bellsouth.net; kjpofahl@bellsouth.net
• dancealive.org; www.pofahldancestudio.org
• Program Directors: Kim Tuttle and Judy Skinner
• Program Description: Intensive dance program designed for the serious dance student. Performance at the conclusion. Offers a wide range of dance styles from instructors of Dance Alive National Ballet.
• Dates & Locations: June 9–14 (The Villages, FL);
• July 28–Aug 8 (Gainesville, FL)
• Prerequisites: Students should have a minimum of three years of dance experience and be a minimum of 9 years old to participate in the intermediate classes. Advanced ballet classes require strong pointe work for women and advanced dance and experienced partnering technique for men.

Dance Educators of America

• 914-636-3200 Fax: 914-636-5895
• E-mail: dea@DEAdance.com
• DEAdance.com
• Program Director: Vickie Sheer

The Dance Institute of Washington

• Summer Intensive Dance Program
• 202-371-9656
• Fax: 202-371-9686
• E-mail: fbarnes@danceinstitute.org
• danceinstitute.org
• Program Director: Fabian Barnes
• Program Description: The Pre-Professional Dance Training Program provides young people who aspire to be dance artists the training they need to succeed in world-class companies and university dance programs. The program requires an increasing level of commitment from students as they progress from the beginning to the advanced level. The prescribed curriculum focuses on ballet and modern dance, developing students’ performing artistry and technical refinement. The six levels of instruction also include classes in tap, jazz, hip hop and African dance.
• Dates: June 30–Aug 8
• Location: Washington, DC
• Prerequisites: Enrollment audition necessary.

Dance Masters of America

• Teacher Training
• 718-225-4013
• E-mail: dmamann@aol.com
• dma-national.org
• Program Director: Robert Mann

Dance Olympus

• 800-443-2623 Fax: 954-771-2147
• E-mail: danceolympus2@aol.com
• danceolympus-america.com
• Program Directors: Nancy and
• Art Stone
• Dates & Locations: July 13–16 (Kansas City, MO); July 12–15 (Minneapolis, MN); July 15–18 (Boston, MA, Omaha, NE); July 6–8 (Orlando, FL); July 9–12 (Chicago, IL, Houston, TX)

Dance Teacher

• Summer Conference
• 646-459-4800 Fax: 646-459-4900
• E-mail: dtsc@dancemedia.com
• dance-teacher.com
• Contact: Dede Pochos
• Program Description: A three-day conference for dance teachers and studio owners featuring inspirational movement classes, instructional workshops, panel discussions and business seminars led by world-class master instructors. Includes an interactive exhibit hall of more than 75 manufacturers and service providers for dance, a special performance, fashion show and more.
• Dates: Aug 9–11
• Location: New York, NY
• Prerequisites: Professional dance teachers and studio owners ages 18+.

Eastern Connecticut Ballet

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• ECB Summer Intensive
• Phone/Fax: 860-739-7899
• E-mail: easternctballet@aol.com
• easternctballet.com
• Program Director: Lise Reardon
• Program Description: Professional-quality training with emphasis on ballet for all levels. Summer intensive includes guest teachers. Lovely
• studios in wooded area near CT shoreline. Guest teachers have
• included Marie-Christine Mouis, Laura Young, Christina Fagundes, Arantxa Ochoa and Alexander Iziliaev.
• Dates: July 28–Aug 15
• Location: East Lyme, CT
• Prerequisites: Some previous training required. Consultation with resident faculty.

Embracing the Dream® Standing O Productions

• 630-879-0244 Fax: 630-482-2110
• E-mail: info@standingoproductions.net
• standingoproductions.net
• Program Directors: Kim Farah and Trish Humenansky-Laub
• Program Description: Standing O Productions® presents “Embracing the Dream®,” a five-day summer dance education conference July 23–27, 2008, at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. World-class dance education for students between the ages of 9 and 21. Diverse and innovative curriculum for dancers (ages 9–21), full teachers’ curriculum and parent curriculum. World-class faculty. Explore triple threat. Three non-competitive performance opportunities for dancers. Scholarships awarded to top studios. College-accredited. Limited enrollment. For information, view the brochure at www.standingoproductions.net or call 630-879-0244.
• Dates: July 28–Aug 2
• Location: Oak Brook, IL

Florida Classical Ballet

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• Theatre
• Summer Performance Intensive
• 561-630-8235 Fax: 561-721-0876
• E-mail: info@fcbt.org
• fcbt.org
• Program Director: Colleen Smith
• Program Description: Renowned master teacher Ruch C. Petrinoviç will lead this comprehensive
• seminar. The Petrinoviç syllabus is designed to carefully develop dancers using principles of kinesiology and physics and draws from the heritage of the Vaganova, Cecchetti and RAD schools.
• Dates: June 30–Aug 1, Aug 4–9
• Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Prerequisites: Teachers with a lot of experience, little experience or no experience are welcome. Dancers wishing to begin teaching or simply wanting a better understanding for themselves are welcome as well.

Foothills Dance Conservatory

• Summer Dance Intensive
• Phone/Fax: 864-888-0300
• E-mail: foothillsdance@bellsouth.net
• foothillsdance.com
• Program Director: Ginny Siano
• Program Description: Foothills Dance Conservatory offers a diverse curriculum in a nurturing environment with teaching excellence normally found in big cities. Pavel Gurevich (Boston Ballet) and Jessica Kreyer (Jose Mateo) are guest instructors along with the distinguished faculty of FDC. The program culminates with a performance on June 27. Host families available on request.
• Dates: June 9–27
• Location: Seneca, SC
• Prerequisites: Students need to be at an intermediate skill level in order to participate in our summer programs.

Giordano Dance Center

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• Summer Intensive
• 847-866-9442 Fax: 847-866-3692
• E-mail: melissa@giordanodance
• center.com
• giordanodancecenter.com
• Program Director: Amy Giordano
• Program Description: Founded by jazz legend Gus Giordano, Chicagoland’s most professional studio for over 50 years. Teen/adult program for ages 13 and up, from absolute beginners to adult professionals, offers classes in jazz, ballet, pointe, floor barre, modern, tap, hip hop, Latin pulse exercise and ballroom dance. Fall/Spring/Summer Scholarship program. Extensive professional training. Arrange to bring your group in for a day or a week to train with the best. Private group master classes available. Youth program including Giordano Juniors Youth Performance Groups ages 6–18. Commercial studio rentals. Home of Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Giordano II and Jazz Dance World Congress.
• Dates: June 9–Aug 2
• Location: Evanston, IL
• Prerequisites: Advanced level dancers.

Greater York Center for Dance Education

• Summer Dance Program
• 717-755-6683 Fax: 717-755-6688
• E-mail: dance@gycde.com
• gycde.com
• Program Director: Lori Garling Pergament, RDE
• Program Description: Summer dance programs for students of all ages, levels and aspirations. From weekly classes to daily intensives for preprofessional students.
• Dates: July 28–Aug 22

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program

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• Dancer Intensive
• 951-659-7171 x2365
• E-mail: summer@idyllwildarts.org
• idyllwildarts.org
• Program Director: Deborah Brockus
• Program Description: An intensive two weeks of dance. Students will have classes in ballet, two to four styles of jazz, two to three styles of modern, rhythm tap, musical theater dance, African, social dance, injury prevention, tap, pointe and choreography. There will be live music for modern and African (drums) and piano for ballet class. Dancers will be divided into two levels on the first day of class. Students will dance in four one-and-a-half-hour technique classes daily. The program will conclude with a showing on Saturday morning for friends and family. Each teacher/class will present a short piece for the culminating performance.
• Dates: July 20–Aug 2, Aug 3–16
• Location: Idyllwild, CA

Indiana University Jacobs School

• of Music
• Ballet Workshop for Dancers and Choreographers
• 812-855-1059
• music.indiana.edu/special_
• programs/summer_ballet
• Program Director: Michael Vernon
• Program Description: This new program is designed for the college-age (and above) ballet dancer and choreographer. Classical ballet technique classes will be held during the first part of the day, while the afternoon will be devoted to choreographic activities such as choreography classes and opportunities to choreograph on the dancers in the program.
• Dates: Session I: June 16–21; Session II: June 23–28
• Location: Bloomington, IN
• Prerequisites: Dancers must submit an audition video (VHS or DVD) and a resumé with their application. The audition video should be two to four minutes long and preferably on pointe for female dancers.

Intelligent Injury-Free Dance: The Feldenkrais Method®

• Move Into Balance
• 505-758-2840
• E-mail: priscawin@yahoo.com
• moveintobalance.com
• Program Director: Prisca Winslow Bradley
• Program Description: “Enlightening, Educational, Transformative!” Revive your inherent knowledge of movement and creativity at the 12th Annual Intensive presented by Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner Prisca Winslow Bradley. A deeper understanding of all dance/movement forms emerges while improving coordination, balance, flexibility and observation skills. Return home refreshed!
• Dates: Aug 4–9
• Location: Taos, NM
• Prerequisites: Must be at least 16 years of age.

The Jillana School/Technique

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• in Taos
• 858-270-8248 Fax: 858-270-8248
• E-mail: jillana@jillanaschool.com
• jillanaschool.com
• Program Director: Jillana
• Program Description: Balanchine technique
• Dates: June 29–July 26
• Location: Taos Ski Valley, NM
• Prerequisites: Must be 18 years or older and have three years of ballet technique.

Joffrey South Workshops

• Georgia College & State University
• 478-445-5277 Fax: 478-445-6271
• E-mail: continuingeducation@gcsu.edu
• joffreysouth.gcsu.edu
• Program Director: Valerie Madonia
• Program Description: Three Joffrey Ballet Intensive Workshops will be held on the campus of Georgia College & State University. Students stay in university housing. The Advanced Workshop is for advanced students ages 15–21. Full cost for three weeks is $2,285. The Intermediate Workshop is for students ages 11–14. Full cost for one week is $850. Intermediate students may choose an extra three days as an extended Intermediate Workshop for $1,100. Joffrey Light is a three-day introduction to ballet camp for young dancers ages 9–11. Full cost $285.
• Dates: June 15–July 5, June 27–29, June 29–July 5
• Location: Milledgeville, GA
• Prerequisites: Audition required for advanced and intermediate workshops only.

Journey Dance Company

• JDC Summer Intensive
• Phone/Fax: 707-540-0884
• E-mail: auland@sonomacoastdance.com
• sonomacoastdance.com
• Program Director: Gina Auland
• Program Description: Guest faculty credits include: American Ballet Theatre, Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Movin’ Out on Broadway, Fosse National Tour, Mia Michaels’ R.A.W, Complexions, 42nd Street on Broadway, Radio City Rockettes and more.
• Dates: June 30–Aug 2
• Location: Santa Rosa, CA
• Prerequisites: Dancers must have a solid technical foundation and exude versatility in many styles of dance. Ballet dancers 13 and up must be on pointe. Jazz and tap dancers are strongly encouraged to
• audition!

Just For Kix

• Summer Dance Intensive
• 800-450-3262 Fax: 218-824-3545
• E-mail: cindy@justforkix.com
• justforkix.com
• Program Director: Cindy Clough
• Program Description: Located in northern Minnesota, classes will be held at the Just For Kix Studio and accommodations will be at The Lodge Hotel.
• Dates: June 23–27
• Location: Baxter, MN

Liz Lerman Dance Exchange

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• Destination Dance Exchange: July in DC
• 301-270-6700 x25 Fax: 301-270-2626
• E-mail: johnsone@danceexchange.org
• danceexchange.org
• Program Director: Peter DiMuro
• Program Description: Move, create, perform in Liz Lerman Dance Exchange’s week-long multi-track institutes. Move It. Mean It: Multi-Media Teen Institute; All Abilities Exchange: All Ages, No Barriers; The New Art: Making, Being, Living Dances: Choreography and Performance. Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Institutes provide teachers a philosophy of dance; a specific toolbox for teaching and choreography; ideas for incorporating visual media, spoken word and sound; and special expertise in working with teens.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Takoma Park, MD

Long Beach Ballet Academy

• Olympic Ballet Tour 2008
• 562-426-4112 Fax: 562-426-4821
• E-mail: dwilcox@longbeachballet.com
• longbeachballet.com
• Program Director: David Wilcox
• Program Description: A six-week program that begins with four weeks in Long Beach, CA, studying with master teachers, choreographers and coaches, and culminates in a two-week tour of China, the Beijing Olympics and performances in three major cities. The Long Beach Ballet will assemble a group of students to represent the U.S. in China during the Olympics. Thirty-five dancers will be selected for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. David Wilcox has been selected for this unique honor by Chinese representatives due to his extensive ties with the ballet world in China. The only American choreographer to have staged three full-length ballets on Chinese companies, Wilcox has also produced six ballet tours to China with American ballet dancers, most recently in August of 2006, with his successful production of Ballet American Style, which was well-received by the local audiences in Guangzhou.
• Dates: July 1–Aug 13
• Location: Long Beach, CA

Long Lake Camp for the Arts

• Long Lake Camp Dance Intensive
• 800-767-7111 Fax: 914-693-7684
• E-mail: marc@longlakecamp.com
• longlakecamp.com/summerdanceintensive.htm
• Program Director: Makii Watson
• Program Description: Summer Dance Intensive in August in upstate New York. Fully featured dance intensive at one of America’s leading performing arts camps. Our dancers have classes all day but can be a part of a fun camp at night. They will be able to perform for parents and dance in one of our excellent dance productions.
• Dates: Aug 4–24
• Location: Long Lake, NY

Louisville Ballet School

• 2008 Summer Intensive
• 602-583-3150 x245 Fax: 602-583-0006
• E-mail: school@louisvilleballet.org
• louisvilleballet.org
• Program Director: Elizabeth Hartwell
• Program Description: The Louisville Ballet’s Summer Intensive program strives to ensure that all students receive personalized attention and is, therefore, limited to 45 students in each division. Dancers may attend one session (two or three weeks) or both (five weeks). Supervised lodging is available. For more information, visit www.louisvilleballet.org.
• Dates: June 8–12
• Location: Louisville, KY
• Prerequisites: Must audition either in person or by video.

Lula Washington Dance Theatre

• Professional Development Intensive
• 323-292-5852 Fax: 323-292-5851
• E-mail: luladance@aol.com
• lulawashington.com
• Program Directors: Lula Washington and Tamica Washington-Miller
• Program Description: The internationally acclaimed Lula Washington Dance Theatre (LWDT) holds its Professional Development Workshop (PDW) for nine weeks this summer. The program meets on a schedule similar to that of professional companies and includes technique classes, rehearsals with local dance masters and workshops on various dance career topics. Instructors include, among others, LWDT artistic director Lula Washington, LWDT associate director, choreographer and principal dancer Tamica Washington-Miller, and LWDT company members, who have danced with Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Philadanco and more. The PDW program concludes with a performance showcase featuring repertory by renowned choreographers. Exceptional participants may also have the opportunity to join LWDT in summer engagements. Selected dancers may be invited to dance with LWDT for the 2008–09 season.
• Dates: June 16–Aug 17
• Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Prerequisites: For teens and adults with at least
• intermediate-level training in ballet and modern.

Luna Kids Dance

• Summer Offerings
• 510-644-3629 Fax: 510-644-3657
• E-mail: profdev@lunakidsdance.org
• lunakidsdance.org
• Program Director: Patricia Reedy
• Program Description: Intensive: brings dance teaching artists together with classroom teachers to improve dance education programs. Participants have an opportunity to investigate their own teaching. Advanced Summer Institute: Former SI participants examine how to deepen the creative process in teaching. Summer Institute: structuring standard spaced dance, elements of dance, child development, teacher role and more.
• Dates & Locations: Intensive: July 7–9 (Berkeley, CA); ASI: July 15–18 (Mills College, Oakland, CA); SI: July 21–26 (Mills College, Oakland, CA)
• Prerequisites: ASI: Must have completed Summer Institute.

Making The Pointe Professional Training Center

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• Summer Ballet Intensive
• 510-792-5724 Fax: 510-792-2153
• E-mail: info@makingthepointe.org
• makingthepointe.org
• Program Director: Willie B. Anderson
• Program Description: Making The Pointe Professional Training Center is proud to offer the Summer Ballet Intensive, a program of serious study in a warm and supportive atmosphere. An exceptional faculty provides caring and careful instruction conducive to technical and artistic progress. Students have the opportunity to grow technically through two or three hours daily in ballet class, as well as additional classes in pointe; deepen their understanding of important concepts in injury prevention, such as proper alignment and rotation; sample a taste of professional life in a full-day dance experience, including rehearsals for a final performance; and strengthen their personal goals, discipline and focus. The Summer Ballet Intensive is a three-week program for students ages 11–18.
• Dates: Aug 4–24
• Location: Newark, CA
• Prerequisites: This program is designed for students who have had at least three years of ballet training and a minimum of one year of pointe classes.

Manassas School of Dance

• Summer Intensive Workshops
• 703-257-1811 Fax: 703-368-8505
• E-mail: amy@manassasballet.org
• manassasdanceschool.com
• Program Director: Amy Grant Wolfe
• Program Description: Two intensive four-week summer workshops. Featuring Vaganova ballet plus character, pas de deux, modern, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, boys’ classes.
• Dates: June 30–Aug 22
• Location: Manassas, VA

Manhattan Tap

• Manhattan Tap’s Summer Rhythm Tap Intensive with Heather Cornell
• 845-480-1396
• E-mail: hcornell@manhattantap.org
• manhattantap.org
• Program Director: Heather Cornell
• Program Description: A rhythm tap intensive taught with live music. Includes classes in technique, musicality, material of the masters and working with music. This is the same training that Heather Cornell has been offering in her apprentice program with Manhattan Tap for 15 years. Many of these dancers today fill the ranks of the international rhythm tap scene.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Valley Cottage, NY
• Prerequisites: Willingness to take chances and a love of tap dance.

Masterpiece Dance

• Theatre
• Vaganova Training System, Ltd
• 310-477-6414
• E-mail: balletla@hotmail.com
• balletla.com
• Program Director: Nadya Koscuik
• Program Description: Vaganova Ballet curriculum approved by the Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia. Pointe and variation study available. Dance competitors and foreign students welcome. Modern dance classes will be accompanied by live music.
• Dates: July 9–Sep 1
• Location: West Los Angeles, CA
• Prerequisites: No experience required for beginner levels at any age. Foreign students welcome. Traditional ballet attire only.

Mercyhurst North East Dance Institute

• Summer Dance Intensive
• 814-725-6345
• E-mail: gillingworth
• @mercyhurst.edu
• http://northeast.mercyhurst.edu
• Program Director: Gina Illingworth
• Program Description: A three-week dance intensive that will include basic voice lessons and theater monologue work. Dance classes will include flamenco, taught by world-renowned instructor Luis Montero. Ballet, hip hop and modern dance technique will also be offered as well as pas de deux, pointe and classical ballet repertory. Campus housing is available.
• Dates: July 14–Aug 2
• Location: North East, PA
• Prerequisites: At least five years of dance study.

Miami City Ballet School

• Summer Intensive 2008
• 305-929-7007 Fax: 305-929-7009
• E-mail: school@miamicityballet.org
• miamicityballet.org
• Program Director: Linda Villella
• Program Description: An intensive five-week training program for serious young dance students, 12 years of age or older. Students take four classes daily during the five-day-a-week schedule.
• Dates: June 23–July 25
• Location: Miami Beach, FL
• Prerequisites: Applicants should have a well-grounded ballet technique along with training in pointe work. They should also have a well-proportioned, flexible, coordinated body.

Moving Arts Dance Center

• MAD Summer Intensive
• 925-825-8399
• E-mail: info@movingartsdance.org
• movingartsdance.org
• Program Director: Anandha Ray
• Program Description: Moving Arts Dance has toured over 30 cities in six countries. Ballet and modern dance are merging. No matter what style of performance career one chooses, no longer can a dancer train in only one or the other.
• Dates: June 23–July 26
• Location: San Francisco East Bay Area, CA
• Prerequisites: Include training in dance, a letter of audition (no video required for teaching professionals) and a desire to be the best you can be!

Moving People Dance Centre

• Dance Different in the City Different Intensive
• 505-438-9180 Fax: 505-474-9557
• E-mail: admin@movingpeopledance.org
• movingpeopledance.org
• Program Director: Ronn Stewart
• Program Description: Dance Different in the City Different is a three-week intensive for serious and pre-professional dance students and college dance majors.
• Dates: June 9–28
• Location: Santa Fe, NM
• Prerequisites: At least three years of training in ballet, modern and jazz.

National Ballet School

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• Vaganova and Cecchetti Ballet Intensives
• 301-218-9822 Fax: 301-841-7566
• E-mail: balletnbc@aol.com
• nationalballet.com
• Program Director: Pamela Moore
• Program Description: More than 35 hours per week of intense study of the teachings of Vaganova and Cecchetti. Includes technical theory, history, anatomy and music. Classes taught by graduates of the Vaganova School in Russia and Cecchetti examiners.
• Dates: June 30–Aug 17
• Location: Crofton, MD
• Prerequisites: Students must be at an intermediate level in ballet. Audition for acceptance is required either in person or via a DVD or video. A letter of
• recommendation from primary teacher must be included with application.

National Dance Institute

• Process Pedagogy: The Teaching Methods of National Dance Institute and The Implications for the Teaching/Learning Process Teaching Artist Training Workshop
• 212-226-0083 Fax: 212-226-0761
• E-mail: training@nationaldance.org
• nationaldance.org
• Program Director: Aileen Barry
• Program Description: An award-winning arts education organization founded in 1976 by Jacques d’Amboise, NDI offers a Teaching Artist Training Workshop for professional dancers/dance teachers. Learn NDI methodology through participation in dance classes, hands-on teaching, discussion groups and development of choreography for children. Employment opportunities and scholarships available. To apply, visit www.nationaldance.org.
• Dates: Mar 10–20, July 7–18
• Location: New York, NY
• Prerequisites: Professional dance training required.

Neglia Conservatory of Ballet

• Summer Intensive
• 716-447-0401 Fax: 716-332-0954
• E-mail: info@negliaballet.org
• negliaballet.org
• Program Directors: Sergio Neglia and Heidi Halt
• Program Description: Neglia’s Summer Program has earned a reputation for being a rewarding dance experience for students at every level, each progressing with the guidance of an excellent staff whose goal is for all students to reach their potential. Daily classes are offered in a variety of disciplines, with an emphasis on classical ballet. Classes are offered in ballet, pointe, men’s classes, modern, partnering, repertory, jazz and Pilates. Students will dance four to six hours per day depending on their level.
• Dates: June 30–Aug 1
• Location: Buffalo, NY

New York International Ballet Competition

• New York Dance
• 212-956-1520 Fax: 212-956-2654
• E-mail: nyibc@nyibc.org
• nyibc.org
• Program Director: Ilona Copen
• Program Description: This program is designed for teachers and their serious dance students at the intermediate and advanced levels. It is an intensive week of study that is both educational and exhilarating.
• Dates: June 23–30
• Location: New York, NY
• Prerequisites: An adult must accompany dance students under the age of 18.

Norte Maar

• The Summer Conservatory at Norte Maar with Julia K. Gleich
• 646-361-8512
• E-mail: jandrewnyc@yahoo.com
• nortemaar.org
• Program Director: Julia K. Gleich
• Program Description: The Summer Conservatory at Norte Maar provides a knowledgeable, experienced and diverse faculty whose sole purpose will be to conduct educational classes based in the philosophy of linking classroom study to performance. A resident professional company will train alongside conservatory students.
• Dates: July 28–Aug 14
• Location: Rouses Point, NY
• Prerequisites: Intermediate to advanced levels, including
• professional; strong ballet
• technique with modern affinity
• recommended.

Northwestern University

• Jump Rhythm Jazz
• Summer Intensive
• 847-491-3147
• Fax: 847-467-2019
• E-mail: nu-dance
• @northwestern.edu
• northwestern.edu
• Program Director: Joseph Mills
• Program Description: Northwestern University, led by faculty member Billy Siegenfeld and company members of Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, presents a one-week immersion in the theory and practice of Jump Rhythm Technique. JRT offers a uniquely universal approach to movement learning that focuses on using rhythm as the foundation of all exercises, combinations and choreography. The primary goal is full-bodied rhythm-making by learning how to transform the moving body—accompanied by the scat-singing voice—into an explosively energetic, rhythmically precise percussion instrument. JRT promotes artistic growth in dancing that is musically accurate, richly energetic across a broad range of dynamics (from the explosively accentual to the coolly swinging) and acutely sensitive to the give-and-take of body weight in all forms of hand-initiated, rhythmic partner dancing. All technical work honors the laws of nature and is built around the body alignment concept called Standing Down Straight. SDS promotes efficient body mechanics and moving with high energy from a base of gravity-aligned relaxation to ensure longevity in dancing.
• Dates: June 23–29
• Location: Evanston, IL

The Ohio State University

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• Department of Dance
• 614-292-7977 Fax: 614-292-0939
• E-mail: dance@osu.edu
• dance.osu.edu
• Dates: June 9–July 15
• Location: Columbus, OH

Oklahoma City University

• American Dance Master Teacher Summer Workshop
• 405-208-5523 Fax: 405-208-5313
• E-mail: mboday@okcu.edu
• okcu.edu/Dance_amgt/
• masterteacher/
• Program Director: Mary Price Boday
• Program Description: The American Dance Master Teacher Summer Workshop is designed to help teachers hone their skills and gain new knowledge for use at their own dance studios.
• Dates: June 30–July 1
• Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City University

• Summer Dance Intensive Workshop
• 405-208-5523 Fax: 405-208-5313
• E-mail: mboday@okcu.edu
• okcu.edu/dance_amgt/masterteacher/
• Program Description: The Summer Dance Intensive Workshop can be taken as a one- or two-week session. If only one week is taken the tuition is $250.
• Dates: July 7–19
• Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Parsons Dance

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• New York City Summer Intensive Workshop
• 212-869-9275
• Fax: 212-944-7417
• E-mail: info@parsonsdance.org
• parsonsdance.org
• Program Director: Elizabeth Koeppen
• Program Description: Participants will have the unique opportunity to study with Artistic Director David Parsons and members of Parsons Dance in the heart of the modern dance capital, New York City. Preprofessional and professional dancers will take classes in modern and ballet technique, Parsons repertory and yoga, as well as special professional development seminars.
• Dates: May 19–31
• Location: New York, NY
• Prerequisites: The New York Summer Intensive Workshop is offered to preprofessional and professional dancers.

Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet Society

• Vaganova Teachers Seminar
• 610-664-3455
• Fax: 610-664-6733
• E-mail: info@paacademy
• ofballet.com
• paacademyofballet.com
• Program Director: John White
• Program Description: This seminar, taught by John White of the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet, will focus on grades 1–3 of the Vaganova syllabus. These comprise the elementary work that emphasizes: the basic stance, turnout, épaulement, port de bras, organization of class exercises and the systematic progression of steps from simple to complex. Finally, there will be an analysis of the underlying logic of the method and why it has produced so many outstanding dancers. The course will be conducted in seminar form and is designed to help established teachers and aspiring novices apply sound methodology to their individual teaching situations. Experienced teachers will gain greater insights into teaching methodology and theory, while novices will learn the importance of a systematic approach to teaching. The knowledge gained will enable all teachers to work with their students with greater awareness and confidence. White has taught more than 600 teachers to date and is considered an authority on the Vaganova method.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Bryn Mawr, PA

Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp

• Dance Teacher Intensive
• 970-879-7125 Fax: 970-879-5823
• E-mail:
• perry@perry-mansfield.org
• perry-mansfield.org
• Program Director: June Lindenmayer
• Program Description: Refresh and renew your love affair with dance. Reconnect with your creative spirit in a beautiful mountain setting. Master teacher Linda Kent, Juilliard faculty, leads a group of renowned faculty in classes such as choreography, functional anatomy, neuro-muscular reeducation, art of coaching, classical dance and contemporary jazz. Evening seminars in nutrition, injury prevention, videography and more.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Steamboat Springs, CO

Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company

• Summer Workshops
• 724-969-6000
• Fax: 724-969-6900
• E-mail: pybco@aol.com
• pybco.com
• Program Description: The Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company was founded in 1990 as a non-profit organization. A performing company, its mission is to train, nurture and inspire young dancers toward artistic excellence, perform works by both choreographic masters and emerging choreographers, and to bring the art of dance, through outreach efforts, to new multi-generational audiences. The Company has been granted the licenses to perform George Balanchine’s Serenade, Who Cares?, Allegro Brillante, Tarantella, Dance of the Hours, Valse Fantasie and Concerto Barocco, as well as excerpts of Harlequinade, Raymonda Variations, Western Symphony and Walpurgisnacht, along with Jerome Robbins’ Circus Polka, Antony Tudor’s Continuo and Peter Martins’ Eight Easy Pieces. PYBC’s performances were among the “Ten Best Dance Performances” as compiled by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and PYBC’s Nutcracker was featured in Pittsburgh Magazine as the “Dance Editor’s Pick.” Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company has been invited to tour the United States, from Florida to New York. PYBC has performed several times in Europe, by invitation of the International Tanzsommer Festival in Austria and Germany. Pittsburgh Youth Ballet’s highly acclaimed High School Early Dismissal program, featured in Dance Magazine, provides dancers intensive ballet study without sacrificing academic excellence. High school members receive credit for their participation. The curriculum includes classes and seminars to prepare dancers for a professional career. PYBC’s summer program attracts young dancers from around the world to study with internationally acclaimed teachers.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Pittsburgh suburb, PA

Portland Dance Academy

• Pacific Festival Ballet
• Summer Intensives & Master Program
• 503-245-5269 Fax: 503-245-6573
• E-mail: admin@portlanddance
• academy.com
• portlanddanceacademy.com
• Program Director: John Gardner
• Dates: July 7–Aug 29
• Location: Portland, OR

Radio City Rockette Education

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• Rockette Summer Intensive
• 212-631-4354 Fax: 212-631-4326
• E-mail: rocketteexperience
• @thegarden.com
• rocketteexperience.com
• Program Description: A one-of-a-kind program for dancers ages 14 and up concentrating on the Rockette technique including jazz, tap and kickline. Students take class for six hours a day focusing on Rockette repertory and formations, culminating in a final performance.
• Dates: TBD
• Locations: New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA
• Prerequisites: Students must have five years of training in ballet, jazz and tap technique and provide a live audition or submit a video audition in order to be accepted into the intensive.

Royal Academy of Dance

• International Summer Program 2008
• 661-336-0160
• Fax: 661-336-0162
• E-mail: info@radusa.org
• radusa.org
• Program Director: Patti Ashby,
• U.S. Administrator
• Program Description: RAD
• three-week international summer dance program for ages 11–22, ballet, jazz, modern, repertory, Pilates. Courses for teachers including pre-primary through grade 5 syllabus and teaching male students.
• Dates: July 6–26
• Location: California State University, Long Beach, CA

Royal Winnipeg Ballet School

• Teachers’ Summer Seminar 2008
• 204-957-3452 Fax: 204-943-1994
• E-mail: school@rwb.org
• rwbschool.com
• Program Director: Arlene Minkhorst
• Program Description: RWBS is committed to developing and maintaining excellence in the art of teaching dance. The Teachers’ Summer Seminar has been carefully designed to enrich the knowledge required in teaching dance. Participants study specific elements of dance technique in order to develop their ability to teach the art with confidence and sensitivity. For 26 years, countless dance teachers have attended the Teachers’ Summer Seminar to sharpen their skills, engage in educational discussion and acquire fresh ideas for teaching. Each year, RWBS faculty is excited to share their love of dance and dedication for teaching with dance educators from around the world.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Winnipeg, MB

Russian Academy of Ballet

• Summer Program
• 407-896-0309 Fax: 407-275-2405
• E-mail: balletfedotov@yahoo.com
• russianballetoforlando.org
• Program Director: Vadim Fedotov
• Program Description: Teachers for the Summer 2008 Program include Vadim Fedotov, Irina Depler, Katerina Fedotova, Marsha Rodriguez and Ashley Borysewich.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Orlando, FL

Russian Ballet Academy

• of Indiana
• 2008 Summer Intensive
• Phone/Fax: 317-228-1917
• E-mail: rbai@rbai.biz
• rbai.biz
• Program Director: Alyona Yakovleva
• Program Description: Featuring Maria Gribanova from the Vaganova Ballet Academy of St. Petersburg, Russia. We offer a four-week dance intensive focused on personal instruction from world-renowned instructors including Irina Kolpakova, Vladilen Semenov, Vera Solovyeva, Nikolay Levitskiy, Tatiana Pali, Alyona Yakolveva and Sergey Sergiev. Small classes and an end-of-term performance. Host-family accommodations available. Tuition includes a healthy catered lunch daily. Room and board $600 for the term.
• Dates: June 2–28
• Location: Indianapolis, IN
• Prerequisites: Ballet experience required; Vaganova Method level 3–8 or the equivalent thereof.

Russian Ballet Camp

• 800-240-0914 Fax: 973-394-0488
• E-mail: info@russianballetcamp.com
• russianballetcamp.com
• Program Director: Konstantin Dournev
• Program Description: Grand Pas Over the Ocean: This is an exclusive dance camp for students of all ages and all levels of ballet dance education under GITIS (Russian Ballet Camp), which includes: Ballet Intensive, Excursion and Pleasant Escape.
• Dates: July 19–Aug 16, Aug 2–16
• Location: Moscow, Russia

The School at Jacob’s Pillow

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• 413-243-9919 Fax: 413-243-4744
• E-mail: jrglover@jacobspillow.org
• Program Director: J.R. Glover
• Program Description: The School at Jacob’s Pillow brings distinguished artists from around the world for five summer programs: ballet, contemporary, cultural, jazz/musical theater and the Choreographers’ Lab. School dancers gain invaluable experiences from faculty as well as from the rare archives, attending festival performances and interacting with the artists in residence.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Becket, MA

The School at Steps

• Pre-Professional Summer Program
• 212-874-3678 Fax: 212-874-7438
• E-mail: theschool@stepsnyc.com
• stepsnyc.com/school
• Program Director: Kate Thomas
• Dates: July 7–25,
• July 28–Aug 15
• Location: New York, NY

The School of Alaska Dance Theatre

• Summer Dance Intensives & Programs
• 907-277-9591 Fax: 907-274-3078
• E-mail: info@alaskadancetheatre.org
• alaskadancetheatre.org
• Program Director: Alice Bassler Sullivan
• Program Description: Summer Dance Intensives: daily classes in ballet, pointe, modern and variations for students 12 and up. Summer Programs: weekly classes in ballet, modern, jazz and creative movement.
• Dates: June 2–July 11
• Location: Anchorage, AK

The School of Imagine Ballet Theatre

• Imagine Ballet Summer Dance Intensive 2008
• 801-296-1372
• E-mail: ibtmason@comcast.net
• imagineballet.org
• Program Director: Raymond Van Mason
• Program Description: Dancers will work daily in ballet class and explore modern, jazz, choreography and variations, all while working with instructors from ballet to Broadway. In the beautiful Perry’s Egyptian Theatre in Ogden, Utah.
• Dates: July 7–Aug 1
• Location: Ogden, UT
• Prerequisites: Dancers must
• audition.

School of Oregon Ballet Theatre

• SOBT Summer Intensive
• 503-227-0977 Fax: 503-227-4186
• E-mail: schoolofobt@obt.org
• obt.org
• Program Director: Damara Bennett
• Program Description: The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensive offers students an opportunity to study with world-renowned faculty at one of the finest summer programs in the country. Our classical training program is intended for pre-professional dancers ages 4–18.
• Dates: June 30–Aug 2
• Location: Portland, OR
• Prerequisites: Students ages 4–6 do not need prior dance experience or an audition. Please call the school for enrollment details: 503-227-6890. Students ages 7–12 need not have prior dance experience. They must audition in order to be considered for enrollment. Students ages 13–18 must have prior dance experience, and audition to be considered for enrollment. Please see our website for audition details, or call to schedule a class if the audition dates have passed. Although a live audition is preferred, we accept video auditions from students living more than 150 miles outside the Portland Metro Area.

Shake The Floor

• 212-397-3600
• E-mail: info@breakthefloor.com
• breakthefloor.com
• Program Director: Dan Karaty
• Program Description: Shake The Floor is the ultimate jazz and hip-hop workshop that ends in a closing show at one of the hottest clubs in L.A.
• Dates: Aug 3–8
• Location: Los Angeles, CA

Skip Costa’s New York Los Angeles Dance

• NYLA Dance National Teacher Project, NYLA Dance National Choreography Project (16 and older), NYLA FEST (College and Professional)
• 212-222-2772
• E-mail: info@nyladance.com
• nyladance.com
• Program Description: This is a three-day intensive for teachers of all disciplines and levels to broaden their skills and redefine the art of dance and movement in a very supportive and positive environment. Technique class, choreography rehearsal and seminar will be part of a daily routine.
• Dates: June 23–26
• Location: New York, NY
• Prerequisites: This summer program is open to all teachers at all levels who desire an ability to come together in NYC for three days to replenish your art and soul.

South Carolina Summer Dance Conservatory

• 803-777-7264 Fax: 803-777-6250
• E-mail: freemanm@gwm.sc.edu
• cas.sc.edu/dance
• Program Director: Susan Anderson
• Program Description: The South Carolina Summer Dance Conservatory attracts dancers from around the country to study and perform with some of the greatest teachers of our time. The SC Summer Dance Conservatory prides itself on offering a Ballet Intensive, Contemporary Intensive and Jazz Intensive. Program open to students ages 11 and up.
• Dates: July 6–26
• Location: Columbia, SC

Southland Ballet Academy

• Summer Intensive 2008
• 714-962-5440 Fax: 714-962-9383
• E-mail: info@festivalballet.org
• festivalballet.org
• Program Description: Southland Ballet Academy’s Summer Intensive Program offers the serious ballet student the rare opportunity to benefit under the guidance and expertise of internationally known ballet masters and sought-after choreographers and technicians. The curriculum will include ballet technique, pointe, variations, choreography, modern, jazz, pas de deux and body conditioning.
• Dates: July 7–25
• Location: Fountain Valley, CA

State Street Ballet

• Summer Intensive 2008
• 805-965-6066 Fax: 805-965-3590
• E-mail: summerprogram@
• statestreetballet.com
• statestreetballet.com
• Program Director: Rodney Gustafson
• Dates: June 27–July 18
• Location: Santa Barbara, CA

Stephens College

• Summer Dance Institute
• 573-876-7211 Fax: 573-876-7248
• E-mail: bboross@stephens.edu
• stephens.edu/academics/
• programs/dance/
• Program Director: Bob Boross
• Program Description: Six-week intensive program—weeks 1–3 for college undergrads, weeks 4–6 for undergrads and high school juniors/seniors (separate levels). Technique and repertory classes in ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, tap, musical theater and East Indian. Culminates in a performance of choreography. Classes taught by seven guest artists from NY, CA and academia.
• Dates: May 14–June 28
• Location: Columbia, MO
• Prerequisites: All candidates must audition for the program—college level must be intermediate and above, high school level must be advanced beginner and above. Audition at Stephens College on Sunday, April 13. Video auditions will be accepted. Please contact us for video guidelines.

Steps on Broadway

• Choreography/Performance Program & Steps with Contemporary Masters
• 212-874-2410 x18
• Fax: 212-579-1479
• E-mail: info@stepsnyc.com
• stepsnyc.com
• Program Directors: Claire Weston and Diane Grumet
• Dates: Choreography/
• Performance Program: June 9–28; Steps with Contemporary Masters: June 2–Sep 6
• Location: New York, NY

Summer Dance Workshop with the Martha Graham Dance Company

• Skidmore College
• 518-580-5590
• Fax: 518-580-5548
• E-mail: mmccoll@skidmore.edu
• skidmore.edu/summer
• Program Description: Three-week modern intensive workshop for preprofessional dancers with the Martha Graham Dance Company.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Saratoga Springs, NY

Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy

• Workshop at Summer Stages Dance
• 978-402-2339 Fax: 978-402-2210
• E-mail: summerstagesdance@concordacademy.org
• summerstagesdance.org
• Program Directors: Amy Spencer and
• Richard Colton
• Program Description: Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy, now in its second decade, is a prestigious summer workshop and performance series founded and directed by Amy Spencer and Richard Colton. Summer Stages has earned a distinctive reputation for its emphasis on mentorship and on the creation of new work, and for presenting leading contemporary dance artists in an acclaimed series of public events. The Workshop, which includes 40–50 advanced level dance students and three emerging choreographers, lies at the heart of Summer Stages programming. Held every July, the three-week workshop includes rigorous training in ballet, modern, improvisation, composition and repertory.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Concord, MA

TAP KIDS

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• TAP KIDS 9th Annual Summer Intensive & Showcase
• 914-332-0229 Fax: 914-524-0948
• E-mail: lisa@nystage.com
• tapkids.com
• Program Director: Lisa Hopkins
• Program Description: This one-of-a-kind tap dance event continues to attract the finest young tap dance talent from across North America. The workshop, which began in the summer of 2000, also attracts the nation’s finest tap masters, which have included Lisa Hopkins, Mark Goodman, Max Pollak, Ayodele Casel, Barbara Duffy, Josh Hilberman, Olivia Rosenkrantz and more. Home of the international touring show of the same name, dancers come to Tap Kids to work with other kids who share their passion. Be challenged and inspired in a professional and nurturing atmosphere.
• Dates: July 21–26
• Location: Tarrytown, NY
• Prerequisites: Dancers ages 9–22 may apply by
• submitting a videotape audition. Dancers must have strong technique and musicality. Only 75 available spots. Artistic Director Hopkins has a “non-
• competition” policy that has kept the Tap Kids
• intensive a nurturing environment where dancers learn from, not compete against, their peers.

Tara Foy Elite Dance Center

• Tara Foy Elite’s Ballet Summer Intensive
• 702-263-4757 Fax: 702-304-9408
• E-mail: tarafoyballet@hotmail.com
• eliteballet.com
• Program Director: Tara Foy
• Program Description: An exciting program centered around every aspect of ballet, including classical technique, Pilates, Gyrotonics, nutrition, core strengthening, back stabilization and injury prevention. We provide a fundamental approach to strengthen and fine-tune elite dancers who seek intimate class structure and are dedicated to the art of dance.
• Dates: July 21–25
• Location: Las Vegas, NV

The Taylor School

• Paul Taylor Summer Intensive
• 212-431-5562 Fax: 212-966-5673
• E-mail: intensive@ptdc.org
• ptdc.org
• Dates: June 30–July 25
• Location: New York, NY

Toledo Ballet

• Summer Intensive 2008, Teacher Training
• 419-471-0049 Fax: 419-471-9005
• E-mail: lmayer@toledoballet.net
• toledoballet.net
• Program Director: Lisa Mayer
• Program Description: Toledo Ballet’s Summer Intensive 2008 features ballet masters from around the country. Soili Arvola, Gen Horiuchi (former principal dancer with New York City Ballet), Bradley Parquette, Peff Modelski, Lisa Mayer and Michael Lang (Broadway veteran) will teach a musical theater intensive. Dancers may take all five weeks of the intensive with a minimum of two weeks. Daily classes will include technique, pointe, variations, choreography, character, pas de deux, Pilates or yoga. Musical
• theater intensive will include technique, acting, voice, jazz, tap and ballet classes. A teacher-training seminar will be taught by Madame Peff Modelski, and will include a weekend workshop.
• Dates: July 7–Aug 8
• Location: Toledo, OH

Tradition In Tap, Inc

• Tradition In Tap Experience
• 646-383-4949
• E-mail: tap@jazztapcenter.com
• traditionintap.org
• Program Director: Avi Miller
• Program Description: The Tradition in Tap Experience is a three-day event that honors a figure or group in the tap world who has made a huge contribution. This consists of master classes taught by the master him/herself and also a number of master classes in their honor taught by a faculty of renowned and respected tap artists. As well as master classes, we offer a session of Tap History Talks, video presentation and a Participants Showcase held at a New York theater. The workshop consists of two separate adult programs and a youth program for tappers ages 10–13.
• Dates: May 24–26
• Location: New York, NY

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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• Summer Dance Institute
• 608-262-1640; 608-262-1691 Fax: 608-265-3841
• E-mail: jejarvis@wisc.edu
• dance.wisc.edu
• Program Director: Jin-Wen Yu, chair
• Program Description: Summertime in Madison, Wisconsin—where the “livin’ is easy” and the dancing is intense—is where you’ll want to be June 16–July 2, when the UW-Madison Dance Program hosts another dynamic Summer Dance Institute. Students can take one- or two-week sessions of Summer Dance Intensive Workshops and the action-packed Summer Dance Festival, June 28–July 2, featuring non-stop master classes and concerts. Outstanding guest artists, faculty and staff, along with state-of-the-art facilities in historic Lathrop Hall, make Summer Dance Institute unique for those seeking an all-encompassing dance experience.
• Dates: June 16–July 2
• Location: Madison, WI

University of Wyoming

• Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival
• 307-766-5138 Fax: 307-766-2197
• E-mail: mawilson@uwyo.edu
• outreach.uwyo.edu/conferences/dancefestival
• Program Directors: Jennifer Deckert and
• Marsha Knight
• Program Description: The 14th annual Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival offers students and their teachers professional training in ballet, pointe, modern, tap, jazz, improvisation and choreography. Performance opportunities are available for students, and professional dance company performances
• augment the student experience.
• Dates: July 16–27
• Location: Laramie, WY
• Prerequisites: Must be at least 13 years of age.

Urban Bush Women

• Summer Institute, Community Building for Change
• 718-398-4537 Fax: 718-398-4783
• E-mail: acassello@urbanbushwomen.org
• urbanbushwomen.org
• Program Director: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
• Program Description: Annual training for artists and activists interested in community-based art making.
• Dates: July 25–Aug 3
• Location: Brooklyn, NY
• Prerequisites: None

US Performing Arts Camp

• 888-497-3553
• E-mail: info@usperformingarts.com
• usperformingarts.com
• Dates & Locations: June 22–27, June 28–July 3, July 6–11 (Washington, DC); July 7–12, July 13–18 (Oberlin, OH); July 7–12, July 13–18, July 20–25 (New Brunswick, NJ); July 7–13 (Malibu, CA); July 13–18 (Palo Alto, CA); June 22–July 12, July 13–18, July 27–Aug 1, July 20–25, Aug 3–8 (Los Angeles, CA); July 22–27, June 28–July 3, July 7–12 (New York, NY); July 7–12 (Albuquerque, NM)
• Program Description: US Performing Arts Camps, the largest network of summer programs in the performing arts and media, is a recruiting tool for colleges and universities. Experiencing specific college curriculum, taught by the university faculty and their invited professional guests, students and faculty can make more informed decisions for their future study.

Vaganova Ballet Academy

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• Vaganova Method Conference/Demonstration
• 208-338-6526
• Fax: 208-338-6856
• E-mail: stpbtravel@earthlink.net
• trips2russia.com/grouptol2.html
• Program Director: Vera Dorofeeva
• Program Description: Vaganova Method Conference/Demonstration, featuring the entire Vaganova eight-year system, is dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the Vaganova Ballet Academy. The Conference (in classical dance, character, history dance and variations) is to be conducted by the Academy’s most distinguished professors with demonstrations by students in all grades. Included are special ballet classes for conference participants with Vaganova Academy professors, Dance Theory Conference, Ballet Dancer Psychology and Nutrition Consulting, a lecture on Specifics of Musical Accompaniment for Classical Dance Lessons, Injury Prevention Seminar, Video Classes, Kirov Ballet, White Nights Art Festival, cultural sightseeing and much more!
• Dates: June 14–23
• Location: St. Petersburg, Russia

Vaganova Summer School & Teacher

• Training Seminar
• 412-343-1926
• E-mail: info@russianballet.net
• russianballet.net
• Program Director: Mansur Kamaletdinov
• Program Description: Taught by Kamaletdinov, former principal dancer, teacher, ballet master, choreographer and acting artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, the program covers teaching methodology for classical ballet and character dance, including technique, pointe and variations from classical and classical character repertory in original choreography by Petipa, Fokine and others.
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA
• Prerequisites: Open to dedicated and experienced dance teachers and professionals. Two-, three-, four- and six-day teacher seminars are also held throughout the year.

Valentina Kozlova’s Dance Conservatory of

• New York
• Summer Intensive
• 212-245-0050 Fax: 212-245-4614
• E-mail: vkdcny@verizon.net
• vkdcny.com
• Program Director: Valentina Kozlova
• Program Description: VKDCNY is dedicated to providing a high level of dance instruction in the Vaganova tradition. Classes are demanding while maintaining a friendly and intimate atmosphere. Class sizes are small and students are given individual attention and coaching. In addition to teaching a solid classical technique, DCNY strives to develop accomplished, artistic dancers who are encouraged to perform. The Summer Intensive Program is for dancers, ages 11 and up, on a professional track. It will consist of technique, pointe, variations, character, Latin, yoga, stretch and contemporary as well as workshops with Valentina Kozlova. A studio performance will be scheduled for the last day of class. This year’s Summer Intensive will take place June 30–July 25. Auditions will be held at VKDCNY January 12, February 9 and March 8, 11:30 am–1:00 pm.
• Dates: June 30–July 25
• Location: New York, NY

VanCura Ballet Conservatory

• Summer Intensive 2008 and Adult Dance Camp
• 423-821-2055 Fax: 423-821-2156
• E-mail: balletoffice@ballettennessee.org
• ballettennessee.org
• Program Director: Anna Baker-VanCura
• Program Description: The Intensive offers personalized attention from world-class instructors. Enrollment is limited to 40 students. The program offers three distinct levels: summer intensive, youth intensive, adult dance camp.
• Dates: July 7–25
• Location: Chattanooga, TN
• Prerequisites: Offered to professional teachers dancing at an intermediate level of ballet.

Virginia School of the Arts

• Summer Dance Intensive
• 434-847-8688 Fax: 434-847-4380
• E-mail: mfaesi@vsaart.com
• vsaart.com
• Program Director: Martha Faesi
• Program Description: VSA Summer Dance, a rigorous six- or three-week dance intensive, is a classically based program with a strong commitment to modern and jazz. Each student participates in a variety of classes taught by VSA’s resident faculty and nationally renowned guest artists in a safe and nurturing environment. Boarding students reside at Randolph College and eat their meals in VSA’s cafeteria. The program includes a professionally produced mainstage performance at the conclusion of the six-week session.
• Dates: June 23–Aug 3
• Location: Lynchburg, VA

Walnut Hill School

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• 508-650-5020 Fax: 508-655-3726
• E-mail: admissions@
• walnuthillarts.org
• walnuthillarts.org
• Dates: TBD
• Location: Natick, MA

Wayne State University

• Seán Curran Summer Dance Intensive
• 313-577-4273
• E-mail: drisner@wayne.edu
• dance.wayne.edu
• Program Director: Dr. Doug Risner
• Program Description: Modern dance intensive featuring internationally acclaimed NY-based choreographer Seán Curran. Study modern, ballet, learn choreography and more from an outstanding faculty. Room and board available for $750.
• Dates: Aug 4–15
• Location: Detroit, MI
• Prerequisites: Students should have college, professional or other extensive training for intermediate/advanced modern dance.

Western Washington University

• WWU Dance Program
• 360-650-3129 Fax: 360-650-7242
• E-mail: nolan.dennett@wwu.edu
• wwu.edu/depts/dance/
• Program Director: Nolan Dennett
• Program Description: WWU Dance Program offers a teaching endorsement in dance. To receive a recommendation for state of Washington teacher certification, students must also complete the teacher certification program offered by the Department of Secondary Education as a part of the under-graduate baccalaureate degree, as a post-baccalaureate program or as a part of the Master’s in Teaching program.
• Dates: June 24–Aug 3
• Location: Bellingham, WA
• Prerequisites: Acceptance into the WWU Dance Program.

West Hawaii Dance Theatre

• West Hawaii Dance Academy Summer Intensive
• 80-329-8876 Fax: 808-329-1033
• E-mail: vh2dns4@ilhawaii.net
• whdt.org
• Program Director: Virginia Holte
• Program Description: West Hawaii Dance Academy Summer Intensive with Henry Berg and special guests. Students will attend two to four classes, five days a week. Dance disciplines offered will be classical ballet technique, pointe, variations, repertory, men’s classes, partnering, contemporary ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, hula, Tahitian, Pilates, yoga and Gyrotonic expansion system. Other weekly and daily programs are available throughout the summer.
• Dates: June 2–14
• Location: Kailua Kona, HI
• Prerequisites: Must be at least 11 years of age with at least two to three years of dance training. Other weekly and daily programs available throughout the summer for all ages and abilities.

White Mountain Summer

• Dance Festival
• Sarah Lawrence College
• 914-395-2693 Fax: 914-395-2694
• E-mail: specialprograms@sarahlawrence.edu
• wmsdf.org
• Program Director: Laura Glenn
• Program Description: With a new location at Sarah Lawrence College, WMSDF celebrates 29 years under the continued artistic direction of Laura Glenn. We offer a comprehensive approach to dance training. Our dedicated faculty and musicians have worked together for more than 12 years helping dancers of all levels, including beginners, professionals, teachers looking to refresh their
• curriculum and late-career dancers seeking to invigorate their body of knowledge. New this year will be an additional focus on creative process, choreography and pedagogy. SLC is on 41 wooded acres and only 15 miles from midtown Manhattan.
• Dates: July 13–Aug 2
• Location: Bronxville, NY DT