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Summer Dance Program

 

SUMMER DANCE PROGRAM  2027 – JUNE 21 – JULY 30

 

 

Classes for ages three thru adult, including a Pre-Professional day intensive Monday thru Friday for serious students ages 9 & up.

The Pre-Professional Day Intensive will be held Monday through Friday

The Community Class program for children ages 3 and up and adults.

 

 

SUMMER PRE-PROFESSIONAL DAY INTENSIVE SCHEDULE

The Pre-Professional Day Intensive is designed for the serious student age 9 & up and includes Progressing Ballet Technique in addition to ballet, tap, jazz, and musical theater. Throughout the Summer Dance Program, guest master teachers are invited to instruct the Pre-Professional day intensive students.

The 2026 guest master teacher stellar lineup of luminaries in the dance world included Arian Molina Soca (Philadelphia Ballet), Rebeca Maso (Ballet Hispanico),  Alexander Dutko (Ballet CNJ), Carolyn Lippert (ABT, Washington Ballet, San Francisco Ballet), and Kate Kastelnik (Nashville Ballet).

New in 2026 was a three-day Broadway Week, featuring classes taught by Daniel Russell (Billy Elliot, West Side Story) and Carley Russell (West Side Story International Tour). Scroll down this page for more information and bios.

BGLV also offers unique opportunity to find out more about each of our special guest instructors during the “Meet the Artist” session on Thursdays at 12:00 pm when the guest is present. Scroll down this page for bios and photos of each of our guest instructors.

Classes are held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm; Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. Non-BGLV students wishing to enroll in the Pre-Professional program will be placed in the proper level during his/her first class day of the summer session. Students are placed by ability, not age, in these classes.

Students may choose to take one week, two weeks, or more. Classes are held in person at the Ballet Guild studios only. Discounts available for multiple weeks of class enrollments!

 

UPPER INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED LEVEL – GIRLS & BOYS, AGES 12 AND OLDER
Open to serious students. Girls should be on pointe. Includes Ballet Technique, Pointe & Variations, Introduction to Modern, and other dance forms, Dance History, and Projects focusing on well-known ballets. Also includes Progressing Ballet Technique, Tap, and Musical Theatre.

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL – GIRLS & BOYS, AGES 9-11
Open to serious students. Includes Ballet Technique, Introduction to Modern, and other dance forms, Dance History, and Projects focusing on the great ballets. Also includes Progressing Ballet Technique, Tap, and Musical Theatre.

 

GUEST TEACHERS – SUMMER 2026

 

ARIAN MOLINA SOCA  –  JUNE 22 – 26, 2026

Read more about Mr. Soca  – click the link below for bio and photo!

Arian Soca – Meet the Artist – Summer 2026

  • Dancer – Cuban National Ballet (Alicia Alonso) and various international ballet companies
  • Principal Dancer – Philadelphia Ballet

 

BROADWAY WEEK – CARLEY & DANIEL RUSSELL – JUNE 29, 30, JULY 1

MAKE YOUR SUMMER THE HOTTEST EVER WITH OUR BROADWAY WEEK! ENROLL TODAY – SPACE IS LIMITED!

Click the link below for more information about the featured classes and instructors!

Broadway Week – Meet the Artist – Summer 202

 

REBECA MASO  –  JULY 6-10, 2026

Read more about Ms. Maso – click the link below for bio and photo!

Maso – Meet the Artist – Summer 2026

  • Dancer & Teacher – Cuba, Venezuela
  • Ballet Hispanico, NY

 

ALEXANDER DUTKO  –  JULY 13 – 17, 2026

Read more about Mr. Dutko – click the link below for bio and photo!

Dutko – Meet the Artist – Summer 2026

  • First male dancer winner – Youth America Grand Prix
  • Dancer – Miami City Ballet, American Repertory Ballet
  • Founding Artistic Director – Ballet CNJ
  • Youth America Grand Prix awards for Outstanding Teacher & Outstanding Choreographer Awards

 

CAROLYN LIPPERT  –  JULY 20 – 24, 2026

Read more about Ms. Lippert – click the link below for bio and photo!

Lippert – Meet the Artist – Summer 2026

  • Dancer & Teacher – American Ballet Theatre, The Washington Ballet, San Francisco Ballet
  • Certified ABT National Training Curriculum
  • Former Ballet Instructor – Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley, 2023-2025

 

KATE KASTELNIK  –  JULY 27 – 31, 2026

Read more about Ms. Kastelnik – click the link below for bio and photo!

Kastelnik – Meet the Artist – Summer 2026

  • Dancer, Teacher, Pilates Instructor
  • Laura Alonso’s Centro Pro Danza, Havana, Cuba
  • Nashville Ballet
  • Middles State University – Teacher

 

SUMMER COMMUNITY CLASS SCHEDULE

Classes are offered for ages three through adult on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The youngest students begin with an introduction to the basics of ballet; these include rhythm, dynamics, and terminology. Youth level classes are available for the student who wishes to learn ballet or improve his/her technique. Classes will introduce students to the structure and discipline of a ballet class while building music awareness and learning basic ballet terminology. Adult/Teen classes are offered for the intermediate and advanced level dance students who have a basic knowledge of dance terminology. Drop In classes available for Adult/Teen Ballet, Pointe, and Progressing Ballet Technique! Check out our great discounts for enrolling in multiple classes!

Also offering an Adult/Teen Beginning Ballet Class this summer! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn a fun method of movement – this is the only time it’s being offered this year, so enroll NOW!!

Boys ages 3 thru 13 are invited to enroll tuition-free in the following classes only: Pre-Ballet, Youth Ballet I, Youth Ballet II, Youth Ballet III, as well as the Boys Ballet for ages 6-9.