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For classes and tuition, click the following link: Brochure – Summer 2024 – 31824
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 the weeks of June 24-28; July 8-12; July 15-19; July 22-26; and July 29-August 2. The day intensive will not have classes the week of July 1-5. Choose one week, two weeks, or more to fit with your schedule!
The Community Class program will be held on a Tuesday or Thursday evening during the six-week time period listed above. Classes for the holiday week of July 1-5 will be held on Tuesday, July 2 and Wednesday, July 3 instead.
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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 stellar lineup of luminaries in the dance world in 2024 will include Sarah Lane (American Ballet Theatre, Dance double for Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”), Jesse Sani (Philadelphia Ballet, BalletX, Philadanco), Peter Merz (Regional Tour Director – American Dance Competition), Jonathan Montepara (American Repertory Ballet, BalletX), Kate Kastelnik (Nashville Ballet), Amy Browne Smith (TAP). Bios and teaching dates of each guest instructor may be found in the brochure: Brochure – Summer 2024 – 31824
Classes will be held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm; Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm.
Students may choose to take one week, two weeks, or more. Classes are held in person at the Ballet Guild studios only.
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.
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 MASTER TEACHERS
Guest Teachers for the 2024 Summer Pre-Professional Day Intensive will include:
AMY BROWNE SMITH ▪ TAP DANCE
Amy Browne Smith – Guest Teacher – Summer 2024
Tap Ties Founding Member, Teacher, Choreographer, Director
University of the Arts, Cedar Crest College, Moravian College, Lehigh University; Lehigh Valley Dance Forum, PYT
JESSE SANI ▪ JULY 8 – JULY 12
Sani – Meet the Artist – Summer 2024
Dancer – BalletX, Philadanco, Washington Ballet, Capitol Ballet, Ballet Hawaii, Whim W’Him
Instructor – Philadelphia Ballet
PETER MERZ ▪ JULY 15 – JULY 19
Merz – Meet the Artist – Summer 2024
Regional Tour Director – American Dance Competition
Ballet Master Teacher – invited to teach throughout the United States
Outstanding Choreographer – Youth American Grand Prix
SARAH LANE ▪ JULY 22 – JULY 26
Lane – Meet the Artist – Summer 2024
Former Principal Dancer – American Ballet Theatre
Dance double for Natalie Portman in the film “Black Swan”
Founder of Ballet Mentor
Certified Gyrokinesis Instructor
Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
JONATHAN MONTEPARA ▪ JULY 29 – AUGUST 2
Trained at Rome Ballet School, Italy
Dancer – American Repertory Ballet, BalletX
KATE KASTELNIK ▪ JULY 29 – AUGUST 2
Dancer, Teacher, Pilates Instructor
Laura Alonso’s Centro Pro Danza, Havana, Cuba; Nashville Ballet
Teacher – Middle Tennessee State University; Nashville Ballet
PYB – Alumna
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. Ballet for Boys classes are free and are offered for males ages 6 – 17 and introduce students to the structure and discipline of a ballet class while building music awareness and learning basic ballet terminology. Conditioning and gross motor movement skills are included. Adult/Teen classes are offered for the intermediate and advanced level dance students who have a basic knowledge of dance terminology. Class listings & tuition costs may be found in the brochure: Brochure – Summer 2024 – 31824
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