About Senior Summer Intensive Jacksonville
The Orlando Ballet School Summer Intensive is for intermediate to advanced students ages 11 and up. OBS offers American training incorporating precise footwork, classical port de bras, and preparation for today’s classical ballet companies. Our summer program places strong emphasis on ballet technique training, but also offers supplementary classes in character, pointe, variations, modern, jazz, men’s, partnering and nutrition. Both Orlando and Jacksonville programs will have additional guest teachers throughout the intensives faculty will include Orlando Ballet Company Dancer’s and artistic staff. The two-week program in Jacksonville will also feature members from the Florida Ballet Training Center.
Dates
June 11, 2018 - June 23, 2018
Age Range
11 and up
Faculty
Christina Benziger, Phillip Carman, Gonzalo Espinoza, Marilyn Gaston, Joseph Gatti, Natasha Glos, Charmaine Hunter, Kathleen Landa, Andria LaRocco, Paulina Lu, Mila Makaroff, Kim Marsh, Sheri Metcalf, Anamarie McGinn Harris, Dierdre Miles Burger, Olivier Munoz, Susan Olson, Glynn Owens Bevalie Pritchard, Alia Purdy, Jessica Santos Shoffner, Amy Seawright Hartman, Elizabeth Shook-King
Classes Offered
Classical Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Variation Class, Men's Ballet Class, Hip Hop, Character Dance
Enrollment
Students will be accepted by audition only. Audition tour will be held between January 6th and March 18th. For audition dates and locations: http://orlandoballet.org/education-training/summer-programs/#senior-summer-intensive
Housing
Boarding students are housed at the University of North Florida in dormitories with private bathrooms. Full meal service is included and transportation on charter buses between Florida Ballet Training Center, LaVilla School of the Arts and UNF will be provided. Optional outings to the beach and other destinations will be offered for on June 17 & 18 for an additional fee. Boarding students will check in on Sunday, June 10 and check out Saturday, June 23.
Scholarships
Orlando Ballet School offers a limited number of full and partial merit scholarships determined at the time of the audition. Merit scholarships will be awarded, if applicable, upon acceptance into the summer program.
