Summer Ballet Intensive

July 2nd - 28th, 2012

Audition Sunday, March 4th
Ages 11 - 18
Audition fee $20 - cash or check only

Special Guest Teachers
Josie Moseley & Mary Hunt

Video Auditions

Video Audition fee $25
Video Audition Deadline: March 16, 2012

Video auditions are accepted for out-of-town students and students unable to attend an audition due to extenuating circumstances.  Submit a VHS or DVD recorded after December 2012, a photo in first arabesque and the video audition fee.  Include a full body close-up of the student stating their name.  Girls should be in a black leotard, no skirt, and on pointe (if applicable), boys should wear a white t-shirt and black tights.  The video must include the following steps and should be no more than 10 minutes in length:

Barre (facing camera):  pliés, tendu & degagé, fondue & developpé, and grand battements (ALL combinations front, side and back)

Center: adagio, en dedans and en dehors pirouettes, petite and grand allegro

Girls on pointe: echappé-passé combination, piqué turns from the corner

Advanced boys: entrechat six, tour en l’air, turns in a la seconde

Mail audition video to:
The Portland Ballet
6250 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR  97239
Attn: Michelle Davis, Registrar

(503) 452-8448 * info@theportlandballet.org

The Program

When looking for the right summer program, you face a critical decision. All summer ballet programs are not created equal. The right choice can make a quantum difference in the level of achievement gained during the precious summer months of intense training. The Portland Ballet offers the broadest, deepest, and most enriching ballet instruction in the region. It does so in an environment that is challenging and supportive, disciplined and rigorous, yet also safe, healthy, and nurturing.

The best blend of teaching and curriculum

TPB has assembled an unparalleled staff of teachers, all with distinguished professional dance experience. Their expertise and dedication are focused within a curriculum unmatched in the area for breadth, depth, and flexibility. TPB’s syllabus is based on the Russian Vaganova method of ballet mastery (the approach most famously taught and Americanized by George Balanchine) and includes the region’s only Men’s Ballet Program, with male teachers.

In addition, the school is one of a handful across the US with a tie to The George Balanchine Trust, qualifying dancers for rare learning and performance opportunities. TPB’s summer program is designed to provide a concentrated experience with multiple teachers and choreographers. Fabulous visiting guest artists round-out the program by further expanding the curriculum and network connections in the ballet world.

Schedule

The program runs Monday through Saturday. Classes offered will include core/stretch, ballet technique, pointe, variations, men’s technique, partnering, modern, jazz, character as well as a lecture series including Music Appreciation.

The last part of the day is spent in workshop rehearsals in preparation for the performance at the end of the program.

Tuition

SBI Tuition

$1,200

After the audition and video audition deadline, TPB will mail out letters of acceptance.  If you are accepted into TPB’s Summer Ballet Intensive, the following is a schedule of tuition payments.  TUITION IS NON REFUNDABLE.  Payments can be made in full or auto charged with a secure credit card number on the dates below:

By April 2nd, 2012:

Send full tuition amount or $100 non-refundable deposit, payable by check or money order, along with appropriate completed forms which will be mailed to you at the time of acceptance

By May 14th, 2012:

1st payment of $550 will be charged to credit card (VISA or MC only)

By June 11th, 2011:

2nd payment of $550 will be charged to credit card (VISA or MC only)

Financial Assistance

If you wish to apply for financial assistance, please call and request a Scholarship Application.  Prior to review of your application, we must receive all the required tax forms listed on your Scholarship Application, your SBI paperwork mailed at the time of acceptance, and your deposit.

Summer Housing

Please inquire at 503-452-8448 or email kate@theportlandballet.org and speak with Kate if interested in summer housing.

Located in “People Friendly” Portland, OR

Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains, Portland has the best of urban culture and beautiful nature.  The TPB studios are located in the Hillsdale neighborhood, five minutes from city center.  Enjoy our legendary summer weather while working hard with some of the finest ballet professionals in the United States.