LINDA VILLELLA/SCHOOL DIRECTOR

 

5-Week Summer Program, June 28- July 30, 2010 -- for 13 years and older
2-Week Summer Program, August 2 - 13, 2010 -- for 10-12 year olds

 

2-Week Summer Program
August 2 - 13, 2010
Admission is by DVD/Video Audition only. Please note: no housing is offered for this program.

2-Week Summer Program DVD Audition Requirements
At the barre, facing sideways to the camera:

1. Plié in 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th Positions
2. Tendu from 1st and 5th Positions en croix
3. Degagé from 5th position en croix
4. Adagio with develope to the front, side, and back.
5. Grand Battements en croix

In the center facing the camera

1. Tendu in croisé, effacé, a la seconde, devant and derrierre.
2. Pirouette from 5th position
3. Adagio with developé front, side, and back
(can also include pirouettes from 4th position)
4. Sauté in first, second, and changement in 5th position.
5. Assemblé
6. Petit Allegro with jeté and glissade etc.
7. Simple grand allegro from the corner.
8. Piqué turns and chainé turns from the corner.

If already started Pointe:

1. Relevés on 2 feet in first and second position.
2. Echappé in second and fourth positions.
3. Passé relevés from front to back, and back to front.
4. Piqué turns from the corner.

5-Week Summer Program
June 28- July 30, 2010

Audition Classes -- Audition Dates Have Been Announced!
DVD/Video Audition Information
Registration
Tuition and Fees


Audition Information

Admission to the summer program is by audition only. For the 5-week intensive, we strongly urge students to audition in person at one of the following audition classes. Students who are unable to attend due to extenuating circumstances may submit a video or DVD audition. DVD/Video auditions must be postmarked by February 28, 2010, with a $25 check (audition fee). Click here for DVD/video requirements

All auditioning students must bring a photo. It is suggested that girl's photos be a full body photo in 1st Arabesque (in practice clothes with pointe shoes; no skirts). Boy's photos should be on releve in 1st Arabesque (in practice clothes).

All students must also bring a $25 audition fee.

All students must audition with the age group that they will be in on June 1, 2010

Nobody is allowed to observe the auditions. All students will receive written notification of the results two weeks after their audition.

Auditions in Miami:
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Miami City Ballet School
2200 Liberty Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
3:30-4 p.m.: Registration
4-5 p.m.: Audition Class

Call (305) 929-7007 for information.

5-Week Summer Program Audition Tour 2010

Sunday, January 3-- Orlando
Orlando Ballet School
1111 North Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32804
1-2 p.m.: Registration 12-14 year olds
2:-3:30p.m.: Audition Class
3-4 p.m.: Registration 15 years and older
4-5:30 p.m.: Audition Class

Friday, January 8 -- Dallas
Ballet Academy of Texas
145 Fitness Court
Coppell, Texas 75019
4-5 p.m. p.m.: Registration 12-15 year olds
5-6:30 p.m.: Audition Class
6-7 p.m.: Registration 16 years and older
7-8:30 p.m.: Audition Class

Saturday, January 9 -- Kansas
Kansas City Ballet
1616 Brodway Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Contact: Pamela Pease
(816) 931-2299
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Registration 12-14 year olds
2:30-4 p.m.: Audition Class
3:30-4:30 p.m.: Registration 15 years and older
4:30-6 p.m.: Audition Class

Sunday, January 17 -- Washington, DC
Washington Ballet
3515 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.: Registration 12-14 year olds
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.: Audition Class
3-4 p.m. p.m.: Registration 15 year olds
4 - 5:15 p.m.: Audition Class
4:45-5:45 p.m.: Registration 16 years and older
5:45 - 7 p.m.: Audition Class

Monday, January 18 -- Winston-Salem
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
1533 S. Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
2-3 p.m.: Registration 12-15 year olds
3-4:15 p.m.: Audition Class
3:45-4:45 p.m.: Registration 16 years and older
4:45-6 p.m.: Audition Class

Sunday, January 24 -- New York City
School of American Ballet
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023
10 - 11 a.m.: Registration 12-14 year olds
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Audition Class
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.: Registration 15 year olds
12:45 - 2 p.m.: Audition Class
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.: Registration 16 year olds
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.: Audition Class
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.: Registration 17 years and older
4:15 - 5:45 p.m.: Audition Class

Saturday, January 30 -- Boston
Boston Ballet
19 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Contact: Benjamin Young
(616) 456-6214
4-5 p.m.: Registration 12-15 year olds
5-6:30 p.m.: Audition Class
6-7 p.m.: Registration 16 years and older
7-8:30: Audition Class

Sunday, January 31 -- Philadelphia
The Rock School
1101 S Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
3-4 p.m.: Registration 12-15 year olds
4-5:30 p.m.: Audition Class
5-6 p.m.: Registration 16 years and older
6-7:30: Audition Class

Sunday, February 7 -- Los Angeles
Westside Ballet School
1711 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
1-2 p.m.: Registration 12-15 year olds
2:-3:30p.m.: Audition Class
3-4 p.m.: Registration 16 years and older
4-5:30 p.m.: Audition Class

Monday, February 8 -- Seattle
Pacific Northwest Ballet
301 Mercer Street
Seattle, Washington 98109
5-5:45 p.m.: Registration 12-15 year olds
5:45-7 p.m.: Audition Class
6:30-7:15 p.m.: Registration 16 years and older
7:15-8:30: Audition Class

MASTER CLASSES

Saturday, February 13 -- Mexico
Escuela Nacional de Danza Clasica y Contemporanea
Avenida Rio Churubusco #79
Colonia Country Club
Coyoacan
Mexico, D.F. 04220
2-4 p.m.: Registration 12-14 year olds
4:15-5:30 p.m.: Master Class
5:30-6:30 p.m.: Registration 15 years and older
6:30-8 p.m.: Master Class

Saturday, February 27 -- Sao Paulo
Pulsarte
Rua Pereira Leite, 55
Alto de Pinheiros
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Brazil
10 a.m.-11 a.m.: Registration 12-14 year olds
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Master Class
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Registration 15 years and older
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Master Class

Sunday, February 28 -- Rio de Janeiro
Companhia de Ballet Do Rio De Janeiro
Estrada do Tindiba, 1497
Taquara -- Jacarepagua
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
22740-360
Brazil
12 p.m.-1 p.m.: Registration 12-13 year olds
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Master Class
2 p.m.-3 p.m.: Registration 14-15 year olds
3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Master Class
4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Registration 16 years and older
5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Master Class

Freed of London is proud to sponsor the Summer Intensive National Audition Tour.

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DVD/Video Audition Information

Students who are unable to attend an audition class due to extenuating circumstances may submit a DVD/video audition, which must be postmarked by February 28, 2010.

Please submit a completed registration form, $25 check made out to Miami City Ballet School (audition fee), and a DVD or standard VHS format video with the following:

All girls 13 and over must be on pointe.

1. Two full-body photos. For the girls -- one in 1st Arabesque and another in seconde position, wearing practice clothes and no skirts. For the boys -- one in 1st Arabesque and another in a la second. Please make sure your name, address and phone number are on the photos.

2. An audition registration form and an audition fee of $25.00

3. A DVD or standard VHS format video with the following:

For Boys and Girls:

I. A short 1-to-3 minute variation, plus:

II. At the barre, facing camera:
1. Plies
2. Tendu & Degage
3. Fondue & Develope (front, side, back)
4. Grand Battements

III. In the center: ALL GIRLS MUST BE ON POINTE
1. Develope devant, a la seconde (facing camera), arabesque (profile)
2. Pirouettes (en dehor, en dedan)
3. 16 jumps in first position
4. Petite allegro

IV. Diagonal across the floor:
1. Grand Jete
2. Pique turns

For Girls on Pointe:
1. Echappe combination with passé
2. Pirouettes
3. Fouettes turns (16 if possible)

For Boys: Same as above without pointe work exercises, but including:
1. Entrechat Six (16 bars)
2. Single or Double Tour en L'air
3. Pirouette combination en dehor & en dedan
4. Grand pirouettes in a la seconde (for advanced boys)
5. Jump combination with echappes, assembles and jetes (with beats, if possible)

Send to:
Miami City Ballet School
Summer Program
2200 Liberty Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139


Registration


Acceptance is granted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Once the level reaches full capacity, students will be placed on a waiting list. When accepted, students must register within the following deadlines:

*If auditioned in January, your deposit must be postmarked by February 28, 2010.

*If auditioned in February, your deposit must be postmarked by March 15, 2010.


Tuition and Fees


Tuition and Fees

2010 5-Week Summer Intensive:

Audition: $25 (non-refundable)

Registration: $75 (non-refundable)

Tuition: $1,800

Housing: $2,400

2010 2-Week Summer Intensive:

Audition: $25 (non-refundable)

Registration: $75 (non-refundable)

Tuition: $600
(Students are responsible for bringing their own lunches during the 2-week Summer Intensive. Dorm housing is not available for the 2-week Summer Intensive.)

For more information please call 305.929.7007 or e-mail at school@miamicityballet.org

 

Miami City Ballet School students, Photo © Bruce Hibbs

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