Okay I have been looking for dance intensives to go to in 2010. I was wondering how much info you have about all of them, and how good of a chance I have to get in. Heres a little info about my dancing experience:
been dancing ballet (not lk little kid stuff but legit with barre and all) 7 years (going into my 8th this school year) have been on pointe for 1 year this September. Did the 2 week ballet intensive (summer dance workshop) at Boston Ballet last year, was in the 3rd level (not in the 4th only because not on pointe)
4 years of jazz & tap, 1 year of hip hop.
I had flat feet, but have overcome it on my right foot and am working on my left, they’re still flatter than usual. I have a naturally arched back, pretty good turnout, and I’m in good shape for a dancer. My arms are strong and stage presence (and my arms) are some of my strong points. Ive taken ballet 2x a week for 5 years at a good dance school and have progressed at an average level. I am a hard worker cause dancing (mainly ballet) doesn’t really come easily to me, but it just makes me better. This year I will be taking ballet 3x a week, 2x with pointe.
Tell me how much of a chance I have with each intensive and if i should try out, etc etc. Thanks a bunch!:)
Walnut Hill Summer Dance-
http://www.walnuthillarts.org/summer/dance.html
BU REACH! program-
http://www.bu.edu/fitrec/programs/dance/reach/
Boston Ballet Summer Dance Program Newton-
http://www.bostonballet.org/school/summerprograms/SDPNewton_overview.html
Jose Mateo Summer Intensive-
http://www.ballettheatre.org/school_summer
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet-
http://www.cpyb.org/summer-programs/5-week-summer-program
School of American Ballet Summer Course-
http://www.sab.org/summercourse/
American Ballet Theater Summer Intensive-
http://www.abt.org/education/summerintensive.asp
Alvin Ailey Junior Division Summer Intensive-
http://www.theaileyschool.edu/school_page.php?p=arti&v=80
American Academy of Ballet Summer Intensive-
http://american-academy-of-ballet.com/summerschool/index.html
thanks for the help and happy dancing:)
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s summer program does not have an audition, but it is an excellent program that is also very popular. SAB puts a lot of emphasis on body type, so your flat feet and only "pretty good turnout" are likely to stand in the way of getting accepted. Otherwise, you would do fine auditioning for anything else on your list and would encourage you to audition for as many of them as you can simply for the experience of auditioning.
The process of auditioning is, in itself, very educational for pre-professional dancers. You not only learn about yourself in relation to other dancers your age, but you get a decent glimpse into the nature of each of the programs you audition for. My daughter loved audition season – still does, actually – for the challenging audition classes, meeting other dancers, meeting the teachers or ADs of the programs, and seeing how well she did. She auditioned twice for SAB and was not accepted both times. But she was accepted to ABT and The Ailey School. (She didn’t go, though.)