Summer Intensive challenges students to strengthen their technique and develop skills for the professional dance world.
Ballet Hispánico’s three-week pre-professional Summer Intensive for intermediate to advanced dancers, challenges students to strengthen their classical technique, as well as experience contemporary forms, and develop professional skills through specialized forums - all through a multicultural lens at America’s leading Latinx dance organization. Auditions are required.
Classes include ballet, classical variations, men's class, partnering, modern, contemporary, flamenco, Ballet Hispánico repertory, and stretch & conditioning. Additional highlights include a Spanish Dance Series with world-class faculty; master classes in hip-hop, salsa, and more; and professional development seminars covering auditions, college programs, and injury prevention.
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Visit the Auditions page to learn more.
PREPARE FOR CLASS
What to bring for In-Person Summer Intensive
- Snacks (Nuts and snacks containing nuts are prohibited)
- Non-Glass Water Bottle
- Street Shoes (For outside of studios and common areas)
Dress Code
For non-binary students or parents/guardians of non-binary students, please select the dress code that is right for you from the options listed below, or contact the School of Dance for additional support. For dancewear retailers, click here.
Ladies
- Base (All Classes)
- Any style, anycolor solid-black leotard
- Hair secured neatly away from face; no loose hair
- No jewelrey; studs that do not hang past the earlobe or go under the earlobe are permitted
- Optional Warm-Ups: If the studio is cold, black fitted warm-ups or BH branded items and sweatpants are permitted for the first 10-minutes of class.
- Ballet & Pre-Pointe/Pointe
- Flesh tone transition tights
- Flesh tone ballet and pointe shoes (pointe shoes are ONLY permitted for students with prior pointe experience)
- Any color wrap skirt or Corps Dancewear Milliskin Pull-On or Chiffon Pull-on Circle Skirt (optional)
- Spanish Dance
- Black flamenco/character ankle length skirt
- Any color flamenco shoes (black character shoes permissable)
- Castanets
- Contemporary Forms and Stretch & Conditioning
- Black or flesh toned convertible tights (black transition tights worn over leotard)
- Bare feet
- Additional Recommended Dancwear and Footwear: sneakers and sweatpants, (hip-hop), socks (contemporary), ballroom/character shoes (salsa), and jazz shoes (jazz; lyrical)
- Additional Recommended Items: yoga mat, stretch bands, and knee pads
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Gentlemen
- Base (All Classes)
- Any color fitted t-shirt or tank
- Dance belt (quilted recommended)
- Hair secured neatly away from face; no loose hair
- No jewelrey; studs that do not hang past the earlobe or go under the earlobe are permitted
- Optional Warmups: If the studio is cold, black fitted warm-ups or BH branded items or sweatpants are permitted for the first 10-minutes of class
- Ballet & Pre-Pointe/Pointe
- Black men's tights
- Black or white socks
- Black or white ballet shoes (must match color of socks)
- Spanish Dance
- Black jazz pants
- Any color flamenco boots or hard-soled shoes
- Castanets
- Contemporary Forms and Stretch & Conditioning
- Black jazz pants or solid-black leggings
- Bare feet
- Additional Recommended Dancwear and Footwear: sneakers and sweatpants, (hip-hop), socks (contemporary), ballroom/character shoes (salsa), and jazz shoes (jazz; lyrical)
- Additional Recommended Items: yoga mat, stretch bands, and knee pads
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TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID
For more tuition details, please visit Mindbody. Financial support is available for our Summer Intensive families. To learn more about Financial Aid, email school@ballethispanico.org.
