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.
AUDITIONS AND REGISTRATION
Auditions are required to register for Summer Intensive. Ages 12-14 can audition virtually on Zoom. Ages 15 and up must submit a video audition. For audition dates and deadlines, please continue to our Summer Program Auditions page.
Summer Intensive will be offered in-person and virtually. Registration is limited for both options. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only residents of the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) are permitted to attend the in-person program. Students outside of the tri-state area may not attend the in-person program. The virtual program is open to students in any location. Read the full letter from Michelle Manzanales (Director, School of Dance) for more information on our safety measures and protocols this summer. Ballet Hispánico is unable to provide housing for students participating in the in-person program.
TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID
For more tuition details, please visit Mindbody. Early Bird tuition pricing for Summer Programs is available through April 30, 2021. Register more than one child in your family to receive a 5% discount on your tuition.
Financial support is available for our Summer Intensive families. To learn more about Financial Aid, click here, or e-mail school@ballethispanico.org for more information.
PREPARE FOR CLASS
What to bring for In-Person Summer Intensive
- Snacks (Nuts and snacks containing nuts are prohibited)
- Non-Glass Water Bottle
- Combination Lock (If using a locker at BH)
- 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 solid-black leotard (no color piping/design)
- 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 hoodies 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)
- Solid-black wrap skirt (optional)
- Spanish Dance
- Black flamenco/character ankle length skirt
- Black 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)
- White or black 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 hoodies 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
- Black 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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