Summer Intensive and Summer Camp 2023
July 31 – August 11, 2023
The Summer Intensive (for students age 7+) and Summer Camp (dancers aged 7-10) this year will feature Contemporary Master Class Series alongside the teachers we know and love. The Contemporary Master Class Series will include teachers who Can take one’s happiness to a new level Nicole Perez (contemporary, choreography), Dasha Tertova (contemporary, modern), Azuki Umeda (Contemporary, choreography). Our Male dancers will benefits form the guidance of Voicech Zuromskas (Boys classical teacher/consultant). The core of the Summer Intensive will be led by Ballet Institute of San Diego Artistic Director Egle Spokaite, Ekaterina Anishchenko (graduate of Vaganova Ballet Academy), and our beloved teachers Ms. Tanya Lewis and Caitlyn Silvas
Elementary Level Summer Camp. Age 7-10
July 31 – August 11, 2023
During 5 hours of teaching daily dancers of Elementary level will enhance themselves in Ballet technique, Variation, Contemporary, Modern, Stretching & Strength. Classes will take place 9:00 AM-2:00 PM daily Mondays through Fridays and the recital on the last day of the Intensive.
Tuition: $600 for 2 weeks, $400 for 1 week. $200 nonrefundable deposit is due upon registration. Half-day attendance is available upon request ($400 and $200 respectively).
ELEMENTARY LEVEL DETAILS
This expanded program (5 hours a day) provides knowledge and skills of ballet fundamentals. On these basics, the students will build technique, health, and beauty in the future. We will learn Barre, Center, Jumps, Pre-Pointe, also coordination of working and stable body parts. Epaulement, En Face. Barre and Center ballet workout basics. Jumps: the right-off and several types of ballet jumps. Basic turns. Character dance: Spanish, Slavic, character arm positions, feet position, jumps. The classical compulsory variation. Improvisation and contemporary dance class helps to improve coordination and musicality. Creative task gives joy and interest to study dance art more deeply.
Your commitment: 5 hours every day (Mon-Fri) and studio performance/recital at the end of the course.
Dress Code
Girls: black leotard with straps. Pink tights and pink canvas ballet slippers. Black canvas character shoes. Black skirt knee length.
Boys: White short-sleeved T-shirt, black bike shorts or tights, white ankle socks – students may wear any plain thin white socks, white ballet slippers.
Intermediate Level
July 31 – August 11, 2023
During 5 hours of daily classes dancers will enhance themselves in Ballet Technique, Variation, Contemporary, Modern, Stretching & Strength. Classes will take place 9:00 AM-2:00 PM daily Mondays through Fridays and the recital on the last day of the Intensive.
Tuition: $600 for 2 weeks, $400 for 1 week. $200 nonrefundable deposit is due upon registration. Half-day attendance is available upon request ($400 and $200 respectively).
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL DETAILS
This expanded program (5 hours a day) provides knowledge and skills of ballet fundamentals. On these basics, the students will build technique, health, and beauty in the future. We will learn Barre, Center, Jumps, Pre-Pointe, also coordination of working and stable body parts. Epaulement, En Face. Barre and Center ballet workout basics. Jumps: the right-off and several types of ballet jumps. Basic turns. Character dance: Spanish, Slavic, character arm positions, feet position, jumps. The classical compulsory variation. Improvisation and contemporary dance class helps to improve coordination and musicality. Creative task gives joy and interest to study dance art more deeply.
Your commitment: 5 hours every day (Mon-Fri) and studio performance/recital at the end of the course.
Please have Ballet notebook and pencil.
Dress Code
Girls: black leotard with straps. Pink tights and pink canvas ballet slippers. Contemporary socks. Character skirt, Character shoes.
Boys: White short-sleeved T-shirt, black bike shorts or tights, white ankle socks – students may wear any plain thin white socks, white ballet slippers.
Advanced Level
July 31 – August 11, 2023
6 hours of Ballet, Pointe, Variation, Contemporary, Modern, Stretching & Strength, Character Dance classes will be 9:30 AM-3:30 PM daily Mondays through Fridays and the recital the last day of the Intensive.
Tuition: $800. $550 if taking only one week. $200 nonrefundable deposit is due upon registration
ADVANCED LEVEL DETAILS
ccsA precise, rigorous and passionately creative training program with Ms. Egle Spokaite and a Master Teacher, designed for motivated dancers. Classes offered: Ballet technique, Body strengthening and stretching, Pointe technique, Character Dance, Contemporary, Variation, Ballet repertoire.
For the students who are not part of Ballet Institute of San Diego, please inquire for zoom audition or send a link to the video (5-10 min) of student regular ballet (dance) routine practice or performance or variation to info@balletinstitutesd.com.
Your Commitment: 1 or 2 weeks (6 hours every day M-F), and the studio performance/recital at the end of the Intensive.
Dress Code
Black leotard with straps. Short skirt (optional). Pink ballet tights. Ballet slippers, pointe shoes, black character shoes, black character skirt, contemporary socks or slippers.
Boys: White short-sleeved T-shirt, black bike shorts or tights, white ankle socks – students may wear any plain thin white socks, white ballet slippers.
Audition
For dancers who are not BISD students, please inquire about zoom audition or send a video (5-7 minutes) link or file via Wetransfer/Google Drive/Dropbox to: info@balletinstitutesd.com to be placed into an appropriate group.
FACULTY
CONTEMPORARY MASTER CLASS SERIES
The Master Classes are available to dancers from any school without the need to be a part of our summer Intensive. Sign up here
Nicole Perez
Guest Master Teacher. Contemporary. Choreography
Multidisciplinary, free-spirited choreographer, modern dancer, dance teacher with her own unique path that we hope will inspire the students to seek their own individualities. Nicole blossomed out of Miami’s culture scene where she trained in jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip-hop and ballroom. Nicole has been seen on America’s got talent, Youtube series One Shot, and has also danced on The X-Factor
Dasha Tertova
Guest master teacher. Contemporary Dance, Modern
Grew up and received the Ballet training in Moscow (Masters from Russian Ballet Academy). Recognized as technical dancer, she has worked with companies such as Moiseyev Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet (Moscow) and Riverdance company (European tour).
After moving to US, her professional credits include: Madonna, Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Daft Punk and etc. Dasha teaches Masterclasses Internationally and is also professor at American Music and Dramatic Academy College (AMDA LA).
Azuki Umeda
Guest master teacher. Contemporary. Choreography
Born in Tokyo, she received her BFA in Dance and BA in Integrated Educational Studies at Chapman University. She currently holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance at CSU Long Beach. and one of the Choreographic Fellows at Jacob’s Pillow 2023 program. She is the founder of her own company, AU.THENTICITY DANCE CO. that aims to create a collaborative environment for artistic exploration.
Her CV can be read here
CORE TEACHERS of SUMMER INTENSIVE
Katia Anishchenko
Ballet Teacher
Katia was born in Russia and graduated from Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet as a Master Teacher. At the same time, she started her ballerina’s career at the Mikhailovsky Theatre – one of the most prominent ballet companies in Russia, based in Saint Petersburg. For several years Katia toured the world as a soloist of the company, and in 2021 settled in Florida to become a head teacher at a Ballet School, where she already fostered several finalists of YAGP and ADCIBC
Voicech Zuromskas
Boys Classical Ballet Teacher
Mr. Voicech is a soloist of the Lithuanian National Ballet Theatre. He is also an experienced classical ballet teacher, who completed the Pedagogy Course of A. Vaganova Russian Ballet course led by Nikolay Tsiskaridze. He will join Our Boy dancers remotely from Vilnius, Lithuania
Tanya Lewis
Modern and Contemporary Dance
Besides inspiring Ballet Institute’s students to embrace the Contemporary Dance, Tanya Lewis is also the Assistant Artistic Director and choreographer of Visionary Dance Theatre and has been dancing with the company for years. Tanya graduated from UCSD with BA in Dance and a minor in Theater in 2012 and received the Stewart Prize in Choreography.
Caitlyn Silvas
Head Teacher for the youngest levels
Caitlyn Silvas grew up training in a diversity of genres of dance including ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, tap, and hip-hop. She soon realized her true love – classical ballet and began to focus on training intensely for a professional career. Caitlyn began dancing with professional ballet companies at the age of 17 in San Diego and Santa Barbara. Teaching the next generation of dancers is something Caitlyn is extremely passionate about and is so happy to help nurture students to grow in their technique, artistry, and love for dance.
Egle Spokaite
Artistic Director
Prima Ballerina of the Lithuanian National Ballet and Opera Theatre. During her 21 year as principal soloist, she was a guest principal soloist at Boris Eifman ballet, Finland ballet, Latvian National Ballet, Gala at Bolshoi Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, Teatr Wielki (Polish National Ballet). Egle is the founder and Artistic Director of Ballet Institute of San Diego.
