Login (or register, if you do not have an account yet) to your Parent Portal. Under Enroll for classes section, select the Schedule for your student's level and time (consult with your teacher if you have questions about level).
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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
Details
A 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.
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.
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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).
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.
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.
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Elementary Level
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).
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.
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.
Login (or register, if you do not have an account yet) to your Parent Portal. Under Enroll for classes section, select the Schedule for your student's level and time (consult with your teacher if you have questions about level).
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FACULTY
The Summer Intensive faculty includes our Ballet Institute of San Diego Artistic Director Egle Spokaite, special guest teacher Ekaterina Anishchenko (master-teacher of Vaganova Ballet Academy), our staff teachers, and more guest teachers TBA.
Katia Anishchenko
Ballet Teacher
Katia was born in Russia and graduated from Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet as a Master Teacher. At the same 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
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Yulia Romero
Stretching and Body Conditioning
Yulia was born and raised in Russia and started Rhythmic Gymnastics training at the age of four and began competing at the age of six. Yulia was a competitive gymnast for eleven years until she went on to obtain higher education in law. In 2008 she returned to the sport as a Gymnastics Coach at Star Gymnastics Studio in her hometown. In 2012 Yulia moved to the United States and again began coaching at Champion Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy. Yulia has a great deal of passion for working with young girls and enjoys helping them to achieve their goals and succeed.
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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. She has performed with Eveoke Dance Theatre, Patricia Rincon Dance Collective, KO Dance Co, Monica Bill Barnes & Company, Eric Geiger, and Somebodies Dance Theater to name a few. As an independent artist Past projects and choreographies include Prism, You’re Late, Ebb & , and Between Two Ends which was selected as part of 40 North, an international dance film festival. Her choreography for a short film won the Silver Award for best choreography from International Film Awards.
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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.
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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.
