Summer Intensive 2022
Advanced Level. Age 12+
July 5 – 22, 2022
Dancers of Intermediate and Advanced levels (age 12+ ) will be split into groups based on the current skill level and age to get the most appropriate training. 7 hours of Ballet, Pointe, Variation, Contemporary, Modern, Stretching & Strength, Character Dance classes will be 9:30 AM-4:30 PM daily Mondays through Fridays and the recital the last day of the Intensive (July 22)
Tuition: $1500
Advanced Level Details
A precise, rigorous and passionately creative training program with Egle Spokaite or a Master Teacher, designed for motivated dancers ages 12+. Classes: 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 inquere 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 – 3 weeks (7 hours every day Mon-Fri), 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.
Audition
For dancers who are not BISD students,Please inquire for 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.
Intermediate Level. Age 9-12
July 5 – 22, 2022
Dancers of Intermediate and Advanced levels (age 9-12) will be split into groups based on the current skill level and age to get the most appropriate training. 7 hours of Ballet, Pointe, Variation, Contemporary, Modern, Stretching & Strength, Character Dance classes will be 9:30 AM-4:30 PM daily Mondays through Fridays and the recital the last day of the Intensive (July 22)
Tuition: $1500
Intermediate Level Details
Classes will start 9:00AM finish at 4:00PM
This expanded Professional program (7 hours a day) provides knowledge and skills of ballet fundamentals. On these basics, the students will build technique, health, and beauty in the future. During the 3 weeks we will learn the Barre, Center, Jumps, Pointe 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. Turns: V,IV, II positions and acrose the floore: Glissade entournant, pique, shenes, degaje. Pointe: basics, turns, poses. Character dance: Spanish, Slavic, character arm positions, feet positions, jumps. The classical variation. The French type compulsory variation.
Your commitment: 7 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.
Elementary Level Program. Age 7-9
July 5 – 22, 2022
Dancers of Elementary level (age 7-9) will enhance themselves in Ballet technique, Variation, Contemporary, Modern, Stretching & Strength. Classes will take place 9:00 AM-3:00 PM daily Mondays through Fridays and the recital the last day of the Intensive (July 22).
Tuition: $1000
Elementary Level Details
This expanded program (6 hours a day) provides knowledge and skills of ballet fundamentals. On these basics, the students will build technique, health, and beauty in the future. During the 2 weeks we will learn the (Barre, Center, Jumps, Pre-Pointe ) 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. Turns- basic. Character dance: Spanish, Slavic, character arm positions, feet position, jumps. The classical variation. The French type compulsory variation. Improvisation class helps to improve coordination and musicality. Creative task gives joy and interest to study dance art more deeply.
Your commitment: 6 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.
FACULTY
Conny Mathôt
Ballet Master Teacher
Executive Director, – California Dance Classics Ballet Competition
Veronika Part
Master Teacher
Former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, Kirov Ballet (now Mariinsky Ballet), a ballet mistress for Atlanta Ballet during the 2019–20 season. Jury at Youth America Grand Prix.
Ruta Karvelis
Ballet
Ballet Dancer with Lithuanian National Ballet. Ruta has been raised to be a ballet dancer by Egle Spokaite since she was 6, and by now is a professional ballet dancer with the National Ballet of Lithuania. Ruta will come to the US in person for the Summer Intensive
Vitaly Verterich
National Character Dance (via Zoom)
Mr. Verterich is currently with the New Jersey Ballet and is a resident faculty member at Valentina Kozlova’s Dance Conservatory of New York.
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.
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.
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.
