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The ABT Summer Intensive Program
| “The mission of ABT’s Summer Intensive is
to cultivate a universal understanding of the art form at its
highest level, emphasizing not only the importance of high quality
and brilliant technique, but also dance as an expressive vehicle
to create art.” |
-Kevin McKenzie, Artistic Director |
Click here for
a message from Melissa Allen Bowman,
Artistic Director of Summer Intensives
American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensive has earned a
reputation for being the most thorough and rewarding dance experience
a student can have during the summer. Under the supervision of ABT’s
Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie and Artistic Director of Summer
Intensives Melissa Allen Bowman, the program offers top quality
teachers and master guest teachers that are dedicated to the learning
process and growth of each individual student. Class size will be
limited. Students participate in a minimum of four classes per day
with ABT’s renowned faculty, and enjoy a comprehensive curriculum
that includes exposure to ABT artists, history and repertory. The
ABT Summer Intensive focuses on developing well-rounded dancers
by exposure to a wide variety of disciplines with an emphasis on
classical ballet technique and key elements of ABT’s National
Training Curriculum.
Curriculum:
The curriculum of the 2009 ABT Summer Intensive will include both
high level technique classes and lecture courses on subjects critical
to the development of a complete dancer. ABT’s teaching philosophy
is to create dancers that are versatile rather than stylized, who
are thus prepared to work with any company. Classes for the 2009
Summer Intensive may include:
Ballet Technique
Pointe
Partnering
Variations
Men’s Technique
Men’s Variations
Modern
Nutrition
Acting for Dancers/Mime |
Jazz
Hip-Hop
Character
Dance History
Yoga
Meet the Artist
Music
Injury Prevention
Pilates |
Though some lecture offerings may vary by site, the daily structure
and curriculum of all Summer Intensive programs is identical. Students
take four classes a day; generally three dance classes and one lecture
class. In addition, dancers have rehearsals or choreography sessions
on occasional evenings. Dancers in each Summer Intensive have the
opportunity to perform in a final performance showcasing selections
from ABT’s repertoire and new choreography created during
the program.
Faculty:
ABT’s 2009 Summer Intensive students will be exposed to a
level of training
unequaled in any other summer program. The faculty will consist
of ABT
artistic staff, ABT alumni, guest teachers and accomplished pianists.
Summer
Intensive instructors include:
KEVIN McKENZIE, ABT Artistic Director
MELISSA ALLEN BOWMAN, Artistic Director of Summer Intensives
FRANCO DE VITA, Principal of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
at ABT
WES CHAPMAN, Artistic Director of ABT II
JULIE BICKERTON BRAVATA, ETHAN BROWN, LESLIE BROWNE,
JOHANNA BUTOW, GIUSEPPE CANALE, DEIRDRE CARBERRY, HILARY CARTWRIGHT,
YAN CHEN, HARRIET CLARK, WARREN CONOVER, MELISSA HALE COYLE,
ELEANOR D’ANTUONO, OLGA DVOROVENKO, TINA FEHLANDT, RODNEY
GUSTAFSON,
ALAINE HAUBERT, LORIN JOHNSON, SUSAN JONES, TED KIVITT, JESSICA
LANG,
CLINTON LUCKETT, KATE LYDON, CHERYL MADEUX-ABBOTT, CHARLES MAPLE,
AMANDA MCKERROW, ORLANDO MOLINA, COLLEEN O’CALLAGHAN,
LAWRENCE PECH, NANCY RAFFA, BRIAN REEDER, AMY ROSE, ROSANNA
SERAVALLI, LUPE SERRANO, SAMANTHA SHELTON, LISA SLAGLE, CHRISTINE
SPIZZO, CARLA STALLINGS LIPPERT,
ROGER VAN FLETEREN, HOLLY WILLIAMS, MARIA YOUSKEVITCH |
Please visit the Faculty page
for the faculty bios.
Staff:
Heidi Gunter, Director of Summer Intensives
Miki Shintani, Summer Intensive Coordinator
Kelli Gilson, Summer Intensive Associate
Scholarships:
American Ballet Theatre has a limited number of full and partial
scholarships to the 2009 Summer Intensive. All students are considered
for merit-based scholarships. There is no application process. American
Ballet Theatre will notify scholarship recipients in their acceptance
letter to the program.
ABT National Training Program:
The goal of the National Training Program is to encourage young
dancers to continue their dance training and complete their academic
education in their home communities. To accomplish this goal, ABT
awards scholarships to a small number of promising young dancers,
ages 12-18, after participating in the ABT Summer Intensive.
The scholarships cover a portion of their training fees, as well
as Summer Intensive tuition. The dancers are required to attend
the Summer Intensive program again the following summer. Students
who fulfill the requirements may receive renewed scholarships. (Please
note that there is no application process for this program. National
Training Scholars are chosen each year from the student body of
the ABT Summer Intensives, and are notified by mail after the Nominating
Committee meets in the Fall.)
2008-2009 National Training Scholars:
We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s National
Training Program Scholarships. They are: David Alvarez, James Applewhite,
Sterling Baca^, Katie Boren^, Skylar Brandt^, Emilia Cadorin, Skylar
Campbell, Patrick Coker, Brittany DeGrofft*, Alexandra D’Elia,
Michaela DePrince, Chloe Duryea, Austin Finley, Jennifer Florquin,
Janica Grenier, Esteban Hernandez*, Makensie Howe, Shu Kinouchi,
Gina-Marie Leathem, Alexandra McGlade, Elise Miller, Melissa Ong,
Seika Paradeis, Summer Reed, Kendra Spalding, Cassie Trenary, Lily
Wisdom, Joan Sebastian Zamora, Damian Zamorano. Congratulations
to them all!
^ Bender Foundation Scholar
* Oceanic Heritage Foundation Scholar
Alumni:
ABT Summer Intensive Alumni have gone on to have successful careers
with American Ballet Theatre and ABT II:
David Hallberg (Principal), Kristi Boone (Soloist), Misty Copeland
(Soloist), Jared Matthews (Soloist), Craig Salstein (Soloist), Isabella
Boylston (Corps De Ballet), Julio Bragado-Young (Corps De Ballet),
Nicola Curry (Corps De Ballet), Roddy Doble (Corps De Ballet), Tobin
Eason (Corps De Ballet), Nicole Graniero (Corps De Ballet), Melanie
Hamrick (Corps De Ballet), Blaine Hoven (Corps De Ballet), Carrie
Jensen (Corps De Ballet), Simone Messmer (Corps De Ballet), Patrick
Ogle (Corps De Ballet), Lauren Post (Corps De Ballet), Jacquelyn
Reyes (Corps De Ballet), Arron Scott (Corps De Ballet), Eric Tamm
(Corps De Ballet), Devon Teuscher (Corps De Ballet), Melissa Thomas
(Corps De Ballet), Mary Mills Thomas (Corps De Ballet), Katherine
Williams (Corps De Ballet), Roman Zhurbin (Corps De Ballet), Kaia
Annika (ABT II), April Giangeruso (ABT II), Joseph Gorak (ABT II),
Ty Gurfein (ABT II), Jaime Hickey (ABT II), Meaghan Hinkis (ABT
II), Isadora Loyola (ABT II), Calvin Royal III (ABT II), Mara Thompson
(ABT II), Brian Waldrep (ABT II).

Official Hair Accessory of the 2009 Summer Intensive
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