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ABT RISE National Weekend Workshop

April 10 & 11, 2021

ABT RISE National Weekend Workshop

April 10 & 11, 2021

This weekend, we are pleased to expand our ABT RISE Weekend Workshops to dancers across the United States, with representatives from more than 30 states!

This exciting program pairs ABT Company dancers serving as ABT RISE Ambassadors with ABT faculty and teaching artists to offer a series of complimentary classes and workshops for young dancers of all abilities. ABT RISE Weekend Workshops aim to capture the excitement and joy of classical ballet, while educating young dancers about the path one takes to become a professional dancer.

Please review the information on this page to prepare for this weekend’s workshop!

Welcome

From ABT RISE Ambassadors Rachel Richardson and Carlos Gonzalez

Meet Calvin Royal III

Saturday’s session will conclude with a special Meet the Artist session with ABT Principal Dancer Calvin Royal III.

Watch this short video to meet Calvin and see if it inspires you come up with any questions to ask him in our Q & A!

Weekend Schedule

Click the images below to view and download daily schedules for Saturday and Sunday.

Zoom Links

Each day will begin with a Community Welcome at 12:45pm (ET).

Community Welcome

Students will be broken into four groups. Groups will be designated by color and students will receive their assignments via email prior to the start of the workshop. If you do not receive your assignment, rosters/groupings will be posted on this website Saturday morning.

Click the button for your group’s Zoom link.

 

Pink Group: Group A Green Group: Group B Yellow Group: Group C Blue Group: Group D

Dress Code

Students are welcome to wear ballet clothes, including tights, leotards, and ballet slippers. Ballet attire is not a requirement for participation. If you do not have ballet attire, please use the following dress code guidelines:

  • Tops – Fitted t-shirts; no crop tops
  • Bottoms – Leggings, joggers, gym shorts; no jeans
  • Jewelry – Dangly jewelry is not permitted
  • Shoes- Students are not permitted to dance barefoot in ballet class. Please bring socks to wear, or other dance shoes (i.e. jazz shoes) should you have them.
  • Hair – Hair must be pulled back and neatly secured at all times during class.

Please keep in mind that faculty will be viewing you through a screen so dancers should aim to have the cleanest look possible.