Young Dancer Summer Workshop

Young Dancer Summer Workshop

This workshop provides the opportunity for serious young dancers (ages 9-11 & 12 year-olds at the beginning pointe level) to flourish in a professional yet nurturing environment. The outstanding faculty members of ABT will provide unparalleled instruction while remaining sensitive to the developmental needs of younger dancers.

The Young Dancer Summer Workshop will focus on building a solid foundation in ballet technique and educating younger dancers about related topics in the world of dance. Students will have a daily ballet technique class followed by character, jazz, modern, mime, body conditioning, and more. Workshops in injury prevention, dance history and meet the artist sessions with ABT Company Dancers will enhance the young dancer’s experience, providing a well-rounded education and facilitating future artistic development.

For 2023, ABT will hold In-Person Young Dancer Summer Workshops in Costa Mesa, California and New York, New York.

At ABT’s In-Person Young Dancer Summer Workshop, classes will be held from approximately 10:00am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday.  Dancers must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by the date of enrollment, including booster if eligible.  A person is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receipt of the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) or 2 weeks after receipt of the single dose of the Janssen Vaccine.

To be considered for the In- Person Young Dancer Summer Workshop, students may audition at select cities on the National Audition Tour or by Video Audition.  Virtual Auditions via Zoom will not be held. Online pre-registration is required for all auditions.  Online pre-registration is now open.

In-person auditions for the Young Dancer Summer Workshop will be held in the following cities: Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; Costa Mesa, CA; Dallas, TX; New York, NY (Jan 8 & Feb 5 only); Orlando, FL; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC.