Ballet Intensive

2012 packet to be posted 6-8 weeks before Camp begins

Summer Ballet Intensive

Intermediate Intensive: July 2–13, 2012
Advanced Intensive: July 16–27, 2012
Youth Ages 11–18

Participants will enrich their ballet training under the skillful eye of some of the finest artists in the profession. BYU’s Summer Ballet Intensives offer experience in artistic training, including ballet technique, pointe and variations, character, jazz, and modern dance. Activities and discussions in conditioning, nutrition, and injury prevention will complement the two weeks of dance instruction. Each dancer will receive individual feedback and personal evaluations to improve artistic and technical development. Two weeks of instruction and rehearsal culminate in a final performance that showcases each dancer’s talents and what has been learned.

Benefits

• Individual attention and evaluation
• Professional training
• Final Performance
• Closing recognition banquet
• Beautiful mountain scenery
• Wholesome campus recreation
• Friendships with ballet artists of high moral standards

Director

Kalise Child received her early training in Salt Lake City from Tatiana Baksheava and the North Carolina School of the Arts from fine teachers including Melissa Hayden. While at NCSA she was chosen to train and perform in Budapest, Hungary. Kalise received her BFA in ballet performance with a minor in nutrition, and her MFA in teaching and choreography from the University of Utah. Kalise has had the opportunity to work with numerous choreographers from all around the world including; Alonzo King, Thaddeus Davis, Lucas Crandall, Giaconda Barbuto, Robert Moses, etc. She has performed with the Lines Professional Workshop, North West Professional Dance Project, Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert, Utah Contemporary Ballet, Utah Opera (Aida), Utah Ballet, and toured in Seoul, Korea. She currently is a faculty member of the Ballet Division at Brigham Young University and the Artistic Director for the Ballet Showcase Company.

Selected instructors from BYU’s outstanding dance faculty will teach at both workshops.

2012 Tuition

Note: Due to actual food & housing costs not being covered in the past, tuition fees have been raised to meet the actual costs of food & housing for 2012. We understand this is a rather large increase this year and apologize, but the costs must be covered.

Intermediate Intensive (lunch included): $579 ($25 nonrefundable)
Intermediate Intensive with Campus Housing & Meals: $846 ($25 nonrefundable)
Advanced Intensive (lunch included): $654 ($25 nonrefundable)
Advanced Intensive with Campus Housing & Meals: $921 ($25 nonrefundable)

Acceptance Requirements

Acceptance to the BYU Summer Ballet Workshops is determined by audition only.

Ballet Auditions

Camp Registration Notes

• A full refund (minus $25 nonrefundable) will be granted to all camp cancellations requested by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2012, for the Intermediate and 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2012, for the Advanced Intensive (two weeks before workshop begins). No refunds will be given after these deadlines.
• Full tuition is due at the time of registration. No deposits will be accepted.
• Information packets with updated check-in times will be available on our Web Site six to eight weeks before camp begins.