Summer Intensive 2026
Past Summer Intensive Performances
Past Summer Intensive Performances
Schedule an In-Person Audition
Please complete the application form below to schedule an in-person audition.
Please register based on the age of the dancer at the time of the audition.
Video submissions are also accepted (see below for details)
All In-Person Auditions
are Held on February 1, 2026
Audition for Ages 8 – 10 (1:00 – 2:30 PM)
3-Week & 6-Week
(BBA Levels: Pre-Ballet 5 & 6, Juniors 1 & 2)
Audition for Ages 11 – 13 (9:00 – 10:30 AM)
6-Week
(BBA Levels: Juniors 3, 4 & 5)
Audition for Ages 14+ (11:15 AM – 12:45 PM)
6-Week
(BBA Levels: Apprentice & Pre-Professional)
Deadlines
February 5
Early Registration (with discount)
March 14
Last Day to Submit Video Audition
Programs
Junior Intensive
June 8 – June 26
Ages 8 –10
Group A
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Group B
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Pre-Professional Intensive
June 29 – August 9
Ages 9 –18+ years
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
*Schedule Subject to Change
Bayer Ballet’s Summer Intensive is where serious dancers come to refine their technique and artistry, while discovering opportunities to take their dancing to the next level. An artfully-rigorous curriculum, presenting Vaganova technique in its purest form, is delivered by an internationally-acclaimed faculty.
MASTER VAGANOVA & CONTEMPORARY INSTRUCTION
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Vaganova Ballet Technique
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Classical Ballet Repertoire
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Pas de Deux* (for lead roles)
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Character*
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Stretching and Conditioning
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Contemporary Dance
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Pointe/Pre-Pointe*
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Variations
WORLD-RENOWNED FACULTY (to be announced soon)
*PERFORMANCE*
Work with world-renowned CHOREOGRAPHERS & PROFESSIONAL DANCERS, preparing for a performance at the end of the intensive.
(*) denotes elements of the 6-week intensive only
AUDITION
IN-PERSON AUDITION
February1
Complete the form below to schedule an in-person audition.
BAYER BALLET STUDIOS
2028 OLD MIDDLEFIELD WAY
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA
video audition
march 14
VIDEO SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (6-WEEK SI)
>> Complete the application form below
>> Short Introduction including name, age, number of years of dance education, number of years of pointe work (if applicable), and name of your current school and teacher(s).
>> Barre and center exercises: plié, battement tendu, adagio, pirouettes, petit, medium, and grand allegro, tours en l'air for men, and pointe work for women. A classical ballet variation on pointe is optional.
>>Other links to performances of classical variations (optional)
>> Photo in first arabesque
audition dress code
Women: black leotard, pink tights, bring pointe shoes
Men: black tights and white t-shirt
Bayer Ballet Students: Wear uniform
programs
junior INTENSIVE
3-week summer intensive
JUNE 8 – june 26
Ages: 8–10 years
SCHEDULE
Mon-Fri
9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
2:00 – 5:00
sample program
9:00-10:00am - Warmup - Stretching
10:00-11:30am - Ballet Technique
11:30-11:45am - Break
11:45-1:30pm - Repertoire / Character Dance
Intensive culminates in studio demonstration.
Tuition
Early Bird Discount ($200) (if paid by February 5)
Full Tuition (if paid after February 5): $2000 (early bird $1800)
*Schedule subject to change
Pre-professional
6-week summer intensive
JUNE 29 – August 9
Ages: 9-18+ years
SCHEDULE*
The 6-week intensive will consist of levels. Students will be assigned according to age & ability in small group sizes to ensure correct level advancement:
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 1
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 2
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 3
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 4
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 5
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 6
Sample program*
9:00-10:00am - Warmup - Stretching
10:00-11:30am - Ballet Technique
11:30-11:45am - Break
11:45am-12:45pm - Pas De Deux class (M/W/F) Contemporary (T/TH)
12:45 -1:45pm - Lunch
1:45-3:45pm - Repertoire
3:45-5:00pm - Character Dance
performance
Intensive culminates in a performances on August 9, 2025.
TUITION
Early Bird Discount ($500): $4,950 (if paid by February 5)
Full Tuition: $5,450 (if paid after February 5)
Performance Fee: $250
Costume Rental Fee: Varies
*Schedule subject to change
2026
6-week intensive
faculty
a look inside
the intensive
refine your technique & artistry with world-renowned master teachers & choreographers
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2023
Groups 5 & 6 & Performance
Coppelia Stuite
past intensive performances
collaborate with world-renowned choreographers on a professionally-staged theatre production
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2022 Performance
Esmeralda Suite & Summer Intensive Gala
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2021
The Rose and the Butterfly - a Love Story
The last ballet of Marius Petipa is traditionally considered to be "The Magic Mirror" delivered in 1903. However, the "honorary" title should be given to another performance, “The Romance of the Rosebud and the Butterfly, "which was scheduled to premiere on 1904 on the stage of the Hermitage Theater, but never took place.
This world premiere of "The Rose and the Butterfly - A Love Story" is directed and choreographed by world-renowned choreographer of Esmeralda from BOLSHOI , Vasily Medvedev, in collaboration with master teacher and principal dancer, Stanislav Fečo, the Petipa Heritage Fund and Bayer Ballet Company.
With limited historical materials to study, Medvedev is creating original choreography for this adaptation of "The Romance of the Rosebud and the Butterfly," resurrecting this rare ballet in the traditional style of Petipa.
**This performance was the first ticketed MainStage performance at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts since lockdown**
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2020 (Hybrid)
"Dancing Through the Pandemic," a documentary created by a participant of the Summer Intensive, Katya Panchenko.
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2019 Performance
"The Class Concert," a work is based on the graduation performance of the Vaganova Russian Ballet Academy, School of Classical Ballet. In this piece, dancers, of various ages and stages of their training, demonstrate the progression across various levels within the Vaganova System.
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2019 Performance
Pas de Deux from Le Corsaire
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2019 Performance
An excerpt from "The Young Lady and the Hooligan" ballet is an example of the acting skills and mime curriculum, integral to the Vaganova training, through which dancers are taught how to effectively communicate with the audience.
