Summer Intensive Showcase 2019
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Summer INTENSIVE 2021
(HYBRID)
Bayer Ballet’s Virtual 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 internationally-acclaimed Bayer Ballet Faculty & Guest Instructors.
Don't miss this opportunity to train at Bayer Ballet, which was awarded Outstanding School in 2018, 2019, & 2020 by Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), the world’s largest global network of dance. Bayer Ballet has received international recognition with two dancers accepted to participate in Prix de Lausanne 2020.
PROGRAM
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Russian Vaganova Ballet Technique
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Classical Ballet Repertoire
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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
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Demonstration, presented by participants, on the final day of the intensive
outdoor studios
Our outdoor studios and performance spaces feature raised wood floors with overhead coverage, mirrors, barres, fans and heaters, allowing teachers to work with more than one stable group at a time. This space provides flexibility to adjust, as guidelines and mandates change, allowing us to transition between in-studio and outdoors.
Awakening of Flora, Waltz (Pre-Professional Division) and Tarantella (Apprentice, Junior Level 5, Junior Level 6) presented in Bayer Ballet's Outdoor Studios.
audition
zoom audition
january 31, 2021
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9:00am - 10:00am PST (ages 8-9)
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10:30am - 11:30am PST (ages 10-11)
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12:00pm-1:30pm PST (ages 12-13)
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2:00pm - 3:30pm PST (ages 14-18)
REGISTRATION OPEN ($30) - ZOOM
Zoom link will be emailed once audition fee payment is received.
video audition
march 1, 2021
>> 3 Week Junior SI: March 1, 2021
>> 6 Week SI: March 1, 2021
VIDEO SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
>>Maximum 10 minutes in length.
>> 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.
>> Email a photo in 1st arabesque
Submit by email (video link) or mail (DVD):
Bayer Ballet
2028 Old Middlefield Way
Mountain View, CA
REGISTRATION OPEN ($30) - VIDEO
Video submission will be reviewed once registration and payment is received.
audition dress code
Women: black leotard, pink tights, bring pointe shoes
Men: black tights and white t-shirt
3-week junior si
JUNE 14 - JULY 2
(hybrid)
Ages: 8-12 years
SCHEDULE
The 3-week program is broken into two sessions:
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Morning Session (ages 8-12): Mon-Fri, 9:30am-1:30pm
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Afternoon Session (ages 8-12): Mon-Fri, 1:30pm-5:30pm
TUITION
TBD
audition deadline
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Zoom Audition: January 31
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Video Audition: March 1, 2021
6-week si
JULY 5-AUGUST 13
(hybrid)
Ages: 9-18+ years
SCHEDULE
The 6-week intensive will consist of levels. Students will be assigned according to age & ability:
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5pm
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Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm
*Schedule subject to change (+/- 1-hour start/end time)
TUITION
TBD
audition deadline
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Zoom Audition: January 31
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Video Audition: March 1, 2021
safe artistic development
PRIORITIES & GOALS
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SAFETY FIRST - we are following strict guidelines and ask for your cooperation. This is a shared responsibility.
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HEALTHY & HAPPY GROWTH IS IMPORTANT - we are dedicated to helping all students achieve their individual goals, while creating an environment that promotes physical and mental wellness.
SAFE, ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT
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An internationally-renowned faculty of Master Teachers (including teachers from Russia and Europe) delivering various disciplines, virtually through Zoom to each group.
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Our Master Vaganova Faculty are graduates of the Vaganova Academy and Bolshoi Ballet Academy, where they received their training and graduate degrees.
Summer Intensive 2020 (hybrid)
Summer Intensive SHOWCASE
The Summer Intensive culminates in a demonstration,
presented by participants of the program.
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.
Summer Intensive Showcase
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SUMMER programs
Continue dancing throughout the summer, from Camps to Workshops, we'll explore the many facets of the artform of dance & self-expression, while keeping the children's physical and mental wellness, healthy and happy.