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Summer Programs 2020
Summer Intensive
AUIDTION MARCH 7
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS MARCH 31
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 internationally-acclaimed Bayer Ballet Faculty & Guest Instructors.
Don't miss this opportunity to audition for the Summer Intensive Program 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 Luasanne 2020.
JUNE 8 - JUNE 26
3-WEEK PROGRAM
Ages: 9-12 years
morning session: 9am-1pm
afternoon session: 1pm-5pm
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive encompasses:
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Russian Vaganova Ballet Technique
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Classical Ballet Repertoire
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Character/Historical Dance
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Stretching and Conditioning
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Contemporary Dance
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June 26: Demonstration, presented by participants (in-studio)
JUNE 29-AUGUST 8
6-WEEK PROGRAM
Ages: 9-12 years, 13-PRE-PROFESSIONAL
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive encompasses the above, with the addition of the following:
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Pointe/Pre-Pointe
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Male Technique
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Pas de Deux
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Variations
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August 8-9: Demonstration, presented by participants (in-studio)
Qualified Summer Intensive students are invited to audition for the full-time pre-professional training program.
Summer Intensive Showcase
2019
images: IOPhotoStudio.com
summer intensive faculty
*Faculty subject to change
Inna Bayer
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Bayer Ballet
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Kiev Classical Ballet Theater (Ukraine). Toured: France, Spain, Germany, and Poland as Principal Dancer. Teaching: San Francisco Ballet School, Bat-Dor.
Awards: "Choreographer of the Year"
(American Dance Awards),"Outstanding Teacher" (YAGP,SF)
Founded Bayer Ballet in 2005, awarded Outstanding School by YAGP, SF (2018 & 2019)
Pedagogy and Choreography wit Honors, Moscow State Academy of Choreography
(Bolshoi Ballet Academy)
Cum Laude, State Academy of Choreography and Dance in Voronezh
Marina Osipova
MASTER INSTRUCTOR
Bayer Ballet Faculty
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Institute of Theater Arts of Moscow (Assoc. Prof.), Dance Academy of Boris Eifman, Vagánova Ballet Academy in Russia, Opera and Ballet Theater. MP Mussorgsky, Russian Ballet Company
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, State Pedagogical University of Russia
AI Herzen
Theory & Methodology of Professional Education, Honorable Mention, Vagánova Academy
Ivan Goliandin
MASTER INSTRUCTOR
Bayer Ballet Faculty
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Natalia Satz Musical Theatre, San Carlo Theater Company (Naples)
Created more than 50 original choreographies, staged repertories for various international dance performances
Translation, "The School of Russian Ballet: Vaganova Method by V.S. Kostrovitskaja and A.A. Pisarev
Pedagogy and Choreography with Honors, Moscow State Academy of Choreography (Bolshoi Ballet Academy)
Olga Voloboueva
MASTER INSTRUCTOR
Bayer Ballet Guest Faculty
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Kirov Ballet, Mariinsky, St. Petersburg; Colorado Ballet, USA; Royal Ballet of Flanders, Belgium; Ballet Victor Ullate; Peter Schaufuss Ballet; San Francisco Opera Ballet, USA; Setsuko Itchikawa Ballet, Japan; Arlington Ballet, USA
Guest Teacher:
Vaganova Ballet Academy, Ballet West -Scotland, Universal Ballet-South Korea, Yantra Ballet- Belgium, Ballet Ruso Barcelona
Teaching Diploma, Graduate of the Vaganova Ballet Academy of St. Petersburg,
(Leningrad), Russia
2020 audition dates
AUDITION REGISTRATION
Pre-Register: $30
Day of Register: $40
Online Submission: $40
Complete the AUDITION APPLICATION (registration links above), which includes audition fee payment, and bring it with you to the audition. In-person registration begins 30 minutes prior to the audition.
AUDITION DRESS CODE
Women: black leotard, pink tights, bring Pointe shoes
Men: black tights and white t-shirt
Bring a photo in 1st arabesque. Photographs will not be returned.
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS
Deadlines
Summer Program: March 31, 2020
Year Round Program: August 1, 2020
How to Apply by Video Audition
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Complete AUDITION APPLICATION and pay AUDITION FEE.
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Email online video link or mail DVD. Include a photo in 1st arabesque. Photographs will not be returned.
Submit by mail (DVD) or email (video link)
Bayer Ballet
2028 Old Middlefield Way
Mountain View, CA
Video Submission Information
Videos should be maximum 10 minutes in length.
Please begin with a short introduction; state your name, age, the number of years of dance education, the number of years of pointe work (if applicable), the 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.
All candidates must complete AUDITION APPLICATION and AUDITION FEE payment before submitting a video audition.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships are limited and considered for students of exceptional talent and need and granted at the sole discretion of the artistic director. Students receiving scholarship offers are expected to make early decisions about attendance.
Summer Intensive Programs
Level
Ages 8-12
Ages 8-12
Ages 9-Pre-
Professional
Dates
June 8 - June 26
June 8 - June 26
June 29 - August 8
Cost
$4450 (early bird discount $500, if paid before April 15)
Session
Morning
Afternoon
Full Day
The 6-week program will consist of five levels; students will be assigned according to age and ability:
The 3-week program is broken into two sessions with half-day and/or full-day option:
Term
3 Weeks
3 Weeks
6 Weeks
Summer Intensive SHOWCASE
The Summer Intensive culminates in an in-studio demonstration,
presented by participants of the 6-week 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.