Summer intensive Programs

Open auditions for Summer Intensive Programs took place January 9 & 10 for dancers ages 7-18, and registration has now closed.

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Summer Intensive Programs

(Ages 7-18)

The tuition-free** Summer Intensive Programs in June and July 2024 give focused, motivated and talented students ages 7-18 opportunities to study with an exceptional faculty of visiting and local artists.

The three-week July Daytime Intensive for advanced students ages 12-18 will take place July 8 – 26, 2024, and will feature a phenomenal faculty of visiting master artists, including former Dance Theatre of Harlem Ballet Masters Kellye Saunders and Keith Saunders, who now are on faculty with the School for Classical and Contemporary Dance at TCU in Forth Worth, Texas, plus guest instructors from Ballet Hispánico, the largest Latinx/Latine/Hispanic cultural organization in the United States and one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Select guest artists will join with a talented local cast of NOBA youth and alumni in a culminating Summer Concert at NOCCA’s Freda Lupin Memorial Hall on July 26, 2024.

An additional Summer Intensive session will be offered June 17 – 21 for ages 12-18, featuring Master Guest Artists Clifton Brown (Assistant Rehearsal Director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater), Fredrick Earl Mosley (award-winning and internationally recognized arts educator, choreographer, and Founder and Artistic Director of Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance (EMDOD)).

In July, intensives will be offered for students ages 7-10 and ages 11-6, featuring both local and guest faculty.

Audition Prerequisites & Summer Intensives FAQ’s

Open auditions for Summer Intensive Programs took place January 9 & 10 for dancers ages 7-18, and registration has now closed.

AUDITION PREREQUISITES:
-Two years of previous ballet training
-At least 7 years old as of January 1, 2024; no older than 18 as of May 31, 2024, and graduating from high school no earlier than spring 2024.

AUDITION ATTIRE:
Females – plain black leotard, flesh-toned or pink tights (convertible to bare feet for modern), and flesh-toned or pink ballet shoes, with hair pulled back in a neat bun. No jewelry or warm ups. Female students 12 and over who are currently studying en pointe: please bring pointe shoes if auditioning for Summer Intensive pointe classes.

Males – black athletic pants and athletic undergarments, white t-shirt, and black ballet shoes; hair pulled off face

IS THERE A FEE FOR AUDITIONING? No.

ARE THERE TUITION FEES? No. Registration fees vary per Summer Intensive program. Financial need-based scholarships are available for those who qualify.

**There are no audition or tuition fees. Registration fees vary per program. Financial need-based scholarships are available for those who qualify via an application process.