Summer Intensive

Six weeks: June 19-July 28, 2023.

Session 1: June 19-July 7, 2023.

Session 2: July 10-July 28, 2023.

Required classes for all levels of the Senior Intensive meet Monday through Friday. Students receive about 5 hours of instruction each day. All students receive daily Ballet Technique classes. The daily schedule is posted after level placement is determined. Schedules are posted weekly during the Intensive.

Level Placement

Senior Intensive students will attend a placement class. Each student is evaluated and placed into one of six levels of study within the Senior Intensive. Student assessment continues for the first few days of each session. Level assignment is at the sole discretion of the directors and will be final.

Possible Classes Offered:

• Pointe
• Variations
• Partnering
• Men’s Technique
• Stretch/Conditioning
• Hip-Hop
• Jazz/Theatre Dance
• Contemporary/Modern
• Repertoire
• Seminars

Tuition

$1,890 / three-week session

$3,430 / six-week session

For general program questions, please email registrar@balletaustin.org or call 512.501.8703.

Scholarship & Tuition Assistance

A limited number of scholarships/tuition assistance are granted each year to promising students. After you have auditioned and been accepted, you may email to request a tuition assistance application. Please do not call about tuition assistance. Applications will only be provided through email requests.

Dormitory housing is optional, but available, for students age 11 and older (must be 11 by June 1, 2023). Dormitory housing is provided at The Callaway House, 505 W. 22^nd St., a private dormitory located adjacent (West Campus) to the University of Texas Campus, about two miles north of the Ballet Austin studios. Dormitory Chaperones are hired and trained by Ballet Austin and reside in the dormitory with the students. Chaperones hired by Ballet Austin complete a rigorous application procedure, provide references, and pass a criminal background and driving record check. Chaperones are under the direction of Ballet Austin’s Resident Life Manager.

$2,310 / three-week session

$4,460 / six-week session

• All meals and transportation are included in the cost of dormitory housing.
• Students residing in the dormitory during Ballet Austin’s Summer Intensive Program are required to be up-to-date with, and provide records for the following immunizations:
  • Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis, Polio, MMR, Hepatitis B, Varicella, Meningococcal, Hepatitis A and COVID-19.
  • A physician’s release and medical documentation will be required at a later date.
  • A waiver for these required immunizations will not be granted for dormitory students.

Performances

If health and safety mandates allow, there will be an informal performance highlighting the accomplishments of each level of our Senior Summer Intensive at the end of each 3-week session. The primary focus of our summer program is for students to gain a deeper understanding of classical ballet technique.

Building Access

• Parents are asked to be on alert for any symptoms of cold, flu, COVID-19, or any other contagious illness and keep their student at home if showing any cold-like symptoms like coughing, sneezing, or a temperature of 100.4 or higher.
• Students will enter and exit the building through the main entrance on the corner of 3rd and San Antonio streets.
• To limit potential exposure to illness, we request that Parents/Guardians limit their time spent in the building or plan to drop off/pick up students outside the building.
• Student access to the building will be limited to 30 minutes prior to class.
• No early drop-off will be available
• Prompt pick-up at the conclusion of the student’s day is required.

COVID-19 Protocols

• The City of Austin and Travis County have lifted all COVID-19 emergency rules and orders.
• All eligible students are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
• If a student is feeling sick, regardless of whether or not they are vaccinated, they should stay home and contact their medical provider.
• We strongly encourage being tested for COVID-19 before returning.
• Ballet Austin is now a mask-optional facility. 
  • While choosing to wear a mask remains an option, masks are no longer required while on Ballet Austin or the Callaway House premises.
  • PLEASE NOTE: If conditions warrant, mask requirements may be reinstated.

WHAT HAPPENS IF A STUDENT TESTS POSTIVE FOR COVID-19?

• A student who tests positive for COVID-19 during the program will be isolated from the rest of the student population immediately.
• Students testing positive will isolate for 5 days (the day they test positive will be day 0).
• Students testing positive will need to be symptom-freeand fever-free, without fever-reducing medication, for 24 hours before returning to normal activities.

NOTE:  Ballet Austin staff, faculty, accompanists and chaperones are fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

Two week session July 31- August 11, 2023

Ballet Austin’s Junior Summer Intensive program offers one, two-week session of study for serious students ages 9–13. The Junior Intensive meets weekdays (M-F) and is a half-day program.

Level Placement

Students accepted into the Junior Intensive receive their placement levels in their letter of acceptance.

Parent Observation

If health and safety mandates allow, parent watch day is available on the last day of the Jr. Intensive.

Possible Classes Offered:

• Ballet Technique
• Contemporary/Modern
• Hip-Hop
• Stretch/Conditioning

Tuition

$1,160 / two-week session

For general program questions, please email registrar@balletaustin.org or call 512.501.8703.

Scholarship & Tuition Assistance

A limited number of scholarships/tuition assistance are granted each year to promising students. After you have auditioned and been accepted, you may email to request a tuition assistance application. Please do not call about tuition assistance. Applications will only be provided through email requests.