Summer Intensive

Six weeks: June 24-August 2, 2024.

Session 1: June 24-July 12, 2024.

Session 2: July 15-August 2, 2024.

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

$2,200 / three-week session

$3,690 / 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 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.

$2,395 / three-week session

$4,590 / six-week session

Performances

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.

Senior Summer Intensive Program Additional Information

Building Access and Illness Protocols

Ballet Austin will continue to monitor the CDC, federal, state and local guidelines, as well as the guidance of our medical advisor. With the health and safety of our students and staff as a top priority, Ballet Austin’s protocols are cautious and evolving. As new recommendations are announced, we will consider them carefully and will send updates to our protocols if warranted.

Building Access

• Students will enter and exit the building through the main entrance on the corner of 3rd and San Antonio streets.
• Student access to the building is limited to 30 minutes prior to class.
• No early drop-off is available.
• Prompt pick-up at the conclusion of the student’s day is required.

Illness 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 ill, regardless of whether they are vaccinated for COVID-19, they should stay home and contact their medical provider.
• Ill students may return to normal activities when they are fever-free for at least 24 hours, without taking fever-reducing medication.
• Once students resume normal activities, they are encouraged to take additional prevention strategies for the next 5 days to curb disease spread, such as:
  • enhancing hygiene practices.
  • wearing a well-fitting mask.
  • keeping a distance from others, and/or getting tested for respiratory viruses.

Housing
Dormitory housing is optional, but available, for students age 11 and older (must be 11 by June 1, 2024).

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.

• 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.

Two week session June 10-21, 2024

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

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

$1,190 / 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.

Junior Summer Intensive Program Additional Information

Building Access and Illness Protocols

Ballet Austin will continue to monitor the CDC, federal, state and local guidelines, as well as the guidance of our medical advisor. With the health and safety of our students and staff as a top priority, Ballet Austin’s protocols are cautious and evolving. As new recommendations are announced, we will consider them carefully and will send updates to our protocols if warranted.

Building Access

• Students will enter and exit the building through the main entrance on the corner of 3rd and San Antonio streets.
• Student access to the building is limited to 30 minutes prior to class.
• No early drop-off is available.
• Prompt pick-up at the conclusion of the student’s day is required.

Illness 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 ill, regardless of whether they are vaccinated for COVID-19, they should stay home and contact their medical provider.
• Ill students may return to normal activities when they are fever-free for at least 24 hours, without taking fever-reducing medication.
• Once students resume normal activities, they are encouraged to take additional prevention strategies for the next 5 days to curb disease spread, such as:
  • enhancing hygiene practices.
  • wearing a well-fitting mask.
  • keeping a distance from others, and/or getting tested for respiratory viruses.