Friday, November 26, 2010

Is the Los Angeles School Ballet Intensive or Anaheim Ballet a good ballet summer camp?


Is the Los Angeles School Ballet Intensive or Anaheim Ballet a good ballet summer camp?
I have already been accepted into the school, just unsure if I should apply. I live in SIngapore and do not really know much about these programs. Any information would help. :)
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If you're looking for an established ballet program, then the LA Ballet school program is definitely the choice here. That's not to say otherwise about Anaheim. Anaheim is a great place for dancers of all levels to get the West Coast exposure to ballet arts. The summer camps are good and there's a real sense of "community" there. But what really counts more than any of these is your background as a ballet dancer. Are you a beginner, intermediate or advanced dancer? I recently completed two intensive workshops with ballet instructors in San Francisco and Melbourne (Australia). It followed a "master class" format of instruction, which is a good way of knowing what a ballet school has to offer without committing a whole semester there. You could try something similar -- a short-term class, perhaps -- to analyze which ballet school suits you best.


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The best place to seek out first-hand information about these programs is the "Ballet Talk for Dancers" message board: http://dancers.invisionzone.com/index.php? They have a whole section devoted to summer intensives, but you need to join the site in order to access it (it's free and safe to do so). Within that section, there are discussion threads devoted to each summer intensive, including Anaheim Ballet and Los Angeles Ballet. The site is monitored by professional dancers and dance teachers, so you can be sure you're getting accurate information.


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Omg I accidently typed my answer into the source so just look down for my answer:) good luck!!:)


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Neither one of these programs are considered elite summer Intensives. Both companies are on a regional level. If you are traveling all the way from Singapore to dance in the states, I would try to see if there were still availability in CPYB, or send an audition tape for later SIs like MYB and BAE. which audition this month and have their intensives in August.




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