Tag: networking
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Why Choose a Company Experience for Summer Ballet Training?
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about a more specialized type of summer ballet intensive called a “Company Experience” or “Choreography Workshop.” Seriously? Another summer program? Actually, we think this new development in summer ballet training is pretty cool. Several ballet programs have implemented these over the years and they appear to be growing in popularity.…
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Grad Pro: A New Path for Dancers
With audition season around the corner, we’re excited to introduce Grad Pro, a relatively new organization from England, founded by Julie Bowers, former dancer with The Royal Ballet. After first coming across the Grad Pro website, we reached out to Julie to invite her to come on our podcast. We were especially intrigued by the…
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How Older Teens Can Make The Most Of Their Summer Intensives
**This post has been updated** In our last post we focused on sending younger dancers for their first summer intensive. In this post, we’re focusing on the older kids, primarily those ages 15-18. Parents, by this time, you know the drill, right? We’re assuming your kids have been to summer programs before. And, if not,…
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Sending Your Young Dancer Off To A Summer Intensive
**This post has been updated** A while back, we got a question from a reader that asked the following: My dancer is heading off to their first “real” summer intensive. What can I do to make sure they have the best experience possible? We addressed this in one of our podcasts but some of you…
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What Boys Should Look For In Summer Intensives
The first part of this week’s installment of our Summer Intensive Boot Camp is all about the boys! Let’s talk about ballet summer intensives – what to look for, how scholarships work and how to avoid going insane in the process! Much of what we’ve written as part of our boot camp series applies to…
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Guide To Researching Ballet Summer Intensives And Scheduling Auditions
If it’s November, it’s Summer Intensive planning time! For those of you who have not done a summer intensive before, be sure to read our blog post that explains just exactly what they are. Now that we’re heading into prep time for auditions, we wanted to give you an overview of what to consider when…
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What The Heck Is A Summer Intensive?
It’s time for the Ballet Help Desk Summer Intensive Boot Camp! Before we jump into all of the great content we’ll be publishing, let’s take a step back and talk about just exactly what a summer intensive is! You’ve probably heard people throw around the term “SI.” I know when I first heard this, I…
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Ballet Competition Directors Weigh In
And, we’re in the home stretch in our series covering ballet competitions! We’ve talked with studio directors, conservatories and judges to hear their thoughts on all things competition related. But, we saved the best for last – competition directors! We were fortunate enough to speak with directors of the World Ballet Competition, ADC|IBC and Youth…
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Competition Judges Pull Back The Curtain
I just spent over an hour reading comments from a few old Facebook posts about ballet competitions and whether or not they’re “rigged.” Are they? We asked three YAGP judges for their thoughts on a variety of issues related to competitions and we learned some interesting stuff, including whether or not they think they’re rigged.…
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Why Are Big Conservatories Competing?
Did you ever attend a ballet competition and see schools like The Rock School For Dance Education or the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) there? You’re probably thinking, “Why would they bring kids to something like this when these kids are already at fantastic training programs?” We talked to Ilya Kozadayev,…