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2008 Summer Intensive - June 30 - August 8
The North Carolina Dance Theatre School of Dance offers a comprehensive Summer Intensive program designed to challenge and encourage the serious dance student. The School is housed in North Carolina Dance Theatre's beautiful new facilities featuring large, air-conditioned studios with new sprung floors. Classes are offered at three levels for ages 11-22, in three to six week sessions. A Summer Repertory Performance at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, on the final evening of classes, will conclude the program.
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Summertime in Charlotte
North Carolina Dance Theatre is located in uptown Charlotte, the second largest banking center in the United States. Spend your summer studying in one of the fastest growing business and arts communities in the nation. Enjoy the southern hospitality that typifies the Queen City.
Housing
Supervised accommodations are available on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, one of the top academic institutions in the Southeast. Located only eight miles from the NC Dance Theatre studios, the University is situated on a beautiful 1,000-acre, wooded campus with a heated indoor pool, spectacular new student recreation center, and fully-equipped high-rise library all accessible to our summer intensive students. Transportation will be provided daily to the studios as well as for Sunday excursions to places of interest in and around the Charlotte Metropolitan area.
Curriculum
The summer program features daily intensive study in classical ballet technique, followed by classes in pointe, variations (male and female), modern, jazz, character, pas de deux, men’s class and NC Dance Theatre repertory. Weekly classes in Pilates, body conditioning, choreography and acting for dancers are also offered. Additionally, daily lectures on dance-related topics such as nutrition, injury prevention, audition techniques, music theory, French terminology and dance history are offered by professional instructors.
2008 Sessions
6 weeks |
June 30 – August 8 |
Session A |
5 weeks |
July 7 – August 8 |
Session B |
4 weeks |
June 30 – July 25 |
Session C |
4 weeks |
July 14 – August 8 |
Session D |
3 weeks |
June 30 – July 18 |
Session E |
3 weeks |
July 21 – August 8 |
Session F |
Scholarships & Chaperones
A limited number of summer tuition scholarships are offered to students based on merit and financial need. Dancers who are 18 years of age or older may qualify to serve as chaperones on the University campus. Dancers willing to serve as chaperones will receive free room and board during their stay.
Admission
Students will be notified by mail within three weeks if they have been accepted into the program. Registration and housing information will be sent at that time. Upon admission into the program, a completed registration form and a non-refundable $500 tuition and $500 Room & Board deposit is required in order to reserve a place in the program for the student. All registration forms and deposits must be received by the end of April. The deadline for full payment of the balance due is by the end of May. The School of Dance welcomes students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin. |
