However, your dancer will need to prepare meals for himself or herself, do laundry, deal with injuries, etc. Unless…you tag along as a chaperone, which is a big commitment on your part and requires finding housing. If these housing issues seem too intimidating to you, opt for an ABT program at another location like on a college campus , but know New York is their premier program.
When attending the School of American Ballet summer intensive, your child needs to realize he or she is going to a ballet program that is unlike any other. Your child could hate this style—or love it, as Julian did. They live, eat, dance in one building. For parents who feel uncomfortable about sending a child to New York, this is a nice option. I could see Boston or Chicago also being good alternatives. Then you will be just 15 minutes away in Jackson House.
But everyone rides public transportation. The kids do not need to cook for themselves, unless they live in Jackson House. This program is tightly run, and is a great alternative, as are most of the other programs run by large companies, such as Boston Ballet, Pacific Northwest, and Houston Ballet.
A great alternative is a program on a college campus, such as some of those actually run by a college. Know that if your child attends a program run by a college and plans to apply to that college, this could hurt or help them during the application and audition process. A great example of this is the Juilliard summer intensive.
It is very small and hard to get into. However, once in you work with some of the same professors who you will study with—and who make the decisions about entry into the Juilliard college program. If they do…it could be good news. At the end of the intensive, they picked students who they thought had a promising future.
I was one of the students picked to fly to New York and train there. Angyil: I was tired of putting my hair in a bun. I know that sounds crazy. I appreciated the discipline of concert dance, but felt like I couldn't be free—like I couldn't allow my body to move however my muscles wanted to move. Music also played a big role. I wanted to hear music that resonated with my soul, with my mood and personality.
Ballet definitely taught me a lot when it comes to discipline and training. But I decided to just go with hip hop, which felt the closest to my authentic self. Angyil: The people that I trained with were like, 'Your posture is way too proper. You need to break your posture. That, and my feet were always turned out. Angyil: Performance. It's still about performance at the end of the day, regardless of whether it's on the street or another everyday place, or in a theater.
You're still responsible for turning it on and performing your best. Angyil: I don't think ballet dancers realize how structured and serious hip hop can be. The focus is a bit different, but it's to the same level. Just like there's vocabulary in the ballet world, there are names for everything in hip hop as well.
There's freedom in the display, but structure behind it. Just because you're smiling and look like you're enjoying yourself doesn't mean you're not working extremely hard at a move. Angyil: Don't allow someone to put you in a box and tell you that you should only do this or that.
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After months of practicing in a cramped space at home, young dancers have dreamed of training in a spacious, airy studio. And when the facilities are as resplendent as the brand-new dance center at Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts, everyday technique class is to be savored. The recently renovated and vastly expanded 26,square-foot Dance Center at Interlochen is now a world-class facility on par with those of premier conservatories and professional companies.
Joseph Morrissey, Interlochen's director of dance, says a lot of careful thought went into the architecture: "This could not just be a building that dance is going to go into. This is a building that is made for dance. The northern section's three bright, cavernous studios are a dream, boasting foot ceilings and an uninterrupted space that is devoid of columns—a luxury for studios of this size. Additionally, each studio features eight-foot-tall windows looking out onto Green Lake and beautiful Michigan woods.
In addition to the breathtaking aesthetics, the new studios feature sprung marley floors, professional lighting grids, state-of-the-art sound systems, large-screen televisions for virtual guest artists and sophisticated climate control.
Interlochen's upgrade doesn't stop at the studios; the school renovated its whole dance center. The Nancy Hoagland Wing is a central hub for student dancers, with modern locker rooms with showers and a comfortable lounge to rest and work in between classes. With multiple studios and abundant space, all Academy and summer Arts Camp programs now operate from this central location, with the ability to run separate rehearsals and classes simultaneously.
Ava Blain, Interlochen Arts Academy third-year student, knew she wanted to prioritize her dance training alongside her high school education. They know you are devoted to your art, and work to integrate academics harmoniously. At the Academy, classes are divided into two blocks: an academic block and an artistic block.
Around am, Interlochen Academy students start their academic classes, consisting of high-school level courses like English, math, science, history, and either Spanish or French. Following a morning of academics, the dance students have a break to get ready for their artistic block of classes at the Dance Center.
Dance majors take a mix of classical ballet technique, contemporary, pointe, dance conditioning and repertoire, as well as rehearsal. In fact, she didn't necessarily see herself going out of state for high school, but she knew she wanted to seriously study dance. After looking at other performing arts high school programs and self-reflecting, Interlochen rose to the top of her list: "When it came down to it, Interlochen was the best fit for me, both artistically and personality-wise, considering all of our incredible teachers and performing opportunities.
Jones admits that she's always been pretty independent, but, of course, moving away from home at 14 years old was still an adjustment. Interlochen Arts Academy dance majors perform in four staged performances—two full ballets and two mixed-repertoire shows—each school year.
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