ORLANDO BALLET ENTERTAINS, EDUCATES, AND ENRICHES THROUGH THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF DANCE.

Summer Intensive 2022

June 13 – July 29, 2022

The Orlando Ballet School Summer Intensive Programs are for intermediate to advanced students ages 11 and up. Our summer program places a strong emphasis on ballet technique training while incorporating supplementary classes in character, pointe, variations, modern, jazz, men’s, partnering, and nutrition. All programs will have guest faculty throughout the intensives in addition to our wonderful OBS faculty.

Covid-19 Protocols

Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre Summer Intensive Programs

2-Week and Men’s Summer Intensive

June 13 – June 24, 2022

  • Registration Fee $50
  • Tuition $1,300.00
  • Tuition w/Boarding $2,850.00

Field Trips TBD

5-Week Summer Intensive

June 27 – July 29, 2022

  • Registration Fee $50
  • Tuition $2,950
  • Tuition w/Boarding $5,950.00

Field Trips TBD

Questions? Reach out to us at summerprograms@orlandoballet.org

Video Auditions

Will be accepted until April 30, 2022

Video Fee: $40

 

To Submit a Video Audition:

Please provide an audition video that is 5-7 minutes in length. The simple and concise combinations outlined below will help us to accurately assess where you are in your training. Be sure to clearly state your name and age at the beginning of the video.

 

Please wear the following when recording your audition:

Ladies: black or other solid colored leotard, pink ballet tights, pink ballet slippers and pointe shoes. Hair should be secured in a proper ballet bun.

Gentlemen: white dance t-shirt, black ballet tights, and black ballet slippers.

 

Audition Exercises

Barre – camera view from the side or diagonal

  • Grand plié in 2nd and 5th positions
  • Tendu from 5th, en croix two in each direction
  • Développé en avant, à la seconde and arabesque
  • Grand battement en croix

Center – Pointe for ladies

Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Short waltz

Glissade, développé into effacé, glissade, développé into écarté devant (repeat left),

balancé right, left, tombé pas de bourrée to 4th, pirouette finishing sous-sous 5th position

  • Petite allegro

Glissade, jeté, temps levé, assemblé, 3 brisés, royale

Jeté and assemblé with beats

Ladies only

  • Échappés en croix (en face) and add passé/retiré
  • Échappés en croix (effacé) and add passé/retiré

Gentlemen only

  • Four entrechat quatré or four entrechat six
  • Double tour

 

Video Submission Instructions

  1. Once you have recorded your video, please upload the video file to YouTube (make sure the video is marked as “Public” so we can view your audition).
  2. Please submit your video audition link in the space provided on your online registration form.
  3. Please note, we do not accept video auditions for direct admittance into our year round Trainee or OBII programs. If you are considered a strong candidate for either of these programs, you will receive an invitation to the OBS Summer Intensive to work with the School Director. During the summer intensive, Trainee/OBII candidates are selected and given offer letters for the 2022-23 season.
  4. Please allow 10 business days from the date of your audition submission to receive your results.

Summer Intensive 2022

In Person Audition Tour

Bring a head shot and an arabesque shot.

Audition dates/times subject to change.

Read more

Audition Tour Click HERE

The locations with an *asterisk next to the name indicate that all students/faculty are required to be vaccinated in order to enter the audition site.

 

$30 Online Pre-Registration

All participants must be pre-registered in order to safely maintain class size. No walk-ins accepted. 

  • The locations with an *asterisk next to the name indicates that all students/faculty are required to be vaccinated in order to enter the audition site.