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Summer Intensive Program

June 22-July 26, 2025
Ages 12-21
Audition Required
Student Housing Available

Attracting ballet’s best students from across the country, School of Philadelphia Ballet hosts its annual five-week Summer Intensive Program (SIP) in Philadelphia at the Louise Reed Center for Dance, home of the Philadelphia Ballet. Led by School Director Davit Karapetyan with world renowned SPB and guest faculty, the Summer Intensive Program offers serious-minded ballet students high-caliber ballet instruction, including classical ballet technique, pointe work, men’s classes, partnering classes, variations, repertoire, flamenco, modern, contemporary, character, dance history, music theory, body conditioning, and health and wellness classes. The program concludes with a public performance. Students will be considered for acceptance to School of Philadelphia Ballet’s Pre-Professional Program and/or Philadelphia Ballet II.

Summer Intensive Program Classes:

Ballet Technique Pointe Work Men’s Classes
Partnering Variations Flamenco
Repertoire Contemporary Character
Dance History Music Theory Body Conditioning

2025 Summer Program Auditions
School of Philadelphia Ballet offers live, virtual, and video auditions for dancers ages 12-21*. Learn more and register at the link below.

REGISTER TO AUDITION

Students only need to audition once to be considered for the Summer Intensive Program, Summer Intensive / New Jersey, Classical Variations Intensive, and Company Experience with Angel Corella.

Current SPB Students: Current School of Philadelphia Ballet students can register without audition. Information will be available in December 2024.

Program Faculty

School of Philadelphia Ballet’s Summer Intensive Program is taught by School of Philadelphia Ballet faculty and world-renowned guest artists. Learn more about School of Philadelphia Ballet’s leadership and faculty at the link below.

VIEW SPB FACULTY

Guest faculty to be announced.

Program Schedule

Approximately twenty-seven (27) hours of instruction per week. Classes Monday-Saturday.

SIP Residence Program Move-in: Saturday, June 21, 2025
Program Begins: Sunday, June 22, 2025
Program Ends: Saturday, July 26, 2025
SIP Residence Program Move-out: Saturday, July 26, 2025*

*Students attending consecutive programs are not required to move-out between programs. Learn more about our Summer Residence Program here.

Health and Wellness Program

School of Philadelphia Ballet’s Health & Wellness Program is designed to equip dancers with essential knowledge and skills to support a sustainable and healthy dance career. Integrated into the 5-week Summer Intensive, this program features a series of 1×1 sessions, group classes, and seminars led by distinguished professionals in the dance health field. Participants will gain valuable insights into injury prevention, nutrition, and overall well-being. The Health & Wellness Program includes:

  • 1:1 sessions with a licensed Physical Therapist
  • Individual consultations with health professionals from Thomas Jefferson University
  • Nutrition classes and consultations
  • Gyrokinesis classes
  • Seminars with a Certified Sleep Coach

Summer Residence Program

Summer housing is available for students in the Summer Intensive Program, Classical Variations Intensive, and Company Experience with Angel Corella. Learn more about our Summer Residence Program at the link below.

SUMMER RESIDENCE PROGRAM

Registration and Tuition Information

Registration opens on January 1, 2025. A one-time registration fee of $80.00 is due upon registration. Tuition information coming soon.

Scholarship Opportunities

Students auditioning for the Summer Intensive Program (SIP) may be eligible to receive a partial or full merit scholarship towards their SIP tuition. There is no application process to be considered for a merit scholarship, and all students will be considered at the time of audition. Students will be notified if they have received a merit scholarship within their acceptance email. All scholarships are non-transferable and cannot be applied towards the Classical Variations Intensive or Company Experience with Angel Corella. Scholarship is not available for the Summer Residence Program. Financial aid is not available for our summer programs.

Scholarships must be redeemed within two (2) weeks of receipt to be applied towards our programs. Accepted scholarship will be applied towards each tuition payment.

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