Sydney Ballet Intensive 2015 ProgramWeekend Intensive One: Saturday April 18 and Sunday April 19
This intensive is open to absolute beginner adult dancers. The intensive will run from 9am until 4pm each day with a short break for lunch. There are flexible attendance options with all of these intensives, so if you may wish to just do half days or attend just one of the two days. The focus of this intensive is to:
The content of this weekend intensive will be as follows:
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Weekend Intensive Two: Saturday July 4 and Sunday July 5 This intensive is open to adult dancers who are at a beginner through to elementary level standard of classical ballet. It is targeted towards those adult ballet dancers who have a basic understanding of classical ballet positions and vocabulary but wish to extend themselves further. The content of this weekend intensive will be as follows:
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Weekend Intensive Three: Saturday July 11 and Sunday July 12 This intensive is aimed at adult dancers who are at an elementary through to intermediate level of classical ballet. This intensive is designed for those dancers who have continued their love for ballet through attending regular classes. It will be pitched at those who are familiar with ballet vocabulary as harder, more complex enchainements, repertoire and conditioning techniques will be taught. The focus of this intensive is to:
The content of the intermediate to advanced level intensive will be as follows:
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Weekend Intensive Four: Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27 This intensive is open to all levels as there will be two studios in operation during this weekend. One studio will be catering for absolute beginner dancers through to an elementary level with the second studio catering for intermediate through to advanced level dancers. Intermediate through to advanced is designed for those dancers who have continued their love for ballet through attend semi-regular classes. It will be pitched at those who are familiar with ballet vocabulary as harder, more complex enchainements, repertoire and conditioning techniques will be taught. The content of the absolute beginner through to elementary level intensive will follow the same format and have the same focus as the weekend intensive in July. As such attending the September intensive in addition to either the April and/or July weekend intensives, would be a great way to consolidate the techniques and skills previously learnt. This intensive will follow the same formats as the April and July intensives. Attendance options:
Weeklong Intensive: Monday November 23 to Friday November 27 This is the highlight of the Sydney Ballet Intensive calendar! A week filled with all things ballet and is open to dancers of all levels. The first item on the ballet agenda on the Monday morning will be a grading class where dancers will be allotted into various levels by our specialist teachers. Then the real fun begins! Each day will run from approximately 9.15am until 4.00pm finishing with a half hour gentle stretch and relaxation class. The content of the weeklong intensive is similar to that of the weekend intensives but is in much more depth. The timetable will differ each day with dancers being exposed to various teachers who have backgrounds as professional dancers, qualified ballet and pilates teachers, yoga teachers, specialist pointe shoe fitters and pointe preparation experts, ex-professional company members and specialist conditioning coaches. Throughout the week various workshops will be held to give dancers a holistic experience and to allow the body some time to recoup! There are several attendance options with this weeklong intensive. You may choose to go all out and attend the full five days of ballet fun, or you may like to select several days or even just half days. The options are endless and it allows you to tailor your own program suited to your level of experience. Attendance options:
RAD Preparation Week: Monday July 6 to Friday July 10 New to Sydney Ballet Intensive in 2015 is a weeklong RAD ballet examination preparation coaching clinic. The grades on offer for coaching are RAD major examination grades from Intermediate Foundation through to the new Advanced Two. These classes will be open to dedicated ballet students who wish to undertake a Royal Academy of Dance examination in the latter part of 2015. The entirety of the syllabus will be covered throughout the week, with several days focusing on the variation component of the syllabus content. Students enrolling in this week will also have access to private coaching. All syllabus classes will be conducted by Lauren Hustler, Director of Sydney Ballet Intensive, who has extensive experience and an impressive track record in coaching RAD major examination students. Students will also take classes with Rosie Schwartz from Dance Athlete who will guide students through specific strength and conditioning programs in order to achieve the peak muscle control and awareness necessary to achieve sound results in major examinations. Please direct your enquiries about the RAD preparation clinic to sydneyballetintensive@gmail.com for more information. The precise timetable and structure of the preparation clinic will be made available in early 2015. I have chosen what I want to do, now how do I secure my spot? Once you have chosen the intensive that you would like to do and selected your attendance option, please send us an email at sydneyballetintensive@gmail.com. When emailing us, please indicate your previous level of dance experience to assist us in determining what level would best suit you. The payment options for the intensives are as follows:
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Past Workshops
Australian Ballet - November 2012
Pictured: Amber Scott.
Photography: Lynette Wills.
In the Australian Ballet's workshop we discussed and demonstrated the relationship between The Australian Ballet’s unique approach to conditioning and the classical dance technique it supports.
Supporting turnout
What is turnout? What does turnout feel like? Can I improve my turnout? These are some of the questions dancers often ask. In this workshop, The Australian Ballet’s Body Conditioning Specialist Paula Baird-Colt will cover some of the conditioning exercises The Australian Ballet uses to support turnout.
Supporting turnout
What is turnout? What does turnout feel like? Can I improve my turnout? These are some of the questions dancers often ask. In this workshop, The Australian Ballet’s Body Conditioning Specialist Paula Baird-Colt will cover some of the conditioning exercises The Australian Ballet uses to support turnout.
Lisa Howell - May 2012
We were very lucky to have the amazing Lisa Howell from Perfect Form physio and www.theballetblog.com join us for our May 2012 workshop. Lisa has a strong history in classical dance and is well respected both nationally and internationally for her work with young dancers, professional dancers and dance teachers. Lisa’s focus is on education to prevent injury and maximise performance rather than stepping in only after an injury has happened.
At the 2007 IADMS conference her poster on pre-pointe assessment was joint winner of the award for the poster making "The Greatest Contribution To Dance Medicine". Lisa is also a qualified instructor in The Pilates Method and has had extensive personal involvement in various forms of Dance and Yoga.
Throughout her professional studies and career she has continued her involvement with dance and uses her personal experience as a constant learning tool to advance her knowledge. Lisa continues to develop programs to educate and inspire young dancers to become the best that they can possible be.
At the 2007 IADMS conference her poster on pre-pointe assessment was joint winner of the award for the poster making "The Greatest Contribution To Dance Medicine". Lisa is also a qualified instructor in The Pilates Method and has had extensive personal involvement in various forms of Dance and Yoga.
Throughout her professional studies and career she has continued her involvement with dance and uses her personal experience as a constant learning tool to advance her knowledge. Lisa continues to develop programs to educate and inspire young dancers to become the best that they can possible be.
May 2012 SBI students with Lisa Howell