LINES Ballet School offers a unified philosophy of guiding participants on a collaborative journey that values artistic risk-taking and independent thinking. Students are encourage to problem solve through exploration and a tenacious work ethic. Emphasis is placed on cultivating the dancers’ ability to recognize their individual gifts, realize their full potential and express themselves with fluency while developing a strong technical base. A high priority is placed on educating dancers about the care and maintenance of their bodies to prevent and heal injury. Participants of the LINES Ballet Summer Program will acquire techniques designed to cultivate strong, well-trained, educated dancers.
Recent Updates:
• 2009 Summer Program Audition Tour Announced! Visit the Audition & Financial Aid page for more information.
• Please review the entire site for updates on our new program format, how to pre-register for auditions, and audition requirements.
Summer 2009 Program Dates
In order to better serve our students, we have restructured our summer program.
Session One: June 6 - July 10
5 weeks long, geared toward advanced/pre-professional level dancers ages 17-24
Session Two: July 14 - August 8
4 weeks long, geared toward intermediate/advanced level dancers ages 11-16
Age is used as a general guideline. Each student will be evaluated and placed in the session that best matches their maturity and technical level.
This intense program is designed for aspiring artists ages 11-24 with a focus on exposing young artists to process-oriented work that explores a variety of dance techniques with ballet as their core discipline. A high priority is placed on educating dancers on the care and maintenance of their bodies while honing their individual voices.
The first two days of each session consist of placement classes and therapeutic assessment. Students dance six days a week, typically with Saturday off and a half-day on Sunday.
Participants of each session will benefit from a small student-to-teacher ratio and experience a rigorous schedule with a minimum of 40 hours per week of study that includes: Ballet, Pointe, Men’s Class, Partnering, Improvisation, Modern, LINES Repertoire, and GYROTONIC®. All students will have the privilege of training with Alonzo King in addition to current and former members of LINES Ballet and a diverse range of master artists. Students of both sessions will have the unique opportunity to work with choreographers from around the world on the creation of new work to be performed at the end of each session.
Students are given the opportunity to work intimately with Alonzo King in a master class style setting during one week of the summer intensive.
Photo: Liza Voll
2009 Faculty Includes:
Alonzo King - Artistic Director LINES Ballet Layla Amis - School Director LINES Ballet
Yannis Adoniou - Artistic Director KUNST-STOFF; former LINES Ballet company dancer
Elana Anderson - formerly Deeply Rooted Dance Theater LeeWei Chao – formerly Milwaukee Ballet and Joffrey Ballet
Duncan Cooper – formerly San Francisco Ballet and Dance Theater of Harlem
Kara Davis - KUNST-STOFF Gregory Dawson - Independent Choreographer; former LINES Ballet company dancer Marina Hotchkiss - Director of LINES Ballet/Dominican BFA Program; former LINES Ballet
company dancer David Harvey – LINES Ballet
Maurya Kerr - former LINES Ballet company dancer
Shirin Keyani-Rose - former LINES Ballet company dancer Robert Moses - Artistic Director Robert Moses' KIN Charles Moulton - Independent Choreographer Carmen Rozestraten - Independent Choreographer; former LINES Ballet company dancer Heidi Schweicker - Janice Garret & Dancers Katherine Warner - former LINES Ballet company dancer Keelan Whitmore – LINES Ballet
* Faculty subject to change
Program Costs:
Session One: June 6 - July 10 (ages 17-24)
Tuition: $2,300 (5 weeks)
$450 of this is due as a deposit upon acceptance into the program. The remaining $1850 is due postmarked by May 1, 2009.
Session Two: July 14 - August 8 (ages 11-16)
Tuition: $1,700 (4 weeks)
$300 of this is due as a deposit upon acceptance into the program. The remaining $1,400 is due postmarked by May 25, 2009.
Chaperone Fee: Session One: $75
Session Two: $100
This fee reserves your spot in the USF dorms and is only required if you plan on living in the dorms. This fee is due with your deposit upon acceptance into the program.
Housing:
Housing is provided through the University of San Francisco. The cost includes housing and most meals. Housing costs are roughly $50-55 per day. Please budget for additional meals on top of this cost.
An official cost for 2009 Summer Guest Housing at USF will be posted in early 2009 along with due dates and paperwork.
