4-Week Intensive Program

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Program Dates: June 30-July 26, 2008

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The Maple Conservatory's 4-Week Intensive Program is for male & female dancers ages 12-22 years old who want to receive a high caliber of dance training.

Students must be ages 12-22 during the summer program. Female students must be en pointe for at least one year prior to the start of our program.

Program Description

The focus of our 4-week intensive program is on improving the classical components of a dancer’s training. These components include the practical application of the principals of alignment, line, placement, the building of strength, and the importance of freedom of movement and musical expressivity.

Limited class sizes enable a close working relationship between the student and the teacher. All of our instructors have the unique knowledge of dance developed from their accomplished professional dance careers. While our world-class summer faculty challenges the students to achieve their full potential in classical ballet technique, they are also expert in training dancers to embody the athletic attack and grace inherent in contemporary movement styles.

At the conclusion of the program, each student will be given a one-on-one evaluation with a faculty member that will not only enhance the dancers’ summer experience but will also provide them with a well-rounded dance education that they can continue to use in their future artistic development.

Summer Program Faculty

Our 4-week program faculty will feature faculty members director Charles Maple and SI Program director Chris Martin, as well as the following internationally renowned faculty:

Cynthia Gregory, former principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre Michael Vernon, Chair, Jacobs School Ballet Department, Indiana University Brian Reeder, renowned choreographer and formerly with ABT Evelyn Cisneros, former principal dancer, San Francisco Ballet Gilma Bustillo, former principal dancer, Basel Ballet

Alicia Head, certified trainer for GYROKINESIS™ & GYROTONIC™ Lorin Johnson, formerly with ABT and San Francisco Ballet Laura Martin, formerly with ABT, Miami City Ballet and Washington Ballet Shawn Stevens, formerly with New York City Ballet and Twyla Tharp's Company

View our summer faculty biographies!

Curriculum and Class Schedule

© 2007-08 Ben Byassee/
Rudyland PhotographyOur curriculum will include:

• Ballet technique, pointe, variations, coaching, pas de deux, men's classes, character, jazz, modern, stage mime, dance history, improvisation, choreography composition, video analysis, GYROKINESIS™, Yoga and career preparation

Classes will be held Monday through Saturday each week. Our small class sizes offer students an opportunity for personal attention and correction.

Parents are invited to watch classes during the last week of the program. Parents and family of students will be invited to attend a formal, on-stage performance on the last day of the summer program.

How To Apply

Admission to our 4-week intensive program is by audition only. We strongly urge students to audition in person at one of our two audition classes, which are Sunday, February 3 and Sunday, March 16 . View more information on how to audition

Supervised Housing

Supervised, dormitory-style housing is available for students ages 13 and older at the beautiful & spacious University of California, Irvine campus, which is less than a 20-minute drive from the Maple Conservatory of Dance. The housing fee includes a double room, three nutritionally balanced meals each day, and transportation to and from the studios.

Planned weekend outings to nearby Southern California locales will be offered to summer program students. Information regarding planned excursions will be provided to accepted students.

Stores & Restaurants Near the UC Irvine Campus

Across the street from the UC Irvine campus is the University Center, which features a large selection of inexpensive restaurants, a movie theatre, Trader Joe's grocery store, a childrens/teen bookstore, coffee shop, nail salon, candy & ice cream shops, music store, U.S. Post Office, yoga studio and more. Every Saturday from 8am-Noon there's also a farmers' market which sells fresh produce and baked goods.

Program Tuition

Tuition for our 4-week intensive program is $1,500. A deposit of $750.00 is due at the time that the application is submitted. Tuition will increase to $1,750 for enrollment applications received after June 1.

Housing is provided separately for $1,900, which is based on double-occupancy and includes all meals as well as transportation to and from the Maple Conservatory studios.

Space in the program is filled on a first-come, first-served basis and invited students must confirm their acceptance and secure their space by completing and returning their application forms with the required deposits.

A limited number of scholarships are available. VIew more information

Refund Policy

A student must attend the entire summer program. If you decide to withdraw from one of the 2008 Maple Conservatory Summer Intensives before it begins, you must send notification in writing by May 1, 2008. If written notification is received by May 1 you will be refunded your tuition payment, minus a $300.00 non-refundable program deposit and a housing deposit. If you withdraw after May 1 you will receive neither refund, discount nor recompense.

Questions?

Please contact Maple Conservatory's Intensives Director Chris Martin at sidirector@mapleconservatory.com or you may call him at 949-660-9930.