Advanced Summer Intensive

Advanced 1 & 2 Summer Intensive Schedule:

M/W/F from 9am-4pm; T/TH from 10am-2:30pm; optional Ballet Technique classes held on Saturday from 11:15am-12:45p.

Advanced 3/4/5/PPP Summer Intensive Schedule:

M/W/F 9am-4pm; T/TH 10am-4pm with an optional Ballet Technique class on Saturdays from 11:15pm-12:45pm.

Students who are enrolled during week 3 through 6 (July 4-July 30) of the Advanced Summer Intensive are invited to perform in CCD’s Summer Moving Project (SMP). This valuable program allows students to learn contemporary choreography and classical repertoire in an intensive rehearsal process with nationally recognized artists. Students enrolled in all 6 weeks of the Advanced Summer Intensive receive 2 weeks of additional rehearsal time and will be cast in additional works for the showcase. This extensive rehearsal process will culminate with the Summer Moving project performance on July 30, 2022.

Advanced 1/2 Summer Moving Project rehearsals will be held on M/W/F from 4:15-5:15pm; T/TH from 2:45-3:45pm. Advanced 3/4/5/PPP rehearsals will be held M-F 4pm-6pm.

Ballet Technique -In Advanced 1, students heighten their strength, control, speed and mental acuity through the introduction of more complex combinations, turns, jumps and balances.

In Advanced 2, students begin to transition to our more advanced syllabus, taking on more complex turns, and big jumps, while refining their movements and building stamina.

Advanced 3 turns the attention to “the whole picture” as students begin to develop a comprehensive understanding of how their upper and lower bodies work together. They learn complex combinations quickly and focus their energies on strength, refinement, confidence and risk taking.

Advanced 4/5/Pre-Professional Program (PPP) is a rigorous and challenging program that encourages dancers to move beyond their comfort zone with a focus on cultivating individual artistic voices. PPP students in this program often plan to go on to college programs or professional careers in dance. For year-round entry into PPP, students are required to study six days per week.

Advanced/PPP Summer Classes:

Ballet Folklórico: This class, taught by Janelle Ayón, former dancer with Ballet Folklórico de Mexico de Amalia Hernández, focuses on implementing ballet and contemporary techniques to traditional Mexican Dance. Students will be introduced to footwork, upper body and skirt techniques and also explore the origins and history of dance in Mexico.

Ballet Technique: Dancers will be placed in a level that best supports their progress. Classes will focus on technique with an emphasis on proper alignment, functional anatomy, musicality and artistry.

Pointe: Dancers will be placed in a level that best supports their progress. Pointe classes will focus on foot articulation and strength.

Power, Flight & Turn: This class is designed to gain full-body strength, while perfecting the technical requirements necessary when performing jumps and turns. Dancers will learn variations and other excerpts from classical repertoire typically attributed to male danseurs.

Variations and Repertoire: This class will cover classical variations in addition to contemporary and modern repertoire by such choreographers as Crystal Pite, Yvonne Rainer, Twyla Tharp and Bill T. Jones, to name a few.

Modern Dance: This class will focus on building fundamental modern dance skills including floorwork, the dynamic use of weight, improvisation and elemental concepts of effort, space and time. This conceptual approach allows dancers to be successful in a range of modern styles while creating a full and developed physical understanding of their body and its abilities.

Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program developed by Marie Walton-Mahon. PBT focuses on training muscle memory to strengthen and enhance technique.

Classes may also include: Contemporary, Partnering, Anatomy & Kinesiology, Composition, Dance History, Jazz, Hip Hop, Somatic Awareness, and Yoga.

Housing is available (fully chaperoned) for those in Advanced 3/4/5/PPP students, Movement Lab Dancers, and Compass Coaching Project Dancers (Ages 14 – 22). Housing requests for those under age 14 will be considered, but not guaranteed. 

Summer Residential Experience:

Dancers choosing the housing option will reside at the beautiful and historic Regis University Campus. Dormitory style rooms are double occupancy, air-conditioned rooms with a small refrigerator, microwave, shared bathroom and washer/dryer in the facility.

A full-time trained resident advisor will chaperone and oversee all dancers. The resident advisor has a TCLogic background check and is certified by Regis University regarding safety and health protocol.

Summer program dancers meal plans consist of breakfast and dinner at the Regis Campus Dining Hall with a healthy sack lunch prepared by Bon Appétit Catering.

Transportation from Regis to Colorado Conservatory of Dance is included. This does not include transit from Denver International Airport.

Dancers are encouraged to bring pocket money for extra outings and snacks!

Please contact Marnie Rundiks mrundiks@ccdance.org.

Housing Administration Fee: $200*

*(One-time fee for the Summer)

Included:

• Double occupancy dormitory room 
• Three delicious and healthy meals per day
• Daily transportation 
• Fun supervised activities on weekends!

Please download our 2022 Summer Handbook.