Course Programme 2020
If you are a professional ballet dancer or advanced semi-professional looking to improve your ballet skills and jump to the next level, then this 3 and half -weeks Summer Intensive programme is designed for you.
How can we boost your career in 3 and half-weeks? With our Summer Intensive, you will:
- Have the unique possibility to take popular advanced Balanchine technique masterclass with our teacher Viki Bromberg Psihoyos. She has studied directly from George Balanchine and danced and taught his choreography around the globe, including New York City Ballet.
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Improve your classical ballet techniques with our teachers from famous Russian Vaganova Ballet Academy.
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Can take classical ballet technique and variation classes from world-famous prima ballerina Agnes Oaks from English National Theatre.
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can take modern Contemporary dance masterclass by the famous teacher and choreographer Kirill Radev
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Nacho Duato Masterclass with our famous modern teacher Fabrice Edelmann.
- Male technique with Meelis Paakri
For professional programme:
Our requirement is minimum Classical Ballet experience 6 years and on pointe experience 5 years for girls.
For semi-professional programme:
Our requirement is minimum Classical Ballet experience 4 years and on pointe experience 3 years for girls.
Not yet 16 years - Please check out our new One Week Young Dancers Ballet Intensive for age 12-15 years:
Why should you choose our Summer Intensive in Estonia?
- Our Intensive classes are held in Estonian National Opera.
- We have every week 6-days of a highly intensive program in a professional atmosphere. These specially designed ballet classrooms are where Estonian National Ballet trains around the season.
- At the end of three weeks, we have Two Gala Performances or Show (for friends and parents) in Tallinn on the Estonian National Opera stage. During our three and half week Ballet Intensive all the professional level participants will prepare contemporary numbers, short ballet numbers with well-known choreographers with Viki Bromberg Psihoyos, Jevgenii Neff, Agnes Oaks and Sergei Upkin etc.
- Minimum age limit 16+ years.
*Professional level with 2 Gala concerts
For professional dancers, the three-week workshop will be concluded by an original performance on the main Estonian ballet stage in Estonian National Opera and Ballet.
We offer intensive training of classical and modern dance of internationally high level. We enable the practice of the repertoire of renowned classical and contemporary choreographers, brought to you by internationally professional choreographers and teachers.
The three-weeks summer ballet workshop will include Vaganova/Balanchine classes, Ballet Technique, Pointe, Classical Repertoire, Choreography Workshop and Pilates or Floor Barre.
First Audition for this programme by video (variation or ballet class)
Second Audition for this programme in Ballet auditorium. Ballet teachers and choreographers will choose participants to his pieces. (14 July)
The participant who will not pass to programme with Gala concert will be directed to the group with Show performance (for friends and parents)
**Professional level
Students will be immersed in dance with classes five to six hours per day, six days per week, learning from our famous masterclass instructors Vaganova/Balanchine Ballet Class, Ballet Technique, Variations, Pointe, Repertoire, Contemporary or Jazz technique, Pilates and Floor ballet barre or stretching.
This summer workshop allows students to experience intensive professional ballet training in a nurturing and safe environment with students from a wide range of countries and cultures.
**Semi - professionals level
Тhe workshop ends with Show Performance for parents and friends (31 of July) with an original stage production of short ballets on the Estonian National Ballet stage.
Workshop will include Vaganova/Balanchine Ballet Class, Ballet Technique, Variations, Pointe, Repertoire, Contemporary or Jazz technique, Pilates and Floor ballet barre or stretching.
Our requirement is minimum Classical Ballet experience four years and on pointe experience three years. Balanchine and other techniques we have chosen are very demanding and in our program for advanced level dancers. The main reason we can not let participants with fewer skills is to avoid injuries in our intensive workshop.
Deadline 1st of May
Limited space!
Important dates
International Summer Ballet Workshop Estonia takes place from 10th July 2020 to 2nd August 2020 in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, North Europe.
The arrival and housing of the participants. Individual arrival dates can be changed, the welcoming night of participants is held on July 9.
Training takes place every day at the Estonian National Opera.
Programme for 10.07-12.07.2020
- 09.30 - .... Pilates/Floor Barre or Streching, Vaganova/Balanchine ballet class
- Lunch Break
- ... - 16.30 – Male technique, Point Technique and Contemporary technique.
Participants train to get in the form before audition on 14 of July.
Professional Level with Gala concert
The whole period for this programme each day is divided into two parts. In the morning classical ballet training and in the evening repertoire training for the performance.
- Classes start at 09.30 ...
- Lunch Break
- Training for the performance ends 18.00/18.30
Professional level and semi-professional level with Show performance (for friends and parents)
- 9.30 - Ballet class, classical technique, Pointe technique, Variation, Male technique
- Lunch Break
- ... - 16.30/17.30 - Nacho Duato/Contemporary repertoire, Classical Repertoire, Pilates/Floore Barre or stretching etc.
Professional level and semi-professional level with Show performance
The workshop ends with Show Performance for parents and friends (31 of July) with an original stage production of short ballets on the Estonian National Ballet stage.
Professional Level with Gala concert
The workshop ends with Two Gala Performances (1, 2 of August) with an original stage production of short ballets on the Estonian National Ballet stage.