Joffrey Ballet School Launches Four New Summer Intensives in 2015 For A Total Of 20 National And International Summer Training Programs


New York City (PRWEB) October 29, 2014

Joffrey Ballet School, a world-renowned dance center providing the most versatile and greatest quality training, reveals the addition of four brand new summer season programs: Musical comedy, Tap Amazing, Character Dance and the Joffrey World Dancer Tour to their summertime extensive providings. With its greatest audition trip ever, students at over 100 areas across the globe will certainly have the chance to tryout. The year-round school in New York City produces the world’s largest summer season training program with areas in L.a, San Francisco, Dallas, Denver, Miami, Georgia, Florence Italy, and in Russia with the Bolshoi Ballet including industry-leading professors. Program directors consist of Desmond Richardson, Davis Robertson, Josie Walsh, Michael Blake, Jo Matos, Matthew Prescott, Larisa Calero, and Alice Alyse.

.”At the Joffrey Ballet School, we are determined to continue to supply intimate and concentrated training for all our students. Because of this focus in quality education, the Joffrey Ballet School and their summer programs continue to grow significantly every year,” states Executive Director Christopher D’Addario. “In order to accommodate this development, whilst still applying to our foundation in quality education, we are launching four brand brand-new summer season intensives, as well as bringing you new, top-rate program directors.”

. With three shows in 3 weeks, the Joffrey Musical Theater Intensive, directed by Matthew Prescott, will partner with 3 Broadway musicals including Wicked and Phantom of the Opera. The students will find out choreography influenced by the shows while dealing with real cast members and get tickets to see the efficiencies on Broadway! With its foundation grounded in strong method, the Musical comedy Intensive in New york city City is Joffrey’s very first triple-threat program. Students will certainly start each day with ballet and musical theater while likewise studying voice, acting, makeup and phase combat.

. Likewise joining the Joffrey summer intensives in New york city City will be Character Dance directed by Larisa Calero. Like all Joffrey programs, students will have foundation in ballet, pointe and partnering. They will likewise learn character pieces from classical ballets and study international dance styles such as Flamenco, Indian, Irish, Tango and others. This program is customized to the requirements of the dancers that wish to be flexible and competitive, for the dancers that wish to go above and beyond in their dance education and looking for longevity in their dance provider.

. Signing up with the Joffrey programs in Miami this year, will certainly be the one-week Tap Amazing, directed by Jo Matos. Joffrey’s very first all-tap program, students will study tap history from the modern tap masters, as well as, classes in Soft-Shoe, Clogging, Buck and Wing, Classic Tap, Course Acts, Jazz Tap, Hoofing, Rhythm Tap, Broadway Tap and Funk Tap. A tap improvisation class will certainly motivate students to experiment with their own movement and sound ideas. Small classes will supply the students individual, personal interest, directed corrections and the chance to select the brains of the tap masters. The week will culminate with a student production labelled, Great American Dance Movies.

. The Joffrey World Dancer Trip is the first program of its kind. Beginning at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York and touring across Europe, students will study at a few of the world’s most prominent ballet schools. This program is created for only the most devoted dancers looking to broaden their horizons and will provide the participants a truly worldwide experience. 4 years of pointe experience is required. Dates and information to be revealed.

. With the choice to either get involved in a live class with a Joffrey Ballet School trainer or send in a video audition, potential students are judged on their technique at the barre with exercises such as plies, tendues and degages. Fee for auditioning is $ 40 for U.S. auditions.

. Joffrey Ballet School will certainly award $ 2 million dollars of scholarship funding this year. Benefit based scholarships are readily available and distributed based on a students audition– requirements includes strategy, artistry, capacity, musicality and persistence. The school also distributes a limited variety of financial assistance scholarships. Those looking for a benefit or financial help scholarship must get in touch with the school directly for more details.

. A list of Joffrey Ballet school audition trip areas can be discovered at http://joffreyballetschool.com/audition-dates-and-locations!.?.!. Summer Intensive Programs . Ballet . New york city City– Directed by Davis Roberston . NYC Pre-Professional– Directed by Davis Robertson . Joffrey San Francisco– Directed by Josie Walsh .

Joffrey South Georgia– Directed by Alice Alyse .

Joffrey Denver– Directed by Davis Robertson . Jazz and Contemporary . New york city City– Directed by Michael Blake . NYC Joffrey Experience– Directed by Michael Blake– faculty from

Joffrey national intensives consisting of three Joffrey program directors .

Joffrey Southwest Dallas– Directed by Desmond Richardson . Joffrey West Los Angeles– Directed by Josie Walsh . Joffrey South Georgia – Directed by Alice Alyse . Joffrey Miami– Directed by Jo Matos .

Other Disciplines . NYC Musical comedy– Directed by Matthew

Prescott . NYC Character Dance– Directed by Larisa Calero . Miami Tap Amazing– Directed

by

Jo Matos .

International Intensives . Joffrey World Dancer– TBA .

Florence, Italy– Scuola di Danza Hamlyn . Moscow, Russia– Bolshoi Ballet . Youth Intensives . New York City– Directed by Jo Matos– ages 8.5-14 .

Joffrey South Georgia– Directed by
Alice Alyse– ages 10-13 . NYC Dance Camp– Directed

by Jo Matos– ages 3-7 . ### .

About Joffrey Ballet School . Established in 1953 by Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, Joffrey Ballet School services the vision of its creators to transform passionate dance students into versatile, individualistic artists able to collaborate and evolve fluidly

in a fast-changing society. With an accredited dance program that offers 2 core pieces of research study– ballet and jazz/contemporary– Joffrey is understood for its diverse curriculum along with being the largest summer intensive training program in the country. As Joffrey celebrates its 60th anniversary, it stays at the forefront of American dance education, instilling an enthusiasm for dance in youngsters, youth, adults, pre-professionals and experts. Graduates of the School have actually gone on to dance for significant classical ballet, contemporary and modern companies, both in the United States and abroad. . . . . .