BALLET ACADEMY OF TEXAS Summer Classes & Intensives June 5 to July 15, 2017 Lisa Slagle, Director | 972-745-0199 | 145 Fitness Court, Coppell, TX 75019 | balletacademyo�exas.com The goal of the Ballet Academy of Texas JENNY JOHNSTON has been teaching GUEST TEACHERS is to provide quality, professional dance advanced and intermediate ballet and instruction for all ages. The primary pointe at the Ballet Academy since it ANDREW PARKER (June 5-9) focus is on classical ballet technique, opened 17 years ago. She received her currently the Artistic Director of which provides a strong foundation for BFA in Ballet at TCU while also Chattanooga Ballet, is a regular guest all other dance forms. Founded in 1999 performing as a soloist with the Fort master teacher at many ballet schools by director Lisa Slagle, it has received Worth Ballet. Her choreography has also across North America. He has served on the "Outstanding School in the won awards at the Youth America Grand the dance faculty at Canada's National Southwest" Award 6 times in the past 12 Prix competition and has been selected Ballet School, Boston Ballet School, years from the Youth America Grand Prix for the gala performances at the Milwaukee Ballet, Walnut Hill School Competition. RDA/Southwest festivals. and Southern Methodist University - Summer Classes are designed to not only Meadows School of the Arts further a child’s previous dance training, ALLAN KINZIE performed as a principal in Dallas, Texas. For eleven years he but to also introduce the student to dancer with Dallas Ballet, Chicago City danced professionally with Milwaukee other forms of dance and to provide the Ballet, and Boston Ballet in the U.S., and Ballet, Ballet Iowa, and Tulsa Ballet. Mr. serious student with more intensive in Europe with the Ballet Theatre Parker received his classical training study. Summer Intensive students will Francais de Nancy and Ballet du Nord. from Carol Jordan, Boston Ballet receive not only a 2-hour technique class He is an accomplished Master Teacher School and Milwaukee Ballet School. In each day, but also an hour of pointe and has taught at Walnut Hill School for 2000, he received his diploma with class or men's class, and either jazz, the Performing Arts, the Boston Ballet distinctionfrom Canada's National Ballet modern, character, or tap each week. School, Southern Methodist University, School Teacher Training Program for Texas Christian University and the Professional Dancers. While teaching at THE DIRECTOR University of Oklahoma, where he was SMU he was a faculty member at the associate professor for many years. He is Ballet Academy of Texas and a LISA SLAGLE began her professional the director of the Academy's resident choreographer for the Ballet Ensemble. dancing career at the age of 11 when performing company, the Ballet she appeared as a solo dancer in the Ensemble of Texas. ROBERT MILLS (June 12-16) is the Elvis Presley movie, “Clambake”. She Artistic Director of the Oklahoma City performed as a soloist and principal LINDSEY YOES received her training at Ballet. He received his early training in dancer with the Joffrey Ballet in New Ballet Academy of Texas and was a both ballet and modern in the Chicago York in the 1970’s. In the 1980’s she leading dancer with the Ballet Ensemble area, with such noted teachers as performed as a soloist with the Ballet du of Texas for several years. She has Richard Ellis and Larry Long. As a dancer Grande Theatre de Geneve in performed professionally with The Dallas he performed with Milwaukee Ballet, Switzerland, and as a principal dancer Opera, Texas Dance Theatre, and Dallas Pennsylvania Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Kansas with Tulsa Ballet Theatre. Not long after Black Dance Theater II where she was City Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet, Eugene retirement she began the Ballet also the Assistant Director. She received Ballet and Ballet Idaho. Prior to joining Academy and was the founding director a BA in Dance, Psychology and OKC Ballet as Artistic Director, he spent of its reputable performing company, Development and Family Studies from three years as Artistic Director of Ballet the Ballet Ensemble of Texas for 13 The University of North Texas, and is a Nouveau Colorado. An accomplished years. She serves on the advisory board certified teacher in the ABT Curriculum choreographer, he has created ballets for American Ballet Theatre’s National through level 3. for Oklahoma City Ballet, Kansas City Training Curriculum, and has been a Ballet, Dance Theatre of Tennessee, Master Teacher at their various Summer ALLISON D’AUTEUIL-WHITFIELD has Ballet Nouveau Colorado and others. Intensives since 2007. She has been been teaching young students all forms awarded the "Outstanding Teacher" of dance at the Ballet Academy since JENNIFER MILNER (Injury Prevention) award from YAGP 3 times in the past 12 2000. She was previously the Dance is a certified Pilates trainer specializing years. Program Director for the Sonshine in dancers and post-injury recoveries. As Academy in Arkansas. She has a degree a classical ballet dancer, Jennifer danced TEACHING STAFF in Psychology and Sociology from with several companies across the Hendrix College and is a certified country before a knee injury ended a TAMMIE REINSCH has been teaching all instructor through level 3 in ABT’s successful performing career. She forms of dance under Ms. Slagle's National Training Curriculum. became certified in the Pilates method of direction since 1996. Her choreography exercise, graduating from the Kane has won awards at the Youth America JENNIFER BOREN began her professional School of Core Integration and is a Grand Prix competitions and has been dance career with Tulsa Ballet Theatre member of the International Association selected by a process of adjudication for and later danced with the Southwest of Dance Medicine and Science. Regional Dance America SW festivals. Ballet and Festival Ballet in New Mexico, She will be instructing the tap, jazz, and where she also served as assistant modern classes in the summer. director and company teacher. BALLET CLASSES OTHER CLASSES 4 WEEK TUITION RATES PREBALLET JAZZ 1A/1B 1 Class per week $70 Ages 3-4 with no previous training. TAP 1A/1B 2 Classes per week $105 Emphasis on creative movement. Ages 5-7. Beginner level with 1A for first 3 Classes per week $135 PREBALLET 2 year and 1B for second. 4 Classes per week $160 Ages 4-6 with one year in PB if 4, or JAZZ 2 – TAP 2 5 Classes per week $180 5 year old beginner. Basic ballet steps Ages 6-9. Beginner-Intermediate 6 Classes per week $200 and creative movement. with 2-3 years prior training. 7 Classes per week $215 BEGINNER BALLET JAZZ 3 – TAP 3 8 Classes per week $230 Ages 6-12 with little or no prior training. Ages 8-12. Intermediate with 3-4 years 9 Classes per week $240 Basic ballet technique. prior training. Unlimited Classes $250 LEVEL 1 JAZZ 4 – TAP 4 Single Class $25 Ages 5-8 with 2-3 years prior training. Ages 10+. Intermediate with 4-5 years Basic ballet technique. prior training. 6 WEEK TUITION RATES LEVEL 2 JAZZ/TAP/Modern 5 Ages 6-9. Beginner-Intermediate Ages 11+. Intermediate – Advanced with 1 Class per week $105 with 3-4 years prior training. 5-6 years prior training. 2 Classes per week $150 Two classes/week recommended. JAZZ/TAP/MODERN 6/7 3 Classes per week $190 LEVEL 3 Ages 12+. Advanced – Pre Professional 4 Classes per week $220 Ages 8-12. Intermediate with levels. 5 Classes per week $250 4-5 years prior training. HIP HOP BEGINNERS 6 Classes per week $275 Two classes/week required and Minimum age 6 with one year prior Jazz 7 Classes per week $300 three classes/week recommended. training. 8 Classes per week $320 LEVEL 4 HIP HOP INTERMEDIATE 9 Classes per week $335 Ages 10+. Intermediate with 5-6 Ages 8+ with minimum of 2 years prior Unlimited Classes $345 years prior training. Emphasis on pointe Hip Hop & Jazz. preparation. SUMMER INTENSIVES Three classes/week required. DRESS CODE LEVEL 5 Level 5 per week $200 Ages 11+. Intermediate-Advanced with Preballet – Level 1 & Teen Level 5 per day $60 emphasis on pointe technique. Girls are required to wear black leotards, Level 5 Technique Three classes/week required and pink tights & pink ballet shoes. Girls in Class Only $30 four classes/week recommended. Teen classes & Ballet 1 may wear short Level 6/7 per week $250 LEVEL 6 and 7 sheer skirts for center work. Hair must Level 6/7 3 weeks $700 Ages 12+. Advanced class with emphasis be secured in a ponytail or bun. Boys are Level 6/7 per day $65 on performance. required to wear black tights, white t- Level 6/7 Master Four classes/week required and shirt & black ballet shoes. Technique Class Only $35 five classes/week recommended. Level 2 Same as above with option of black Enrollment Fee $20 TEEN/ADULT CLASSES leotard and skirts for center work. Hair must be in a bun. Fee is for new students only. Those TEEN/ADULT BALLET Level 3 previously enrolled for 2016-17 year do Age 13 +. Beginner/Intermediate Solid leotard, pink tights, and split-soled not need to pay an enrollment fee. TEEN/ADULT JAZZ shoes. Skirts permitted for center work. Summer tuition is due with registration. Ages 10+ for beginner-Intermediate Level 4 – 7 levels. May wear any solid color leotards or 10% Discount for Second Student tights with split-soled shoes. 15% Discount for Third Student Tap/Jazz 20% Discount for Fourth Student May wear multi-colored leotards and tights of their choosing ;dance shorts are Returned Check Fee $20 permitted.