AAB American Academy of Mignon Furman, Founding Director

Summer School of Excellence 2014 Purchase College, State University of New York Westchester, NY June 29 - August 2 American Welcome to Our 21st Summer School Academy of The American Academy of Ballet is one of the leading Summer Schools in America. Here is why: Great Faculty Great Supervision Ballet ur faculty is at the top of the No need to worry about safety. teaching profession. Security is provided by Purchase Mignon Furman SeveralO teachers have been principal College. In addition, we have House dancers with major ballet companies, Mothers (chaperones) and student Founding Director and have coached famous dancers. councelors. Dancers are required to They have also coached young observe the rules of the dorm, and of dancers to be winners in the Summer School. international competitions. Three Special Great Programs (See next page.) allet is the focus: Technique, Programs BRepertoire, Pointe, Pas de Deux Performance Awards and Variations. Also, Jazz, Modern Only available at our Summer School. Dance, Spanish Dance, and Yoga. Classes are 6 days a week. Technique Intensive Summer School Great AnSpecial excellent Coaching way to refine Classestechnique. of Excellence Performances Small groups for personalized coaching. ance = Performance. There are 5 performances 2014 Dduring the 5-week period. Every Great Experience ne-third of our dancers return Purchase College, dancer dances in the performance - not only the select few. Oeach year. This indicates the value State University of New York See “General Information.” of our Summer School. Westchester, NY There is no Summer School quite like June 29 - August 2 the Summer School of the American Academy of Ballet. About Mignon Furman 1 week June 29 - July 4 Our founder Mignon Furman was the Director of the Uni- (Technique Intensive) versity of Cape Town Ballet School with special responsi- 2 weeks July 6 - July 19 bility for teachers’ training. She formulated the programs to be used by 80 trainee teachers and 400 students. She 2 weeks July 20 - August 2 was nominated for the Distinguished Teacher Award from amongst the entire university faculty of 1,500. 3 weeks June 29 - July 19 A teacher, choreographer, and educationist, she was a

4 weeks July 6 - August 2 She built the AAB to be one of the leading Summer Schools in America; and 5 weeks June 29 - August 2 personher Performance of determination Awards who program had the to be talents an international to give definition phenomenon. to her vision. Curriculum Only at AAB... Dates & Fees

• Classical Ballet RESIDENTIAL DANCERS: Tuition includes all classes for 6 days a week; 1. Performance Awards 3 meals a day every day; most outings; and use of the laundry. o other Summer School has this • Pointe DANCERS: Tuition includes all classes for 6 days a week; lunch; dinner; and program. It is the unique concept N most outings. • Pas de Deux of Mignon Furman. The program is • Repertoire taught throughout the U.S., as well as in Residential • Contemporary 10 other countries. Courses Dates Day Dancers Dancers receive special coaching in the Dancers • Male Classes program in addition to their regular 1 week • Neo-Classical classes. This is then danced before an (Technique June 29 - July 4 $1,150 $885 Intensive) • Pilates awarded to each participant. The program is an optional extra. • Jazz audience. Medals and certificates are 2 weeks July 6 - July 19 $2,300 $1,860 • Spanish Dance 2. Technique Intensive 2 weeks July 20 - August 2 $2,300 $1,860 • Yoga his program was also devised by Mignon Furman to improve the • Performance Awards Tfundamental basis of the classical ballet 3 weeks June 29 - July 19 $3,400 $2,650 • Outings technique. The results are remarkable. • Talent Evenings 3. Coaching Classes 4 weeks July 6 - August 2 $4,400 $3,500 uring the last 4 weeks of Summer School, each class is split into small 5 weeks June 29 - August 2 $5,125 $4,300 Dgroups of 3 to 6 dancers to receive per- sonalized coaching from faculty teachers. Notes: (1) Payment is due in full by May 1, 2014. If payment is received after this date, add $50. (2) If payment is by credit card, add 3%.

4 American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Excellence 2014 5 Our Distinguished Faculty

Paloma Herrera Brian Reeder (Classical Ballet) (Classical Ballet) Is a of Danced with NY City Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, and American Ballet Theater. Has choreographed for several companies, and movies. Now, a guest teacher.

Vladimir Stadnik Analiese Umana (Classical Ballet) (Classical Ballet & Performance Awards) Trained at the Vaganova Academy in Russia. Danced as a soloist in Russia, W. Europe, BFA graduate of Purchase College SUNY. Rehearsal assistant to Mignon Furman. and the USA. A graduate of the University of Culture, St Petersburg, and of the State Now dances with Baltimore Ballet. Judge for Performance Awards. Conservatory Rimsky Korsakov. Now Assistant Professor of Dance at Ball State University, Indiana. Melinda Marquez Dean Vollick (Spanish Dance) (Classical Ballet) Founder and Artistic Director of the Melinda Marquez Flamenco Dance Center in Has danced with several companies in the USA and Canada. A graduate of the New Haven. On faculty of Ballet Hispanico in New York City. Teacher Training Program of the National Ballet School (Toronto). Teaches at the Boston Ballet School. Steve Rooks (Modern Dance) Craig Salstein Was a Principal Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. Now an interna- (Classical Ballet) tional guest teacher and Professor of Dance at Vassar College. Soloist with American Ballet Theater. Debbie Roshe Gina Chiavelli (Jazz) (Classical Ballet & Performance Awards) Danced, and choreographed several Broadway shows. Now teaches in Manhattan. Was Adjunct Professor of Dance at Fordham University, and the State University of NY at New Paltz. Now Director of Pinewood School of Dance, and a judge for Performance Awards. Galina Panova McCree O’Kelley (Classical Ballet) (Classical Ballet) Was a Principal Dancer with the Kirov Ballet, after graduating from the Perm State Studied at the School of American Ballet and the North Carolina School of the Arts. Choreographic College, and winning the Gold Medal at Varna. She has been partnered Danced with the Atlanta Ballet and Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Toured internationally by Nureyev, and Baryshnikov. Guest principal dancer in Austria, Italy, Germany, and in the Broadway production of Cats. other countries. Now Associate Professor of Dance at East Carolina University. Joseph Malbrough (Classical Ballet) Has taught in Europe, Switzerland and Austria and now, on the Faculties of Purchase College and Ballet Academy East New York.

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Audition Time & Locations (Registration begins 30 minutes before the audition time.) USA Auditions International Auditions Sat. January 4 Fri. January 31 Sun. February 16 The Washington Ballet Benicia Ballet School Atlanta Ballet Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3515 Wisconsin Avenue NW 938 Tyler Street, Studio 204 1695 Marietta Boulevard NW São Paulo, Brazil Washington, DC 20016 Benicia, CA 94510 atlanta, GA 30318 Brasilia, Brazil 4:30pm 4:30pm 3:00pm , Sun. January 5 Sat. February 1 Sun. February 23 , uk Purchase College, SUNY San Diego Ballet Texas Ballet Theater South Africa 735 Anderson Hill Road 2650 Truxtun Road, #102 670 North Coit Road Tel Aviv, Israel Purchase, NY 10577 San diego, CA 92106 Richardson, TX 75080 12 noon - ages 11-13 4:00pm 2:00pm antwerp, belgium 2:30pm - ages 14 & older ZüRICH, switzerland Sun. February 2 Sat. March 1 Sat. January 11 Houston Ballet Ramapo College Los Angeles Ballet 11755 Exposition Boulevard 601 Preston Street 505 Ramapo Valley Road los angeles, CA 90064 houston, TX 77002 Mahwah, NJ 07430 11:00am 2:00pm 2:30pm Sun. February 9 am proud to be a part of this interna- Sun. January 12 “I tional faculty. Dancers from all over the Boston Ballet School School of American Ballet world attend the AAB Summer School. Their 19 Clarendon Street 70 Lincoln Center Plaza improvement, motivation, hard work, and boston, ma 02116 New York, NY 10023 discipline are rewarded with the beauti- 11:00am 3:30pm - ages 11-13 ful Gala Performance on the last night of a 5:30pm - ages 14 & older memorable Summer school.” Sun. January 19 -Kevin Durwael, Royal Ballet School Antwerp Extensions Dance Studio Sat. February 15 Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida CHICAGO, IL 60618 “A Summer School, I thought about how 2:00pm3933 N. Elston Avenue, 2nd floor 15939 Biscayne Boulevard much fterI would my first like dayto come of teaching back the at followingthe AAB North miami Beach, FL year. Packed with intense training in fabulous Sun. January 26 33160 facilities, the program formulated by Mignon National Museum of Dance 2:30pm Furman is well focused. AAB’s emphasis on classical ballet technique, with the right 99 South Broadway amount of Jazz and Character Dance trains Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 the students to be better dancers.” 2:00pm -Craig Salstein, Soloist with American Ballet Theater

10 American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Excellence 2014 11 Audition Requirements Campus Life Campus Art If Attending an Audition: The audition takes the form of a class. No solo variation is required. • Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the scheduled time. • Neat ballet attire to be worn. If on pointe, bring pointe shoes. Please bring a photo in 1st arabesque. • Please bring an audition fee of $30 in cash. • All dancers will complete the full audition class. No dancer is asked to leave. • Notice of acceptance will be advised within 2 weeks of the audition date. Our Dormitory Building • • Audition application forms may be downloaded from the website or may be filled in when registering at the audition. Digital Audition: Must be received before April 30, 2014. Notice of acceptance will be advised within 2 weeks. • •A. DVD Posing Download the Audition Application Form. Walking on Campus in Dance Building Send this form with your DVD, and a check for the fee of $30. • Print your name on the DVD label. • •B. YouTube or Email Download the Audition Application Form. Send it as an attachment with your video. • • Mail a check for the fee of $30. •

Digital Backstage No barre work should be shown. Please show: Auditions Entrance to Ballet Studios 1a. 1st arabesque a terre and en l’air. Welcome 1b. A la seconde position tendu a terre and en l’air. 2. An adage combination to include a balance, arabesque line, and a developpe. For Girls: 3. A pirouette combination. 6. A still position showing the 4. Petite allegro combination. feet en pointe a la seconde. 5. Grand allegro showing moving steps. 7. A pointe combination. After the Performance Ballet Steps

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Housing Age and Admission Post-dated checks must be included with the application. No refunds will be made if the An entire dormitory building on the Students must be between the ages application for a refund is The final payment must be dated Purchase College campus is allocated of 11 and 22. A minimum of 4 years received after June 6, 2014. to Summer School. Dancers are housed ballet training is required. Admission before May 1, 2014. in air-conditioned double rooms with is by audition or digital audition. A charge of $50 will be made for bathroom. Housing, meals and use of See “Audition Requirements.” unpaid checks. A surcharge of the laundry are included in the tuition. Arrival By Air 3% will be made for credit cards. Four airports serve Purchase Three meals daily are provided on cam- College. La Guardia, JFK and Newark pus in a dining hall exclusively for us. Placement are about one hour by car from the Placement classes will be assessed college. We have arranged for a car by several faculty teachers to place Refund Policy Campus Facilities No refunds will be made of any service to meet the planes, and drive dancers in levels which will be most the dancers to the College. The Dance Building has nine air-con- advantageous to them. The Faculty amounts paid unless a medical ditioned studios and is 5-minute walk will not discuss placement with any For details, see our website. from the dormitory. parent or teachers of the dancers who inability of the applicant to attend There is an ATM and a general store on are given much consideration and Summerdoctor’s certificateSchool is submitted. evidencing the Westchester: This is a smaller airport the campus. opportunity in the placement process. about 10 minutes by car from Pur- chase College. The description of the condition Supervision Day Attendance TheWhen certificate it was mustincurred state: House Mothers (chaperones) and Students who live near the campus • When it was reported student counselors will supervise the may attend Summer School without • The prognosis students. living on campus. A reduced fee is • The reason why the dancer is not payable. See “Fees.” • able to attend Summer School • Performances The certificate must be received There are several theaters on the cam- Boys before June 6, 2014. In such cases, pus a 5-minute walk from the dormi- Boys will have instruction in special a refund less 30%, will be made. How tory. Every dancer has the classes in addition to joining in the opportunity to dance in several perfor- technique classes. mances, depending on their length of to stay at Summer School. Payment Attend an audition, or Apply There are two sessions of the Payment may be made by credit card 1. submit your DVD. Performance Awards, and three or check for the full amount or by See “Audition Requirements.” performances. Parents and friends may not more than three installments You will be advised of the this as soon as possible. In the attend these events. by post-dated checks or credit card. 2. results of the audition within past years, the applications of In this case, at least 1/3 of the full 2 weeks. many dancers were returned The Gala Performance is always so excit- amount must be paid with the as they were received after the ing! Costumes are supplied at completed application form. If accepted, you will be enrollment was full. mailed an application form. no charge. Each dancer receives a - 3. You will then be given a link Credit card details must include cate. Scholarships and prizes are award- Return the application form, online to travel information the code on the back of the card. ed to dancers who have excelled. certifi 4. together with your check(s) and details of check-in, a list of or credit card details. It is what to bring, and forms to be suggested that you return 14 American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Excellence 2014 15 filled out, etc. Where Are They Now? Quotes from Faculty Teachers Some of Our Alumni AB Summer School was a great experience. Don’t miss it!” “A -Katherine Higgins, Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Katherine Higgins Alex Dutko Yoshihisa Arai Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Formerly Miami City Ballet, Formerly Northern Ballet, currently American currently Tulsa Ballet Soloist he whole program is irresistible. It is the perfect organization. It is remark- Stella Abera Repertory Ballet ABT Soloist Ilana Jonas “Table that all the different groups perform. The choreography makes all Maya Storseth California Ballet Company of the dancers look their best. It is a source of delight to see the results of the Fuzuki Ishizaki Norwegian Ballet Hong Kong Ballet Karina Hagemeyer program for the dancers.” Or Sagi Smuin Ballet -Violette Verdy, was Principal Dancer of NYC Ballet and Director of the Martyn Garside Trocaderos Paris Opera Ballet, now on the faculty of the University of Indiana, Bloomington. Formerly San Francisco Amanda Fairweather Ballet, currently Aviad Herman Texas Ballet Theater Trainee Zhukov Dance Company Gothenburg Ballet t the Summer School of the AAB, the distinguished teachers, diverse reper- Ashley Whittle “A toire, and meticulous preparation for performances combine for the danc- Joseph Caley Jordan Moser Ballet de l’opera de Bordeax ers to make phenomenal progress. The atmosphere in the wonderful studios is Birmingham Austin Ballet hard work, but with kindness and care. It is not everywhere that there is such a Royal Ballet Principal Hannah Carter Ryan Carroll Estonian Ballet harmonious, and constructive environment.” Thomas Forster Was in “Fosse” Touring -Vladimir Stadnik, Assistant Professor of Dance, Ball State University ABT Company Company, now teaching. Bradley Beakes Ririe Woodbury Sabina Westcombe Alpha Ng Dance Company t is wonderful to see the progress that the dancers achieve at the AAB Royal Ballet First Artist Singapore Ballet Theatre Ethan “I Summer School - from advanced dancers to the juniors. It is exciting to see Rie Ichikawa Lucas Jerklander Schweitzer-Gaslin the improvement in technique, and presentation that each dancer gains in the Boston Ballet Soloist Slovenia Ballet Apprentice with the Oregon studio, and in performance in the theater.” Danny Scott James Hay Ballet Theatre -Gina Chiavelli, Principal, Pinewood School of Dance Was Boston Ballet, now Royal Ballet Andrea Yorita Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Ballet X Philadelphia, PA Tristan Dyer he Summer School of the AAB is truly a Summer School of Excellence. Kevin Emerton Royal Ballet Analiese Umana “T Royal Ballet Dario Elia Baltimore Ballet I had the wonderful opportunity to judge Performance Awards at Summer Zurich Ballet Michael Gross School.The I was teachers, impressed who with come the from high several standard parts of coachingof the world which are the the dancers finest. River North Dance Chicago received in a short period of time.” -Louise Taitz, Principal, OYT Academy of Dance, Chicago

t was a truly enlightening experience for me. As each day passed, I ob- “I served the excellence of the AAB. The classes are taught by great teach- ers. The program also prepares dancers for joining a company.” -Michael Broderick, Associate Vice President, The London Ballet Circle

16 American Academy of Ballet All photos in the brochure by Costas taken at performances 2013.

The programs, and faculty are subject to change if warranted by circumstances. The copyright of the Performance Awards program is vested with the American Academy of Ballet Inc. Reproduction in any form, or performance without the consent of the American Academy of Ballet Inc. is an infringement of its rights. American Academy of Ballet 250 West 90th Street, #3B New York, NY 10024 Tel: (212) 787-9500 Fax: (212) 787-8636 [email protected] www.American-Academy-of-Ballet.com