Summer Intensives
Students will train with Master Artists from Broadway to major ballet companies and universities in courses including ballet, pointe, partnering, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, West African, choreography, nutrition, resumes, and auditioning. These sessions broaden students’ horizons as they learn from experienced performers with diverse and extensive professional backgrounds. Current New Ballet students are automatically accepted into Summer Intensives and assigned to a level based on their ability. All dancers will appear in SummerDance, a professionally produced performance at the Buckman Performing Arts Center on Friday, June 13th.
Summer Intensives are open to all student dancers in the Mid-South. Students applying from outside of New Ballet must audition (scheduled by appointment only), video auditions are accepted. The $25 audition fee will be waived if qualifying for need-based scholarship (on a per case basis).
For more information please email us at frontdesk@newballet.org or call (901) 726-9225.
Level 5, 6 & 7 Intensives and CityDance
Students ages 11 – 18 will train with Master Artists from Broadway to major ballet companies in courses including ballet, pointe, partnering, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, choreography, nutrition, resumes, and auditioning. All dancers appear in New Ballet’s exciting SummerDance performance on Friday, June 13 at the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center.
- Approximate ages of 14 – 18 with a minimum of six years of ballet training and two-plus years on pointe (for those pursuing pointe work).
- The intensive fee is included in the annual tuition for New Ballet students. Scholarships apply.
- Tuition fee for students not currently enrolled with New Ballet: $800.
- Students applying from outside of New Ballet must audition. Video auditions are accepted. For more information please email frontdesk@newballet.org or call (901) 726-9225.
This rigorous three-week program is designed for experienced student dancers, and taught by renowned professionals. Classes include Pilates, ballet, pointe, pas de deux, variations, modern dance, and contemporary. Career and college information workshops support students’ growth as they plan for the future. The intensive culminates with New Ballet’s exciting SummerDance performance.
Level 5
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- Approximate ages 10 – 13 with a minimum of four years of training.
- Experience on pointe is optional.
- The intensive fee is included in the annual tuition for current Level 5 New Ballet students. Scholarships apply.
- Tuition fee for current Level 4 students or students not currently enrolled with New Ballet: $500.
- Students applying from outside of New Ballet must audition. Video auditions are accepted. For more information please email frontdesk@newballet.org or call (901) 726-9225.
During this two-week intensive, participants can expect to make considerable progress by participating in rigorous classes in ballet, jumping, turning, and pointe work for the first part of the day. In the afternoons, this group will combine with CityDance participants. Together, they will shift to bridge-building activities and challenging classes in West African, Hip-hop, and improvisation genres. Both groups will collaborate to create a new work presented at the SummerDance performance. All students will offer creative input into the final product.
CityDance
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- Grades 6, 7 & 8 for New Ballet Pathways’ students in Memphis Shelby County Schools.
- Free / By invitation only.
Students from New Ballet’s Pathways programs join Level 5 afterschool students, participating in two weeks of dance, community building, and creative writing, incorporating the youth voice that informs the overall program. Dance classes span several genres. Mornings consist of classes in spoken word, drumming, ballet, and pointe work (based on developmental readiness). Afternoons include bridge-building sessions, challenging classes in West African and Hip-hop genres, and improvisation exercises. Student artists collaborate to create a new work for the final Summerdance performance.
Participation in this community-building intensive has become a cherished milestone for local student artists. It is the work from which student dancers have joined New Ballet Ensemble & School, carving their path to college and careers.
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Master Guest Artists
Learn more about our talented Master Guest Artists participating in the 2025 Summer Intensives
Ballet, Pointe, Pas de
Deux & Répertoire
Rickey Flagg
Katie Smythe
Julia Tevhen Sutton
Dominique Willis
Modern
Catherine Barkley-Prado (Horton Technique)
Dominique Willis
West African Dance and Drumming
Marco Alexander
John Washington
Contemporary
Morgan Burke
Hip-Hop
Robin Sanders