Summer Intensive 2021
Ballet Club for Professional Dancers
CMB Members
Summer Intensive 2021
Coach: Jenni
jenni@clevelandmodernballet.org
May 24th, 2021
Hi Dancers,
I’m putting together a schedule for our ballet club summer intensive. Here’s the proposed dates & times - I’ll adjust as I get feedback from you all. Fill out the “Summer Intensive” form below this update to let me know your availability.
Tentative Dates/Times:
Week 1: Tuesday, June 1st, Thursday, June 3rd, Friday, June 4th
Week 2: Monday, June 7th, Thursday, June 10th, Friday, June 11th
Time: 10a-12p each day
Could you let me know by Wednesday? If it’s too short notice to get organized or we’d like a break right now, we can push back the start date.
Intensive Goals
Get technique coaching from someone new (me!) based on Cecchetti/Russian methods
Develop an independent daily routine
Define your own objective technique truths
Understand some key differences between classical and neoclassical ballet and feel empowered to choose when each is appropriate
Intensive Content
The “Big 4” for body maintenance
Day 1-Big 4 Overview: Alignment, plié, tendu, temps lié, + upper body work
Day 2-Applying Big 4 to devant & derrière positions, extensions, & turn preps
Day 3-Relevé, Finding your axis throughout barre work, Decide choreo piece
Day 4-Renewing Big 4 & applying to pointe work
Day 5-Applying Big 4 to choreography
Day 6-Bridging the gap between classical and neoclassical in choreography
Future Maybes
Cleveland Dance Fest is Nov. 5th & 6th
We could present a group dance?
We could present a suite of short solos?
I could choreograph for you guys, we could do some version of “classics,” or someone else in the group could choreograph if they want
Or hard no thank you? Deadline to submit an application is July 1st.
Continuing with the club after this intensive
Monday, Fridays, or Mondays & Fridays
Fit something around the NPB schedule to fill in the gaps
Daytime hours for consistency