2009 Summer Intensive Program
Levels 5-8
June 22 – July 31, 2009
Three week option info:
Level 2-5 
June 22-July 10, 2009 or
July 13-July 31, 2009

Overview

Houston Ballet’s summer program offers six full weeks of intensive classes. Our program offers dancers the opportunity to make advances in technique and see a difference in their bodies and in the way they dance. Our summer intensive gives students a real feel for Houston living and what life is like with the Houston Ballet family. Students will have classes 6 days a week in ballet technique, pas de deux, classical variations and repertory, including modern, character, jazz, drama, musical theater, and social dancing. Classes in dancer health, well-being and pilates are also offered.

Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy classes are taught by world-renowned instructors, including current and former Houston Ballet company dancers. 

Instructors include:
Stanton Welch, Artistic Director
Shelly Power, Associate Director
Claudio Munoz, HBII Ballet Master
Steven Woodgate, Ballet Master
Louise Lester, Ballet Mistress
Dawn Scannell, Ballet Mistress
Priscilla Nathan-Murphy, Lower School Principal
Cheryne Busch, Principal Instructor
Barbara Bears, Principal Dancer
Phillip Broomhead, Instructor
Sabrina Lenzi, Instructor
Sally Rojas-Herrera, Instructor
Jim Payne, Instructor
Bridget Payne, Instructor
Frances Perez Ball, Instructor
Rose Taylor, Instructor

For full bios on these and other Houston Ballet staff, please visit Inside Houston Ballet.

Image: Ballet Master, Claudio Munoz, instructs
Houston Ballet Academy summer students. 
Photo by: Bruce Bennett