2010 Summer Intensive Program
Levels 5-8
June 21 – July 30, 2010
Three week option info:
Level 2-5 
June 21-July 9, 2010 or
July 12-July 30, 2010

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
Lyn Charles, Ballet Mistress
Priscilla Nathan-Murphy, Lower School Principal
Cheryne Busch, Principal Instructor
Barbara Bears, Principal Dancer
Phillip Broomhead, Instructor
Sabrina Lenzi, HBII Mistress
Sally Rojas-Herrera, Instructor
Jim Payne, Instructor
Bridget Payne, Instructor
Lauren Anderson, Former Principal Dancer
Susan Bryant, Instructor
Andrew Murphy, Instructor
Dawn Scannell, Former Ballet Mistress

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

Image: Current HBII student Beth Miller
Photo by: Amitava Sarkar