Fort Wayne Ballet Summer Intensive 2025

June 9-27, 2025

Students ages 12-22 will spend three weeks training with Fort Wayne Ballet to improve their technique, craft their artistry, and learn from some of the nation’s top instructors. Dancers have the opportunity to perform at the end of the intensive to showcase their achievements.

Audition dates and locations

January 12, 2025 – Fort Wayne, IN

January 17-19, 2025 – St. Louis, MO 
January 26, 2025 – Chicago, IL

February 8, 2025 – Fort Wayne, IN 

Learn from the nation's best instructors with exceptional training in:

Ballet

Modern

Men’s Classes

Pilates/Conditioning

Pointe

Jazz

Partnering

Dance Seminars

Variations

Musical Theater

Character

Repertoire

WHY CHOOSE FORT WAYNE BALLET:

  • Outstanding faculty and exceptional studios in downtown Fort Wayne’s Arts District
  • Performance opportunities highlighting skills in ballet, modern, jazz, and musical theater.
  • Seminars focus on choreography, partnering, dance terminology, nutrition, dance history, injury prevention, and other related topics
  • Individual attention – our teacher-student ratio is approximately 1:15
  • Planned social activities (past activities have included a Tincaps baseball game, Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, Debrand Chocolate headquarters tour, movie and game nights, and more).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

  • Fort Wayne Ballet Summer Intensive is for intermediate to pre-professional students ages 12+.
  • Audition or video audition is required for participation.
  • Participants are invited to perform in a culminating workshop performance at the end of the program
  • Opportunities to audition for Fort Wayne Ballet contracts, Full-Year Trainee Program, and BFA Dance Degree during the Summer Intensive program
  • For more information about Fort Wayne Ballet’s Trainee Program email rsparrow@fortwayneballet.org or call 260.484.9646

TUITION:

$1640 total ($550/week)

HOUSING:

$2250 total ($750/week)* at the University of Saint Francis
       *Includes room and board, as well as any programmed activities. 

2025 Summer Intensive Faculty

Faculty subject to change

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