Burklyn Ballet Theatre is a summer intensive designed to give dancers the experience of life in a ballet company. Every week is a new season. Our Master Teachers, chosen from around the world include former ABT dancers Amanda McKerrow & John Gardner. Technique influences include Vaganova, Bournonville, Cecchetti, and Royal Academy of Dance.
Focus your energies on preparing for a career in dance. Our daily schedule includes five hours of technique classes plus afternoon and evening rehearsals. Each level has pointe or pas de deux everyday. Hilltop vistas of Vermont's Green Mountains balance Burklyn's Ballet's Summer Intensive perfectly.
Focus your energies on preparing for a career in dance. Our daily schedule includes five hours of technique classes plus afternoon and evening rehearsals. Each level has pointe or pas de deux everyday. Hilltop vistas of Vermont's Green Mountains balance Burklyn's Ballet's Summer Intensive perfectly.
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Modeled after the schedule and rigors of a professional ballet company, our summer intensive is for the 12 to 25 year old pre-professional dancer. Every dancer is offered the challenge and opportunity to learn and perform new repertoire each week. Dancers spend Monday through Thursday taking three technique classes per day.
The Choreographic Project is open to six dancers 15 years and older who wish to experiment in choreography. They are required to submit a proposal including type of dance, number of dancers, composer, costume requirements and lighting plan to the Artistic Director. Choreographic students are required to attend classes as well as conduct all their rehearsals.
Since 1995 the Edinburgh Connection Program has offered our pre-professional ballet dancers age 13yrs and up the opportunity to tour and perform internationally with Burklyn Youth Ballet. On select years, the dancers perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for nine days. A strong bond is formed between dancers during the four weeks spent in Vermont at Burklyn Ballet Theatre creating and developing the show.
During the summer the major metropolitan studios are over-crowded. Burklyn Ballet Theatre gives the master teachers from these programs a chance to teach in the quiet beauty of Vermont. Burklyn affords our students a chance to learn from world-renowned teachers on a personal level.
Our teachers are chosen for their many different talents, including their professional experiences, fine technique, choreographic voices and innate knowledge of the traditional classical works.Our Master Teachers rotate weekly allowing our students to work with each member of our faculty. We also offer one-day master classes with well-known professional dancers and teachers.
Our teachers are chosen for their many different talents, including their professional experiences, fine technique, choreographic voices and innate knowledge of the traditional classical works.Our Master Teachers rotate weekly allowing our students to work with each member of our faculty. We also offer one-day master classes with well-known professional dancers and teachers.
Many of our dancers say that coming to Burklyn is one of the most amazing experiences of their life. It is our desire to make every dancer's stay at Burklyn Ballet Theatre a very positive experience. Whether they choose to follow a career in dance or not, we hope dancers will carry fond memories of their summers in Vermont throughout their lives.
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Lexa Daniels
Jan 14, 2017
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Burklyn Ballet Theatre is a wonderful summer program that nurtures the whole dancer. With weekly performances, dancers have the opportunity to develop their artistry and technique with the gratification of performing for a live audience. The lovely staff has created a family atmosphere where students are able to bond over their love of dance.
I attended the program many years ago as my very first summer intensive, and have recently returned as a counselor. The classes, rehearsals, and performances make this program perfect for any age range, from beginners to professionals.
I attended the program many years ago as my very first summer intensive, and have recently returned as a counselor. The classes, rehearsals, and performances make this program perfect for any age range, from beginners to professionals.
Lori Preiss
Dec 11, 2016
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My daughter has attended the intermediate program the last 2 summers and LOVED IT! She was saying on her first night there ever how much she couldn't wait to return the next summer! Her ballet skills increased immensely each summer and her teachers were always happy to see her improvement when she returned to classes. The instructors really cared about my daughter as a whole person and were so good with all of the kids.
My daughter will be attending the full Burklyn Ballet Theatre program and she is looking forward to the next level of training that Burklyn has to offer.
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My daughter will be attending the full Burklyn Ballet Theatre program and she is looking forward to the next level of training that Burklyn has to offer.
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Diana Figueroa
Jun 20, 2016
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I loved attending Burklyn Ballet as a professional dancer, it was a summer program where I was able to train under amazing teachers, perform weekly, and enjoy the beauty of Vermonts nature all at once.
I would recommend Burklyn to any dancer wanting to develop their dance technique and gain performance experience. This is a place where life long friendships are made because of the faculty's attentiveness to each of its students. I look forward to attending this program again.
I would recommend Burklyn to any dancer wanting to develop their dance technique and gain performance experience. This is a place where life long friendships are made because of the faculty's attentiveness to each of its students. I look forward to attending this program again.