Ballet School

Ok so I decided that I'm going to do a post called "Ballet School". I'm going to talk about 1 or more "Big-Name" or "up-and-coming" school. I won't post 1 every time so look under labels and click Ballet School to find them.





School of American Ballet



The School of American Ballet, the official training academy of the New York City Ballet, was established in 1934 by legendary choreographer George Balanchine and philanthropist Lincoln Kirstein as the first and most essential step in their quest to create an American classical ballet company.SAB, located at New York City's Lincoln Center, is today the premier ballet academy in the United States, training more students who go on to become professional dancers than any other school. SAB's former students fill the ranks of the New York City Ballet and other leading U.S. and international ballet companies.



SAB's faculty is an international group of brilliant instructors whose backgrounds provide students with a variety of artistic influences.The faculty is led by Peter Martins, New York City Ballet's Ballet Master in Chief, and includes a number of current and past New York City Ballet principal dancers, many of whom worked directly with Balanchine.



Approximately 350 boys and girls, ranging in age from six to eighteen, attend classes during the School's ten-month Winter Term. A five-week Summer Course attracts an additional 200 of the nation's top ballet students. Admission is by audition only.SAB provides almost $1 million each year in scholarship support to Winter Term and Summer Course students. Scholarships, which are allocated on a case-by-case basis, may cover tuition, room and board, travel fees and academic school tuition.While most students enrolled in the School's Children's Division are residents of the New York metropolitan area, students in the Intermediate and Advanced Divisions hail from over 30 U.S. states and nine foreign countries. During Winter Term, 64 of these non-local students reside in the School's on site residence hall; most Summer Course students live in the residence hall for the five-week program.


Many SAB students have unique opportunities to gain performing experience through the School’s affiliation with New York City Ballet. Younger students are featured in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Coppélia, among other ballets.Advanced students may perform in the School’s Spring Workshop, NYCB Education Department’s Lecture-Demonstration program, SAB’s Student Choreography Workshop (shown bottom right), and NYCB’s New York Choreographic Institute.Approximately 20 advanced students receive contracts with major professional dance companies each year. In addition to NYCB, where alumni of the School comprise over ninety percent of the current company roster, SAB students go on to dance for American Ballet Theatre, Arthur Mitchell’s Dance Theatre of Harlem, Miami City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet, among others.In the past five years alone, students have joined 35 U.S. ballet companies and nearly a dozen international dance troupes. SAB’s influence extends beyond the footlights: alumni currently hold artistic posts at more than 20 American and at least 5 foreign companies, and many of the nation's leading ballet schools are run by SAB-trained dancers.

How do you get in?
Audition!

Admission

Study in the School of American Ballet’s Winter Term is for beginning, intermediate and advanced students, 6* to 18 years old. Admission is by audition only.

ADMISSION CRITERIA
Applicants are evaluated as follows:First and foremost, the School of American Ballet looks at each applicant as an individual.The School is selective in admitting new students and renewing their enrollment from year to year. Applicants must be young enough to derive the maximum benefit from their training, enjoy excellent health and have an anatomical structure suited to the demands of classical dance: a well-proportioned, flexible, coordinated body, legs that easily adopt the turned-out condition, and a high instep. They must also possess musical aptitude and a natural gift for movement.
*Children must be 6-years-old by September 1 to audition and enroll for that year's Winter Term.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
The School of American Ballet admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin in administration of its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs or any other school-administered programs.
Auditions for 6 to 10 year olds
Auditions for boys and girls ages 6 to 10 are held each May. No previous experience is required. Auditions at SAB are in early May and require a $35 audition fee. Community auditions in Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn, Chinatown and the Bronx are held closer to mid-May and are free to all applicants. There are no more auditions for the 2009/2010 Winter Term.
Auditions for 11 to 18 year olds
All applicants 11-years-old and over are expected to have previous ballet training. They are auditioned at SAB on the Tuesday following Labor Day. Those accepted begin classes during the same week. There is a $35 application fee for auditions held at SAB. Fall auditions for the 2009/2010 Winter TermAuditions will take place on September 8, 2009. Auditions times are as follows:
Ages 11-12 4:00 PM
Ages 13-14 5:30 PM
Ages 15-18 6:30 PM

Applicants should call 212-769-6600 before September 2 to register for the audition OR click here to fill out our online registration form.
All those auditioning should wear ballet practice clothes and ballet slippers. Girls aged 13-18 should also bring pointe shoes. There is a $35 application fee for all auditions held at SAB. Classes begin on September 9, 2009
Weekly Auditions at SAB by AppointmentApplicants 14-18 years of age may audition throughout the year. Please call 212-769-6600 to schedule an appointment. There is a $35 application fee for auditions held at SAB.

For Information on the Summer Course please see (http://www.sab.org/summercourse/overview.php)

For some great videos see:
(http://sab.org/videos/?vid=4)
(http://sab.org/videos/?vid=3&PHPSESSID=e4456cc112be40f1616af4ed579904a6)

I am not claiming any of this information is mine. It is owned by the School of American Ballet. (http://www.sab.org/)