DADA ON POINTE INTENSIVE

DADA On Pointe is a 3-day intensive where beginner to advanced students ages 9-18, with at least two years of classical ballet training, are invited to study with ballet masters from the U.S. and abroad. Must have a solid understanding of ballet terminology. Class curriculum includes technique, pointe (at the discretion of the artistic faculty), variations, modern, conditioning, repertoire, plus a culminating talk back. Former DADA On Pointe Ballet Masters include: Misty Copeland (America Ballet Theater), Lauren Anderson (Houston Ballet), Desmond Richardson (Complexions Contemporary Ballet), Rasta Thomas (formerly Bad Boys of Dance, LINES), Alla Khaniashvili (formerly Bolshoi), Tiler Peck (New York City Ballet), and Alison Stroming (formerly Dance Theater of Harlem).

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This year participants trained under ballet masters Lauren Anderson (Houston Ballet), Hasmik Amirian (formerly Armenian National Opera Ballet) and Petra Conti (Director Hollywood Ballet; formerly La Scala, Boston Ballet). Plus DADA artistic faculty - Karen McDonald (Academy Director) and Rasta Thomas (Sr. Artistic Advisor), Natalia Velarde, Victoria Vargas, Karr Will and Mychal McCulley.