Session Description

Trainees take ballet class daily. Curriculum includes pointe, variations, repertoire and contemporary technique class as well as Company Class. Trainees will alternate between trainee-specific choreographic premieres, existing repertoire, as well as opportunities to shadow and participate in company rehearsals. Trainees may also participate in the upper level of the Ballet Idaho Academy to supplement classwork and further refine their technical skills. Following morning class, the daily schedule mirrors that of a professional company, focusing on repertoire work. Previous repertoire has included: Jiri Kylian workshop led by Glenn Edgerton and new creations by FLOCK, Lauren Edson of LED, Anne Meuller, Nicole Haskins, and Ballet Idaho company members. Teaching Faculty includes Trainee Director Stephanie Orza, Ballet Idaho Artistic Director Garrett Anderson, Associate Artistic Director Anne Mueller, Brett Perry, Courtney Anderson, Lydia Sakolsky-Basquill, Academy Director Jessica Sulikowski, Emily Coello, Pilates instructor Tsarra Bequette, as well as Ballet Idaho company dancers and guest faculty.