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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

The rigorous Dance Academy curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers as dancers, focusing on classical ballet while providing instruction in other styles. By exposing students to choreographic masterworks with coaching by faculty who themselves are leaders in the field, the Dance Academy gives its students the tools they need to find a new richness in their dancing and become successful artists. Such notable names as Wendy Whelan, Peter Boal, Helgi Tomasson, Mikko Nissinen and the Dance Academy’s own Artistic Advisor, Benjamin Millepied, have led Dance Academy master classes providing unique access and exposure to leaders in the field. As a result, graduates of the Dance Academy currently perform with New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, National Ballet of Canada and numerous other professional companies, trainee programs, and university dance programs.

Standout Features

Live and train at Colburn's beautiful campus in the cultural heart of Los Angeles.

Learn from distinguished faculty, led by world renown Dean Silas Farley.

Experience how ballet relates to the other arts through excursions to various Los Angeles cultural institutions.

Dance the works of leading choreographers, past and present.

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

— 2026 Summer Ballet Intensive

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

2026 Summer Ballet Intensive

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Upcoming Auditions

Style: General Classical and 1 more

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Sessions

Advanced Summer Intensive (2026)

Ages: 14-17 | Tuition: $1700.00 | 6/16/26-6/28/26 (2 weeks)

Updated: Nov. 2, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

2026 Summer Ballet Intensive

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Upcoming Auditions

Style: General Classical and 1 more

Apply

Sessions

Advanced Summer Intensive (2026)

Ages: 14-17 | Tuition: $1700.00 | 6/16/26-6/28/26 (2 weeks)

Updated: Nov. 2, 2025

Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Upcoming Auditions

Style: General Classical and 1 more

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Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Upcoming Auditions

Style: General Classical and 1 more

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Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Upcoming Auditions

Style: General Classical and 1 more

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Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Upcoming Auditions

Style: General Classical and 1 more

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Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Upcoming Auditions

Style: General Classical and 1 more

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Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Upcoming Auditions

Style: General Classical and 1 more

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Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Upcoming Auditions

Style: General Classical and 1 more

Apply

Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Standout Features

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Updated: Nov. 2, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

2026 Summer Ballet Intensive

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Style: General Classical and 1 more

Sessions

Advanced Summer Intensive (2026)

Ages: 14-17 | Tuition: $1700.00 | 6/16/26-6/28/26 (2 weeks)

Updated: Nov. 2, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

2026 Summer Ballet Intensive

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Style: General Classical and 1 more

Sessions

Advanced Summer Intensive (2026)

Ages: 14-17 | Tuition: $1700.00 | 6/16/26-6/28/26 (2 weeks)

Updated: Nov. 2, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Style: General Classical and 1 more

Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Style: General Classical and 1 more

Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Style: General Classical and 1 more

Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Style: General Classical and 1 more

Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

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Colburn School — Trudl Zipper Dance Institute (TZDI)

Dance Academy

200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Style: General Classical and 1 more

Sessions

Dance Academy

Ages: 14-19 | Tuition: $7000.00 | Dates Not Provided

Updated: May 1, 2025

— Dance Academy & 1 more

— 2026 Summer Ballet Intensive