Description

SAB’s highly acclaimed introduction to the School’s curriculum, faculty, and residential program has been a core offering since 1938. Over the past nine decades, thousands of talented students between the ages of 12 and 18 have first experienced the School through the five-week Summer Course, with hundreds going on to distinguished professional dance careers at top companies around the world. The Summer Course is a critical access point for those interested in future year-round training at SAB as all summer students are evaluated as candidates for the SAB’s Winter Term. Admission to the Summer Course is highly selective. All students must audition. Those accepted will train for five weeks with SAB’s year round faculty and guest teachers from New York City Ballet. Summer students learn the key principals of the ballet aesthetic refined by Balanchine, which is strongly rooted in Russian classicism and emphasizes precision, control, expansiveness, speed, and musicality. SAB’s onsite Residence Hall, professional Student Life staff and extensive activities program further set Summer Course apart from any other summer intensive offered in the United States. Students live, train, and dine in SAB’s headquarters at the world famous Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts under twenty-four hour security and supervision by trained student life professionals. A myriad of chaperoned outings give student the opportunity to experience the unparalleled cultural offerings of New York City.