Summer Programs (June/July/August)

Audition Tour dates Are now Completed; Please scroll down for Video Audition Guidelines!

Academy & Pre-Professional Summer Intensive:

Please Note, Due to the Pandemic we have NEW DATES:

Summer Intensive will be held from July 6 – August 15, 2020 with the following options:

4-week intensive: July 6 – August 1, 2020 **Tuition: $ 2350.00

6-week intensive: July 6 – August 15, 2020 **Tuition: $ 3050.00

**Housing available for an additional fee.

We have an exciting line-up of teachers for the summer which include, but are not limited to:
  • Dmitri & Jennifer Kulev (Artistic Directors or DKCBA)
  • Alina Romanchikova and Alexander Romanchikov (dancers of the Mariinsky Ballet)
  • Liuba Kozireva Paterson (Guest Master Teacher)
  • Misha Tchoupakov (Former Bolshoi Ballet)
  • Gennadi & Larissa Saveliev (Co-Founders of YAGP)
  • Jessie Riley (Founder of Westside Dance Project
  • Megan Guise (Artistic Director of Westside Dance Project Performance Company)
  • Terence Marling (Former PBT and Former Director of Hubbard Street 2)
  • Ballroom Instructor – TBA

See below for submission guidelines for Video Auditions

Location: DMITRI KULEV CLASSICAL BALLET ACADEMY

23091 Del Lago Drive, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Fee: $35

In-person Auditions: please bring the following:

*4×6 photos:

(1) Headshot

(1) Arabesque

VIDEO AUDITION:

Fee: $35

NEW DEADLINE: Video Audition Deadline: June 15th, 2020 at 11:59 PST.      

VIDEO AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Summer Intensive VIDEO Audition form and fee (Click here)
  • Video to admissions@dkcba.com Subject Line: “Student Name-DKCBA SI Video Audition”
  • 1 arabesque, 1 headshot (Classic ballet headshot) photograph
  • Please send the video link, (jpeg. or png.) headshot and arabesque via email to admissions@dkcba.com
  • Results of your video audition will be communicated by email.

 

Your video will only be assessed once the payment has been received.

You may click on the audition form and pay online. 

  • The video link from YouTube or Vimeo must include the following:
  • Short barre: (one exercise on one side, following exercises on the other side). Please include Pliés, Tendus, Rond de Jambe, Fondus, Grande battement
  • Center: Adaggio, Pirouettes, Petit Allegro, (Point work for girls if applicable)
  • The whole video should not exceed 6 minutes.
  • The video shows only the candidate, the audio-only music. Neither teacher nor teacher’s instructions can be included in the video.

Private Instruction information:

Limited private instruction will be available for Advanced students participating in the summer intensives at the discretion of the Artistic Director.  Please inquire at the front desk.

~Summer Intensive Schedule and instructors subject to change~