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Is the School of American Ballet Summer Intensive Right for Your Son?

January 27, 2014 by Nina 4 Comments

I’ve gotten several questions in the past two years about the School of American Ballet’s summer program as well as about the year-round residential program. Parents and boys are wondering if the program is rigorous enough compared to others, like American Ballet Theater (ABT). They also want to know if the residential program is a […]

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Top Dance Blog Contest and Summer Dance Intensive Handbook Update

January 25, 2013 by Nina 1 Comment

Thanks to those of you who commented on my post asking for feedback on the blog to help me get to the next level of the Top Dance Blog contest–and improve this blog over the next year. I really appreciate it. I didn’t respond because I didn’t want to confuse the judges about what comments […]

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Looking for a Summer Dance Intensive for Your Son?

December 13, 2011 by Nina Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year again…time to audition for summer dance intensives. I feel quite removed from the process this year because Julian will be handling it by himself in New York. He’s made his own decisions about which intensives he wants to attend, and he will sign up and audition on his own as […]

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Back Home in Time for TDC Intensive and an Award

August 13, 2010 by Nina 1 Comment

We arrived back home in N. CA to freezing weather…well, at least that’s what it feels like after seven and a half weeks of beastly heat. Here in the mountains where we live, it’s about 55 degrees each morning due to the coastal fog. It might hit 78 in Los Gatos during the day, but […]

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Don’t Forget to Sign Up for TDC Summer Intensive!!!

July 11, 2010 by Nina 4 Comments

For those of you in the N.CA Bay Area, don’t forget to sign up for the TDC summer intensive. This year there’s a great line-up of teachers. The faculty is truly great and it’s a wonderful opportunity to check out TDC. The week ends with an audition for the pre-professional company as well, so if […]

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What to Bring to a Summer Dance Intentsive

June 17, 2010 by Nina Leave a Comment

For those of you going off to a summer dance intensive like American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, or any other that lasts a good four weeks or longer, I’ve reposted here the guest blog I wrote for DanceAdvantage.com. Also, here’s a list of items to bring with you (in addition to what they tell […]

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