Joffrey LA Contemporary Ballet Summer Intensive

Joffrey LA Contemporary Ballet Intensive, previously held in San Francisco, is our pre-eminent program for dancers wanting to study and explore contemporary ballet. This year, Josie Walsh, the Artistic Director, will bring this exclusive experience to Los Angeles in a program that molds dancers into artists. Dancers will be encouraged to move in new ways and break free from the purely classical form of ballet. Dancers have daily ballet technique and pointe classes, but the focus is on taking a dancers technique and adapting it to allow them to move in new ways. Faculty are made up of currently working professionals and teachers who are prominent in the Concert Dance sphere. They are well versed on the pulse of where contemporary ballet is moving in the world and bring their expertise to all classes they teach. Dancers attending the both weeks will participate in a professional rehearsal experience. They are able to experience the creative process and be part of a new creation made for them and utilizing the skills they have learned.