at Joffrey Ballet School
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Joffrey South Ballet Summer Intensive
Joffrey South Ballet Summer Intensive
- Ages: 8, 25
- Dates: June 7, 2021, July 2, 2021
- Location: Athens, Georgia
- Format(s): In-Person, Virtual
- Artistic Director(s):
Colleen Barnes
Nestled on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, the Joffrey South Ballet Intensive is the ideal intensive for aspiring ballet students. Student’s work intimately with a small dedicated group of faculty. This encouraging environment is an ideal setting for young dancers who may be traveling away from home for the first time. Multiple classes in ballet and pointe/pre-pointe are held each day further helping the dancer apply and absorb the many individual corrections they are given. Students are challenged on a daily basis and given the tools they need to grow beyond their expectations.
Artistic Directors & Faculty

Colleen Barnes
Colleen Barnes danced professionally with the Dayton Ballet, Ballet Pensacola, and Dance Now! Miami, touring both domestically and abroad, in addition to free-lancing with the late David Holmes in British Columbia. Her favorite roles include Diego Salterini’s Chronicles; Hannah Baumgarten’s Unburden; Swan Lake’s Pas de Trois; the Opera Singer in...Read More
What to Expect
Instruction Formats
In-Person Instruction Details
Our studios are designed to welcome students back in-person safely, with social distancing, temperature checks, use of masks, limited class sizes, and frequent disinfecting procedures, based on the recommendations of Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health.
Tuition & Pricing – In Person Program
For 1 Week
For 2 Weeks
For 3 Weeks or More
Housing
$649 Per WeekHousing is available and optional for this intensive.Multiple Session Discounts Available.
Meal Plans
$225 Per WeekA meal plan is available and optional for this intensive.
Additional Costs & Fees
Due at Registration
Athens, Georgia
Housing
The Joffrey Ballet School offers safe supervised housing with additional protocols in place to address COVID-19 at all of our intensives. More detailed housing information will be posted shortly. The type of facility is listed below by intensive or location:
- All New York City Intensives – Joffrey Dormitory and Pace University Dormitories
- Joffrey South (Athens GA) – University of Georgia Dormitory Housing
- All California Intensives – University Dormitories
- Miami Intensives – Florida International University Dormitory
- Dallas / Denton Texas – TWU Dormitory
- Las Vegas Intensives – UNLV Dormitory / Double Tree Hotel (this is not a casino hotel)