Dance Life

Summer Dance Program (SDP), located at Boston Ballet company headquarters in Boston, provides male and female students, ages 15 to 23, with five weeks of intensive pre-professional training in classical ballet technique. The daily curriculum includes 5-7 hours of classes in classical ballet technique, pointe, variations, Forsythe-based improvisational technique, partnering, separate men's classes, and enrichment classes in character, jazz, modern, men's conditioning, Pilates, Gyrokinesis and yoga for dancers. The average class size of 25 encourages personalized instruction and camaraderie.