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.