The Canyon Concert Ballet School Summer Intensive offers a curriculum focused on classical ballet with exposure to a variety of dance disciplines. Our world-class instructors will inspire growth and renewal for all avid ballet students and prepare those students training for the demands of a professional career in an intimate and nurturing environment. Focus is placed on developing the whole dancer by offering classes according to 3 levels determined by an initial placement class. Classes will be offered in ballet technique, pointe, variations, modern, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, musical theatre, Pilates, yoga and repertoire, as well as lectures on injury prevention, nutrition, and dance history. We educate not just the dancer, but the whole person!
INTENSIVE ACCEPTANCE
CCB’s summer intensive is open to all serious ballet students ages 9-24 with at least three years of ballet technique training AND to all CCB students currently enrolled in levels 4 and up. Auditions are not required. Non-CCB students are welcome!
CURRICULUM
Students in Levels 2 and 3 attend classes Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Canyon Concert Ballet north studios. Students will showcase their progress in a demonstration on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 2pm.
Students in Level 1 attend classes Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Canyon Concert Ballet north studios. Students will showcase their progress in a demonstration on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 2pm.
Classes for 2017 may include:
- Ballet Technique
- Pointe
- Repertory
- Variations
- Modern
- Jazz
- Contemporary/ Release Method Techniques
- Hip Hop
- Improvisation
- Conditioning
- Pilates
- Yoga
- Injury Prevention
- Nutrition
** Special men’s classes TBD based on enrollment.
FACULTY
Corina Gill
Ms. Gill began training near her home town at Black Mountain Dance Center when she was about 10. At 16, Gill graduated from high school and was accepted into the University of California, Irvine’s well-known dance program on scholarship. In 2002 she received her bachelor’s degree in dance and married her husband. She danced in several ballet companies including San Diego Ballet, State Street Ballet, Ballet Pacifica and Ballet Tech before joining Los Angeles Ballet at its launch in 2006. While there, she was honored to dance many principal roles and was coached by codirectors Colleen Neary and Thordal Christiansen. Gill attributes these years to one of the periods of the most growth in her professional career.
In 2009, Gill auditioned for her dream company, Boston Ballet and Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen offered her a position in the corps de ballet. Since joining, she has been able to enjoy a large variety of types of ballets and roles including many soloist and principal opportunities. In 2012 she was featured in Dance Magazine’s “Dancer Spotlight” by Ashley Rivers, and in 2015 she completed her master’s certificate in nonprofit management. Most recently, Gill danced the technically challenging and emotional “Belong” pas de deux by Norbert Vesak. Mary Hierholtzer of the New Boston Post said, “she excelled in the demanding role that requires strength, intricate technique, gracefulness and emotional intimacy.” Gill was promoted to second soloist in 2016.
Gill has taught in various ballet schools throughout her career. For the past two years she taught in Boston Ballet school’s prestigious summer program as well as yearround. She has taught masters classes including Swan Lake master classes for adults. Gill enjoys teaching and believes that through teaching she is still learning how to develop her own craft, as well as that of the students.
Melissa Corr
Melissa Corr, a native New Yorker, has been a leading figure in the training of classical dancers in our tri-state region for over 35 years. Her rigorous Russian based training system provides her students with the discipline, technique and motivation to pursue professional careers in dance. Her students are involved in companies throughout the United States and abroad. Ms. Corr is currently the Ballet Mistress and an Advanced and Company ballet instructor. She recently retired from the Dance Department at Colorado State University, where she instructed ballet technique and staged classic works, along with her own contemporary choreography. She lives in Fort Collins with her husband Jim. She is an avid hiker and loves to garden.
Megan Glynn
Megan Glynn is currently the senior faculty and Department Director of Dance within the Colorado Mesa University Theatre and Dance program in Grand Junction, where she teaches tap, hip hop, and jazz/ contemporary along with several lecture courses. As a Bay Area, California native, Megan trained extensively in jazz, contemporary, hip hop and tap dance and musical theater. She went on to complete her BFA at Chapman University and later her MFA at the University of California, Irvine with an emphasis in choreography and pedagogy in 2009. While at UCI, she choreographed for numerous productions in the UCI Opera, Theatre and Dance Departments. Since then, Ms. Glynn has continued to direct and choreograph in such productions as Once Upon a Mattress, Legally Blond, Nine, My Fair Lady, among others as well as her own personal choreography for various concerts, collegiate dance festivals, fashion shows and music videos. Additionally, she continues to teach and choreograph nationally as a guest in private studios and colleges. Ms. Glynn’s former students have been seen on television shows such as Live to Dance, America’s Best Dance Crew, America’s Got Talent, and So You Think You Can Dance. Many have been featured in music videos, films, and are touring internationally both performing and teaching.
*Additional guests’ bios coming soon!
FEES
Levels 2 and 3. Fee: $550
Placement will be determined by the instructor the first day of class. **Please note, CCB students will be evaluated according to individual student level and not necessarily along CCB levels. This will ensure the most fruitful experience for each dancer.
Level 3: 4 years ballet technique and 2 years of pointe required.
Level 2: 3 years ballet technique and 1 year of pointe required.
Sample Day, Levels 2 and 3:
9:00 – 10:45 Ballet Technique
11:00 – 12:00 Pointe/ Variations
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch w/ Lecture Series to include Q&A with guest teachers and dance history.
1:00 – 1:45 Pilates/ Yoga/ Healthy Dancer
1:45 – 3:15 Jazz/ Musical Theater/ Contemporary
3:30 – 5:00 Repertoire
Level 1. Fee: $400
3 years of prior ballet training required. Placement will be determined by the instructor the first day of class. **Please note, CCB students will be evaluated according to individual student level and not necessarily along CCB levels. This will ensure the most fruitful experience for each dancer.
Sample Day, Level 1:
9:00 — 10:30 Contemporary/ Musical Theater/ Jazz
10:30 – 11:00 Pilates/ Healthy Dancer
11:00 – 12:00 Variations/ Pre-pointe
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch w/ Lecture Series to include Q&A with guest teachers and dance history.
1:00 – 2:30 Ballet technique
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
** Would you like to sponsor a dancer with a donation? Even small donations can make a difference in a dancer’s life. Contact the CCB office today!
CCB offers a limited amount of need-based financial aid for the Summer Intensive. Please indicate desire to apply for financial aid on registration application.
REGISTRATION
Registration must be received by April 3rd with $150 deposit to be applied toward total fees. Remainder of fees must be paid in full by May 15, 2017. Pick up a registration form in the office.
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, April 3, 2017 – Registration and Deposit Due
Monday, May 15, 2017 – Balance of Fees due
Monday, June 19, 2017 – Orientation: 8:30AM. Placement class 9AM.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 – Studio Demonstrations, 2PM
