Dance
Brenda Daniels, Interim Dean
Sean Sullivan, Program Co-Director
Douglas Gawriljuk, Program Co-Director

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Welcome to summer at UNCSA, one of the finest professional dance training centers in the world, and one that has been at the forefront of excellence in training of both high school and college dancers for decades. Graduates of the School's certificate and degree programs are at the creative vanguard of dance and can be found in all the major companies of Europe and America. Summer 2012 brings a new intensive for young dancers – a comprehensive program that reflects the realities of today’s professional dance world. 

This program is for ages 12 to 21.

Comprehensive Dance is a new cross-disciplinary program designed to provide a highly focused experience for intermediate, advanced, and pre-professional dancers, ages 12 to 21.  The dance curriculum reflects the School’s belief that the dancer must be proficient in a variety of dance forms to compete in today’s professional dance world. The goal of all classes is to provide the highest level of professional training while encouraging the student’s personal development and sense of artistic expression.

All students will take daily classes in both ballet and contemporary techniques taught by UNCSA faculty and distinguished guest artists. This comprehensive program also offers training in pointe, character, composition, partnering, music, somatics, yoga, contemporary repertory, contemporary ballet repertory, and hip-hop repertory.  The session will conclude with a fully-produced concert of work generated during the five weeks, in which all summer students will have an opportunity to perform. 

An audition is required for enrollment. 

No pre-registration is necessary to audition for the Comprehensive Dance Summer Intensive.
A $20 audition fee is required – cash or check only.
Photographs and letters of recommendation are not required.

For information about how to audition by DVD, please click here. (no audition fee for DVD auditions)

Teachers are members of the UNCSA School of Dance full-time faculty listed below, as well as professional guest artists.

Douglas Gawriljuk, Co-Director
Principal Dancer, Basel Ballet; Miami City Ballet; Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Sean Sullivan, Co-Director
Limón Dance Company
 
Trish Casey
Pauline Koner Dance Company
Graduate of UNCSA
 
Fanchon Cordell
American Ballet Theatre; Eglevsky Ballet; Ballet Repertory Company

Nina Danilova
Kirov Ballet; Pacific Northwest Ballet
 
Dayna Fox
North Carolina Dance Theatre
Graduate of UNCSA
 
Susan McCullough
Nederlands Dans Theatre; Harkness Ballet
Dean of the UNCSA School of Dance 1988-2007; Graduate of UNCSA
 
Frank Smith
Soloist, American Ballet Theatre
Graduate of UNCSA

Music Faculty

Eric Schwartz
 
Guest Artists for 2012

Daniel Charon
Doug Varone and Dancers
Graduate of UNCSA

Eun Jung Choi
Da Da Dance Project
Graduate of UNCSA

UNCSA Summer 2012 – Deadlines and Cancellation Policy

Deadlines

Online Registration opens                   January 9

Deadline for International Students      April 1

Priority Registration deadline*              May 1

Payment in full due                               May 15

* Priority Registration guarantees your place in your chosen program. Registrations received after May 1, 2012 are accepted on a case-by-case basis as residence hall space allows.

Space in each program is limited. Registrations received after a program has filled will be placed on a waiting list pending withdrawals.

Cancellation terms

$300 non-refundable deposit due at registration – check or credit card (to pay by credit card call 336.770.1432)

Student withdrawal by June 1: refund of one-half of total paid, less non-refundable deposit

Student withdrawal after June 1: no refunds

In the event a program is cancelled by UNCSA, payments will be refunded in full

Students who have passed an audition process will be invited to register for the program.

Registration for the Dance Comprehensive Intensive for Summer 2012 is now closed. Please check back early next year for Summer 2013!