Summer Semester Overview

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PRE-SCHOOL DANCE PARTIES (Ages 3 + 4)
No experience necessary

Select Thursdays throughout the summer!
9:00 – 11:00 am

St. Matthews Studios

Ballet basics, creative movement, and a special craft will help make this a day to remember.


MOVEMENT & MAKE BELIEVE (Ages 5 – 7)
No experience necessary

June 17 – 21, 2024
Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
St. Matthews Studios

Join us for a magical week of movement, crafts, and fun! Children will explore a variety of movements through creative dance and imaginative play at this camp. Ballet basics will be introduced to help develop balance, body alignment, flexibility, and coordination.


SUMMER DANCE CAMP (Ages 6 – 12)
No experience necessary

June 10 – 14, 2024
Monday – Friday, 10:00 am – 4:15 pm
St. Matthews Studios

This inclusive program is open to all skill levels! Students will be introduced to a wide variety of arts programming including ballet, step, creative dance, musical theater and more!

Before-Care is available from 8:45 – 10:00 am & After-Care is available until 5:15 pm.


WEEKLY WEDNESDAYS (Ages 3 – 18)
No experience necessary

Session 1: Wednesdays, June 5 – June 26, 2024
Session 2: Wednesdays, July 3 – July 24, 2024
St. Matthews Studios

Weekly Wednesday classes are open to new and returning students! Weekly Wednesdays will run in two sessions during the summer semester. Enroll in both sessions or choose a session that best fits your summer schedule! 


JUNIOR INTENSIVE (Ages 9 – 14)**

Session 1: June 3 – 14, 2024
Session 2: July 15 – 26, 2024
Monday – Friday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
St. Matthews Studios

This early and end of summer program allows aspiring dancers to jump start their summer studies and/or make meaningful improvements prior to the fall semester. This program offers intensive-style ballet training while also being introduced to other styles of dance. Dancers begin each day with ballet and end the day exploring electives that may include modern, cultural dance, musical theater and more!

**Appropriate for students of The Louisville Ballet School who were enrolled in Classical Ballet levels III – IX, Teen Ballet, or Pre-Professional level 1 during the previous school year. New Students, ages 9-14 with at least one year of previous ballet experience, are welcome to enroll.


PRE-INTENSIVE PROGRAM(Ages 12 – 18)*

June 3 – 14, 2024
Monday – Friday, 10:00 am – 4:15 pm
Downtown Studios

This early summer program gives serious dance students intensive-style ballet training while also exploring other styles of dance. This program is ideal for those students needing to prep for a full Summer Intensive program and for those who are not quite ready for the Louisville Ballet’s Summer Intensive Program. Dancers begin each day with ballet technique and pre-pointe/pointe and end the day with repertoire, and electives that may include modern, character, yoga and more!

*Appropriate for students of The Louisville Ballet School who were enrolled in in Classical Ballet levels VI – IX or Pre-Professional levels 1 – 6 during the previous school year. New students, ages 12-18 with at least two years pre-pointe OR one year of pointe experience, are welcome to enroll.


LOUISVILLE BALLET SUMMER INTENSIVE (By Audition)

June 17 – July 12, 2024
Monday – Saturday
Downtown & St. Matthews Studios

Louisville Ballet Summer Intensive is a 4-week program intended for professionally aspiring dancers ages 12 and up. Selective admittance to the Louisville Ballet Summer Intensive is offered through an annual audition tour.

LEARN MORE about the Louisville Ballet’s Summer Intensive program, guest faculty, and audition tour dates.


ADULT INTENSIVE PROGRAMS (Ages 18+)

May 27 – June 1, 2024
Monday – Friday
Downtown Studios

The Adult Summer Intensive is open to ages 18+ and will suit the beginner through advanced dancer. Daily classes include Ballet Technique, Pointe Strengthening, Jump Strengthening, Modern, Jazz, Feldenkrais, Yoga and Variations that will be part of an in-studio showcase for Full Program participants.

LEARN MORE about mind. body. balance. and the adult intensive.