3 week program
Running from July 14 - August 1, 2008 
The Summer Ballet Intensive is for intermediate and advanced ballet students. The program stresses the highly structured Vaganova syllabus, and closely resembles the program of study adhered to in the former Soviet Union. The program runs all day, Monday through Friday from 9:30 - 5:00 PM. It includes two daily ballet classes plus classes in other dance forms including character, yoga, historical dance and classical variations. Advanced classes will include pointe work and partnering. Seminars such as Pilates, nutrition, massage, injury prevention, and drama will also be presented. Students should bring a bag lunch.
FACULTY
CLASSICAL BALLET TECHNIQUE
VADIM PISAREV - is currently Principal Dancer and Artistic Director of the Donetsk Ballet in Ukraine. Trained at the Kiev Academy, Pisarev has won many honors. He won the Gold Medal in Moscow and Jackson, Mississippi as well as medals in Paris and Helsinki. He was named "1990 Male Dancer of the Year" in the Soviet Union. Recent awards include Best Dancer of the Year from UNESCO, and the Grand Prix award for People of the Year in 1996 and 1997 in Ukraine. Pisarev and his wife Inna Dorofeyeva are parents of sixteen year old Andrei, who has already won honors in international competition, and two and a half year old Alexandra.
IELENA TIURIAKULOVA graduated with excellence in 1975 from the world famous Vaganova Choreography School (Kirov School) in St. Petersburg, Russia. She received her practical training at the Mariinski Theater of Opera and Ballet. She became Principal Dancer at the Kygyz State Theater of Opera and Ballet, dancing the lead roles in all of the major ballets for twenty years. She received many honors including “Honored Artist of Ballet of the Kyrgyz Republic” in 1982 and “Laureate of the Prize of Youth Union of Kyrgyzstan for Excellence in performance” in 1980. Elena joined the WDA faculty in 2003.
MODERN DANCE / JAZZ
DONALD LUNSFORD
YOGA
LEAH WEISSMAN
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
On August 1st, 2008 there will be a performance consisting of variations from classical ballets. There will be a reception following the performance.
SAMPLE WEEKLY SCHEDULE
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Ballet | Ballet | Ballet | Ballet | Ballet |
| 9:30 - 11:00 | 9:30 - 11:00 | 9:30 - 11:00 | 9:30 - 11:00 | 9:30 - 11:00 |
| Yoga | Character | Yoga | Historical Dance | Seminar |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | 11:00 - 12:00 | 11:00 - 12:00 | 11:00 - 12:00 | 11:00 - 12:00 |
| Ballet/Pointe | Modern | Ballet/Pointe | Jazz | Ballet |
| 1:00 - 3:00 | 1:00 - 2:30 | 1:00 - 3:00 | 1:00 - 2:30 | 1:00 - 2:30 |
| Variations | Partnering | Variations | Partnering | Variations |
| 3:00 - 5:00 | 2:30 - 3:30 | 3:00 - 5:00 | 2:30 - 3:30 | 3:00 - 5:00 |
| Variations | Variations | |||
| 3:30 - 5:00 | 3:30 - 5:00 | |||
- $675 full 3 week program
- $250 per week
A limited number of scholarships are available for the summer program. Contact the studio for information on how to apply for scholarship. Audition fee is $14.
ELIGIBILITY
The program is for students ages 10 - 22, with at least two years
experience. Class placement in the program is on an individual basis
and will be determined on the first day of the program. An audition
is recommended, but not essential. The audition fee is $14. Students
may submit a photograph in first arabesque and a letter of recommendation
by a ballet teacher, in lieu of an audition. To schedule an audition,
contact Wissahickon Dance Academy at 215-849-7950.
HOUSING
For students not within commuting distance, Wissahickon Dance
Academy will find housing with families nearby. A fee of $110 per
week will cover room and board.
DANCE ATTIRE
Girls - Black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes
Boys - Black tights, white t-shirt, dance belt, black or white ballet
shoes
38 East Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19144
telephone: (215)-849-7950 fax: (215)-849-3117
toll free: 1-800-849-4919
email: wissahickondance@verizon.net