Kansas City Ballet School

Summer Intensive

Kansas City Ballet Summer Intensive

June 23-July 25, 2025

5 week Summer Intensive for dancers ages 12-22
Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity
500 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO

July 28- August 2, 2025

ChoreoLab Movers and Makers

 

 

 

 

The Kansas City Ballet Summer Intensive offers a curriculum focused on classical ballet with exposure to a variety of dance disciplines. Artistic staff and school faculty of Kansas City Ballet combine to create one of the best summer intensive offered in the country. Our world-class guest instructors bring additional expertise that is unmatched and will help prepare students for the demands of a professional career. We educate not just the dancer, but the whole person.

 

The ChoreoLab: Movers and Makers is a one week workshop taking place at the end of the Summer Intensive. It has 2 tracks: The Mover Track and The Maker Track. The Mover Track provides dancers ages 16-22 with an opportunity to simulate a company experience being engaged in rehearsal and creation processes. Dancers are selected and invited through a Summer Intensive Audition. The Maker Track is open to emerging choreographers ages 18-24. Choreographers will have choreography seminars, be paired with a mentor, and work with dancers to create in a process oriented environment. Choreographers are NOT required to audition or attend the Summer Intensive but rather are selected through an application process. The Choreography Workshop will culminate in a showing at The Bolender Center.

Kansas City Ballet Summer Intensive

This intensive was truly amazing. My experience here has been unmatched to any other intensive I have been to even during the pandemic.

- 2021 Summer Intensive Student

Cost

5 week Summer Intensive Tuition $3,000
5 week Housing Package (Includes dorm and cafeteria costs) $3,600
1 week ChoreoLab Tuition $600
1 week ChoreoLab Housing Package $720

 

A non-refundable $500 deposit is required to reserve a place in the 5 week Summer Intensive.
A non-refundable $500 deposit is required to hold a place in the dormitory for the 5 week Summer Intensive.

These deposits are applied toward the total tuition/housing costs. The balance of fees is due by May 19, 2025.

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Information Packets & Daily Schedule

2024 Dorm Student Packet

2024 Day Student Packet

Students successfully completing the Summer Intensive will receive a Certificate of Completion. The program has approximately 80 hours of Ballet Technique and 80 hours of additional Dance training.

Summer Intensive Daily Schedule Sample

9:00 – 10:45 am Ballet Technique
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Pointe/ Men’s Class
12:00 – 1:00pm Conditioning
1:00 -2:00 pm Lunch
2:15 – 3:30 pm Modern
3:45 – 5:00 pm Repertory

Summer Intensive Elevé and T-shirt Order Forms

Summer Intensive Elevé Leotard/Shirt

As included as part of your registration fee, each student will receive one (1) Elevé Leotard or Men’s Shirt. The order form below is for ordering ADDITIONAL leotards/shirts ONLY.

ORDER KCBS SI ELEVE LEOTARD/SHIRT

Summer Intensive T-shirt

Summer Intensive T-shirts are available for purchase. For all dorm students, one (1) KCBS SI T-shirt is included in your housing package.

Order KCBS SI T-shirt 

Important Dates

Monday, December 2, 2024 Pre-registration for Summer Intensive and NSIA auditions open
Thursday, January 16, 2025 Last day to pre-register for January SI and JSI Audition at KCBS
Sunday, January 29, 2025 January SI and JSI Audition at KCBS
Monday, February 3, 2025 Last day to pre-register for February NSIA audition at KCBS
Sunday, February 9, 2025 February NSIA audition at KCBS
Friday, February 14, 2025 Video auditions, choreography applications, and financial aid applications due
Monday, March 17, 2025 Registration and deposits due
Monday, April 7, 2025 Summer Intensive t-shirt orders due
Monday, May 19, 2025 Balance of fees due
Sunday June 22, 2025 Move in day for dorm students
Monday, June 23, 2025 First day of Summer Intensive classes
Friday, July 25, 2025 Final day of classes and Summer Intensive studio demonstrations*
Monday, July 28, 2025 Choreographic Workshop starts
Saturday August 2nd, 2025 Choreographic Workshop Showing

*More detailed information will be provided to students once their registration is complete.

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For more information about Kansas City Ballet’s Summer Intensive or ChoreoLab, contact Kansas City Ballet School at 816.931.2299 or summerintensive@kcballet.org.