A&A BALLET
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER INTENSIVE 2025
A&A BALLET CENTER FOR DANCE
731 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60605
Session I
June 16 - July 18, 2025 - 5 Weeks
ages 10-24 / Tuition: $2,500
Session II
July 21 - August 15, 2025 - 4 Weeks
ages 10-24 / Tuition: $2,100
Junior Intensive
July 21 - August 1, 2025 - 2 Weeks
ages 7-11 / Tuition: $750
A limited number of scholarships will be available.
A&A BALLET’s International Summer Intensive is a versatile dance training course for serious students with an emphasis on the development of each student’s potential. Classes* are offered in Ballet, Pointe, Men’s, Partnering, Variations, Contemporary, Character, Body Conditioning, Repertoire and Choreography and will be led by Anna Reznik and Alexei Kremnev,
whose dedication to teaching the art of ballet is unmatched.
*subject to change
Master Teachers 2016-2024
SUSAN JAFFE (Artistic Director, ABT)
ALEXEI MOSKALENKO (Assistant Artistic Director, YAGP)
CARLOS LOPEZ (Director of Repertoire, ABT)
PASCAL MOLAT (Associate Director, Trainee Program, San Francisco Ballet)
FRANCISCO GELLA (Chief Creative Officer, Francisco Gella Dance Works)
MISHA TCHOUPAKOV (YAGP Rehearsal Director/Resident Master Teacher)
ISABELLA LAFRENIERE (Principal Dancer, NYCB)
FABRICE CALMELS (formerly Joffrey Ballet, International Star)
PETER STARK (President and Director, Rock School)
PHILIP NEAL (formerly NYCB, Artistic Director, Next Generation Ballet)
ANDREI KLEMM (Company Teacher, Paris Opera Ballet)
GONZALO GARCIA (Principal Dancer, NYCB)
CALVIN KITTEN (Director, Ballet West II)
ANNA REZNIK, ALEXEI KREMNEV (Former Founding Artistic Directors,
Joffrey Academy, Joffrey Studio Company)
AUDITIONS
Summer Intensive Auditions in Downtown at the A&A BALLET CENTER FOR DANCE:
731 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL, 60605.
To schedule and for more information please contact info@aacenterfordance.org
Please bring to audition:
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A headshot (4x6) with ballet hairstyle
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For students age 12 and over: First Arabesque Photo (4 x 6) Ladies: on Pointe
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$30.00 day-of registration fee, payable in cash
Video auditions
Please click here for information regarding submission of video auditions.
HOUSING
Supervised housing is available at a secure on-site student residence close to Chicago’s best shopping, finest restaurants, cultural attractions, museums, theaters, parks, and lake-front beaches.
Housing Cost: $1,500 for 5 weeks on-site
Weekend/Evening Activities
There will be a variety of activities scheduled for some evenings and each weekend to offer students the opportunity to explore all that Chicago has to offer in the summer. For students staying in summer housing, the activities are required and an
activity fee will be added.
Possible Activities may include:
Chicago Summer Dance • Concerts in Millennium Park • Art Festivals/Street Fair
Navy Pier • Lincoln Park & Zoo • Chicago River Walk
A trip to Oak Street Beach • Movies in the Park • Boat and/or Bicycle Tour
Cubs or White Sox Game • Fourth of July Celebrations • Pizza Night
Activities Fee: TBD