Summer Intensive Plans!

Hello! In case you were wondering, I am still alive! I've just been bad on my posting. Anyway, this post is going to be revealing where I am going this summer for my intensive...

...drum roll please...

Boston Ballet!

Yes, I am going to the Boston Ballet intensive in Newton! I will be staying with some family, which eliminates the cost of boarding. Here is a picture of the place I will be taking classes (I think):

I will do posts when I get there, but that's not for a while, so look forward to more posts on other topics to come! 

Thanks for reading!

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ABT Audition Review/Feelings

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Prior to the Audition

It was crazy when we got there! I could barely get into the door without squishing people already in line. Eventually, I got a registration card and filled that out while the line slo-o-o-o-w-w-wly moved along. The cool thing was that we could see the company of that studio rehearsing Romeo and Juliet...the bad thing? We didn't have the large studio. 

During the Audition

The packed us neatly at the barres, so closely that by battements, if we didn't angle, they would be at 45 degrees... combinations were simple, so focusing on technique (like usual) was my main focus. Pointe was just releves.

Results
I was accepted into the North Carolina location! Exciting, but I've heard that unless you're in the New York intensive, they won't pay much attention to the students, if that makes sense...I guess you just get classes, but you don't really make any real connection with your teachers, or something like that.

Thanks for reading!

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Ballet Chicago Audition Review/Feelings

Hello again! I think you know how this will go...

Prior to the Audition
I'm pretty sure I arrived about a 1/2 hour early. I was already pre-registered, so registering was simple, I just told them my name, and they had a card all filled out for me.

During the Audition
The combinations they had us do at this audition were pretty hard compared to other auditions. And they definitely love turnout. At the barre, during developpes, the women teaching the class went along to everyone along this really long barre (including me) and when we plie-d and flexed our foot, she would really turn it out.
I felt the difficulty of the class was overall like a regular technique class for me, and that was unusual because auditions are usually simpler than that (if you didn't know). Pointe wasn't terrible, but we did do this kind of hard combination involving echappes and a developpe.

Results
The day after the audition, I got an email telling me I was accepted! I was very surprised to have heard so soon, but at least there wasn't too much suspense. I really want to go to this intensive, so I hope it will work out!

Thanks for reading!
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The Rock School Audition Review/Experience

You should know the drill by now if you've read my previous posts... :)

Prior to the Audition
I had to go straight from a technique class with my friend to the audition, and since the audition was 7:00-9:00, I ate dinner on the way there. Then once we got there, we registered and got our numbers. After that, my friend and I went through some strengthening exercises, and then stretched. Eventually, we were called in.

During the Audition
When we were at the barre, they didn't require us to stand in any number order, which I found a little strange, but it didn't really matter. The one thing I really liked about the audition was as we went through all the exercises, they gave us really specific corrections, and it felt like a real class, and not just an audition. The people at the audition were the heads of the school (I think) and married, and they both taught the audition. After showing the grand allegro combination, the man said "C'mere number 14." and I walked over to him, and realized we were going to demonstrate. It was really fun, because I felt like I was flying.
Pointe wasn't terribly hard, but it wasn't like SAB (see 2(?) posts below).

Results
At the end of the audition, they told us to group up near the front of the room where their table was, and when they called your number, come forward. When they called each person's number, they handed them a folded piece of paper, which told us right then and there whether we had be accepted or not, and if we had, which level. I was accepted, and was placed in level 3, which was very exciting!

Boston Ballet Audition Review

Hi everyone! It's actually been almost a week since my audition for Boston, but here is the review!

Prior to the Audition
I arrived about a half an hour early. There was no pre-registration, so instead they took all of us into a studio and had us fill out a form. Then we lined up according to age, and line by line, went up to the table at the front of the studio to turn in our money and forms and get our numbers. After all of that happened, they called numbers 1 through 64 to another studio for the audition while the rest of the people waited for an hour and 20 minutes. Thank goodness I was number 17 or something like that, so I didn't have to wait.

During the Audition
The woman who taught the class was a company member in the Boston Ballet, a soloist I think. The other person observing the audition was the director of the school, or someone near that job. The company member was funny and made the experience more relaxing, which was nice because it was easier to focus on my technique. The funny thing is, we never got to pointe, but I guess they might assess that in the intensive,

Results
I learned a few days after the audition that I was accepted into their program in Newton, which is just outside of Boston (I wasn't eligible for the program in Boston because you have to be 15). It is being considered that I go there because my aunt and cousin live in Boston and I could stay with them.

SAB Results

Hello everyone,

Just updating on the results for my SAB audition...I didn't get in. I'm a little disappointed, but I have another audition tomorrow, one next week, and three the next, so I don't have time to dwell on the past. 

Happy auditioning to those who are!

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SAB Audition Review/Feelings

Hello everyone! Today I have a review for you for SAB's, or the School of American Ballet's, summer intensive audition. Well...I'm going to call it a review, but basically it's just my experience. I'll be doing this for all my other summer intensive auditions too, so I hope you enjoy!

Prior to the Audition
I arrived at the audition a full hour early, even though I was pre-registered. I prefer to be there early to make sure I have enough time to stretch and get myself mentally prepared. There I was given a few things, including a number and two safety pins to pin it onto my leotard. When the audition was about to start, they had us line up outside the studio, so we could file into the studio in an orderly fashion.
The Audition
Once in the studio, we were sorted by number at the barre. The combinations were pretty simple, they were just looking for the level of technique we had.
Center was pretty much the same difficulty. They had us go in groups, and after we finished each combination, the man who was giving us the combinations and the women who was watching would whisper and stare at the students. That was probably the scariest moment, when you realized the were looking at you. I also had an extremely difficult time turning for some reason. Unfortunately, I hadn't taken any class yet, just coming off of break, so I didn't have a whole lot I could do to prepare.
There was only one or two combos across the floor, grand allegro, and then came pointe. Surprisingly, all we did was echappes. I expected that we would have to do more, at least piques, but I guess not.
Results
I don't know yet, but I will on Friday probably. I don't expect to get in, seeing that they didn't see my best, but I still have five more auditions to pull my act together (I added PNB to my list), and hopefully impress someone.

Have you auditioned for something yet/will you be auditioning in the future? Comment below your experience, or any requests or questions!

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