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Pre-Professional Dance Intensive
July 17 - August 6, 2023
(Ages 12+)
Pre-Professional
Dance Intensive
A pre-professional dance intensive for ballet and contemporary dancers seeking artistic and technical growth.
AXCBT’s Pre-Professional Dance Intensive features a world-class faculty line up, bringing in accredited guest artists from New York City Ballet, Radio City Music Hall, Kansas City Ballet, and more.
This three-week intensive culminates in the opening night of
A Midsummer Night's Dream August 4-6, 2023 at the Erlanger Gardens at Monmouth University. Students will participate in various roles in this acclaimed dance theater work, rehearsing and performing alongside professional dancers.
Price includes 3 weeks of classes
+ rehearsals and performances in AXCBT's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pricing: $1450
For new students, please submit a 2-3 minute video of you doing a solo in any style of dance to Academy Administrator at apaa@axelrodartscenter.org. Submit with your name, age, number of years of training, and current dance school or teacher.
Curriculum &
Weekly Schedule
Monday - Friday
10am - 4pm at Bell Works
101 Crawfords Corner Rd., Holmdel, NJ
AXCBT Summer Dance combines classical ballet and contemporary dance training with a diverse range of concert dance and techniques including Modern, Variations, Men’s Technique, Partnering, Acting for Dancers, Yoga, Improvisation, Stretch & Strength, and Nutrition. Taught by a world-class faculty, students have the opportunity to be mentored by & perform alongside AXCBT professional dancers.
Students train at AXCBT Studios approximately 25 hours each week, with the following classes:
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Ballet: Ballet Technique, Pointe, Men’s
Partnering: Pas de Deux, Ballroom
Contemporary: Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, Musical Theater
Conditioning: Pilates, Yoga, Stretch and Strengthen
Choreography and Production Rehearsals
Over the course of a week, students can expect the following breakdown:
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Ballet Technique: 1.5 - 2 hours, daily
Pointe/Men's Class: 1 hour, twice a week
Modern: 1 hour daily
Partnering: 1.5 hours, weekly
Contemporary: 4-5 hours, weekly
Conditioning: 2 hours, weekly
Rehearsals: 3 hours, daily
Lecture: 1 hour, weekly
2023 Pre-Professional Dance Intensive participants will perform in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
August 4-6, 2023
at the Erlanger Gardens at Monmouth University
Check out some highlights from AXCBT's previous production of
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Previous Summer Faculty Includes:
Seyong Kim
Roxey Ballet, Western Michigan University
Julie Caprio
Washington Ballet, Kansas City Ballet
Gabriel Chajnik
Resident Faculty
Director, AXCBT & APAA
Andrea Weber
The Merce Cunningham Trust
