Summer Intensive Review: Houston Ballet

[jessmac58]

Houston Ballet is my home company! :) so glad to hear great things about the intensive and teachers. The recently built Center for Dance is beautiful too if you can get a chance to go there again!

[rorozco181]

how is the program for guys?

[littlemiss7241]

:( that's a bummer. Do you still think it's worth going for three weeks?

[twinstalkballet93]

@littlemiss7241 Definitely! You will take away so much from it no matter what :)

[littlemiss7241]

I got accepted to level 5--do you remember if the second three week session is able to perform on the end of program performance? Because I can't attend the first week in the six week program because of a family wedding :( I really really want to go though!! And also, how old were most of the girls in level 5? Or level 6?

[twinstalkballet93]

@littlemiss7241 Unfortunately neither of the 3 week programs can do the final performance, but the rehearsals that you are not a part of are supplemented by other classes with other kids not doing the performance.

[dancernjs]

If I am 15...is it possible for me to just go for 3 weeks instead of 6?

[twinstalkballet93]

@dancernjs If you are accepted into level 5 you can go for 3 weeks or 6, but levels 6-8 can only go to the 6 week program.

[Sillygoose1997]

can you request your roommates?

[twinstalkballet93]

@Sillygoose1997 If they haven't changed the rules from 2009, then yes you can as long as you both request each other :)

[tommikaulitz1]

do you have to be on pointe to attent this summer intensive?

[twinstalkballet93]

@tommikaulitz1 Yes:)

[tommikaulitz1]

@twinstalkballet93 :( aw welll... maybe another time.

[jepeuxvousmangez]

Did you improve a lot?

[twinstalkballet93]

@jepeuxvousmangez Yes! I gained so much strength and also a lot of knowledge which helped me to continue to improve throughout the following year.

[GawkyBallerina]

Tall dancers represent! :)

[Cinemagraphique]

this was the most informative video ever, thanks twins

[argobargo14]

@twinstalkballet93 I know it's like 6 storys!!!

[twinstalkballet93]

I know, it is huge! It is supposedly the biggest in the country!

[argobargo14]

I got in for level 5 for this summer of 2011 and I'm not staying in the dorms I'm staying with my grandmother who lives there.oh I also get to dance at there new studio it's sooooo big compared to where I dance.

[twinstalkballet93]

Awesome! You will have a lot of fun!

[meggt819]

im going this summer ill be in level 7! :) thanks for the input

[twinstalkballet93]

We are 17 now but when we attended the Houston Ballet summer program we were 15 :)

[ballet322]

hey! i hate to sound upfront, but how old are you guys? i am attending houston ballet and was placed i level 6....

SO EXCITED AHHHHHHH

[twinstalkballet93]

And we pretty much just said the same things :P

[twinstalkballet93]

Oh my gosh Kelsey and I totally just commented on that at the same time :/ Oops! I guess that's what you get for being on separate computers! haha

[twinstalkballet93]

Ohhh my goodness I totally know what you mean about the teacher, haha. He was really funny but one time I had to partner with him because there was an odd number of people in the class... yeah, needless to say it was quite awkward... and it involved quite a bit of sweat and me having to grab his thigh because we were doing this weird, upside-down lift :P

I loved Ms. Rojas too and all of her hilarious phrases! She was awesome :)

[twinstalkballet93]

I know she would always say that haha! She was our favorite too! Kirsten definitely knows how sweaty he gets...she had to partner with him and do a flip over his back which involved grabbing his inner thigh...it was awkward.

[12345icv]

I love rojas she was are main teacher for level 7! That was less than lovely ladies hahah god bless america.....she would always say that lol

[12345icv]

hahah extreme dancing was soo funny except the teacher always got really sweaty hahah lol

[twinstalkballet93]

Yes, I do believe that they did partnering (or at least they did when I was there) but I dont remember if it was once or twice a week :/ They usually partnered with level 6 men. The counselors said that the curfew was to be in the dorms was 9 but it didn't really matter because everyone was in the building anyways since there was nowhere else to go but the cafeteria which closed before that. Also, the curfew to be in our rooms was 10:30 which was VERY strictly enforced as we said in the video!