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PROGRAMME #1:
Giselle’s Peasant Pas de Deux: Fri 25 July at 6.30-8.30pm, Sat 26 & Sun 27 July at 1.30-5.45pm, £80
After a warm up class, we’ll cover some basics in pas de deux such as finding the plumline, pirouettes and promenades before working on the adagio section from the Peasant Pas de Deux, as well as the second male and female variations. We’ll put it all together on the Sunday.
Suitable for:
- Ladies at an advanced level who are competent with pirouettes en pointe
- Men who are competent with tour en l’air, saut de basque and jeté elancé*
(*There’s an option for just Pas de Deux without the variation for men in Ballet for You levels Beginners 2 and 3)
Note: Places are limited and pairing up of couples will be prioritised so please book early.

PROGRAMME #2:
Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) & Targeting Specifics: Sat 26 & Sun 27 July, 11.30am - 1.30pm, £55
Take advantage of learning some key PBT exercises in the studio with the big fit ball and small fusion ball which will be supplied. PBT is great for identifying and correcting imbalances which will really strengthen your ballet technique.
We will then move onto a ballet class with a specific focus on feet and turnout on the Saturday and upper body and turns from the corner on the Sunday.
Suitable for:
Ballet for You level: Beginners 2 to Advanced

PROGRAMME #3:
New Choreography to the Waltz from Onegin: Mon 28 July - Fri 1 August, 6.30-9.30pm, £80
There will be 2 groups per evening each starting with a centre-barre warm-up, before rehearsing new choreography to Tchaikovsky’s Waltz from Onegin; both groups will come together on the Friday when the piece will be filmed (scroll down for past pieces). Men may need to be available for both sessions.
Suitable for:
Session 1: 6.30-8pm Mon-Thu, 6.30-9.20pm Fri is for Ballet for You levels Beginners 3 to Pre-Improvers or equivalent
Session 2: 8-9.30pm Mon-Thu, 6.30-9.20pm Fri is for Ballet for You levels Improvers 1 & 2 & Advanced 1 & 2 or equivalent
*You must be available for ALL your sessions

PROGRAMME #4:
Class & Intro to Character steps, Mime & Repertoire: Sat 2 August, 12.00-3.15pm, £40
Character steps and mime are used in most ballets and seldom taught to adults so here’s your chance to learn a mazurka, a polonaise and a polka and some repertoire where it is used. We’ll then cover some mime from famous ballets, all preceded by a centre-barre class.

PROGRAMME #5:
New choreography to Adiemus, Mon 4 - Fri 8 August, 6.45-9pm, £80
Following a warm up class, we will work on new choreography to Adiemus by Karl Jenkins each evening. This piece will have a more contemporary feel to it and will be filmed on the last session.

Suitable for:
Ballet for You levels Beginners 3 to Advanced
*You must be available for ALL your sessions

Summer Programme 2024: Swan Lake Act 3 Waltz, 15th - 19th July 2024
Music: Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Choreography by Serena Cundari; Ballet for You students from Beginners 3 to Advanced 2 levels.

Summer Programme 2024: Gâité Parisienne, 27th & 28th July 2024
Music: Jacques Offenbach; Choreography by Serena Cundari; Ballet for You students from Beginners 2 to Beginner-General levels.

Summer Programme 2023: Hoe Down and Lord of the Dance: 31st July - 4th August 2023 (Music: Hoe Down by Aaron Copland and Lord of the Dance by Ronald Hardiman; Choreography by S. Cundari) Ballet for You students from Beginners 3 to Advanced 2 levels.

Summer Programme 2023: Cinderella’s Midnight Waltz: 12th August 2023 (Music: Sergei Prokofiev; Choreography by S. Cundari) Ballet student levels ranging from Beginners 2 to Pre-Improvers. This was covered in one hour and followed a Floor-barre class and Ballet class, each of 60 mins

Summer Programme 2022: Symphony No 1: 22nd July 2022 (Music by Sergei Prokofiev; Choreography By S.Cundari) Ballet for You dancers from Pre-Improvers to Advanced levels.

Summer Programme 2022: Palladio: 31st July 2022 (Music by Karl Jenkins; Choreography by S.Cundari) Ballet for You dancers from Improvers to Advanced levels.

Advanced Summer Programme 2021: Gaité Parisienne Mazurka (Music by Jacques Offenbach; Choreography S. Cundari) Dancers from Advanced 1 and 2

Elementary Summer Programme 2021: Act 3 Opening of Swan Lake (Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; choreography S. Cundari). Dancers from Beginners 3, Pre-Improvers & Improvers 1

Summer Intensives 2020: Instead of having a studio summer programme this year, a special 5 week online programme was delivered which included working on 4 pieces of Repertoire.

Lockdown Swan Lake, 2020: Finale from Act 2 Swan Lake (music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, adapted choreography after Marius Petipa). Dancers from Pre-Improvers, Improvers 1, Improvers 2, Advanced 1 and Advanced 2 levels. Edited by Emily Richards

Men’s Programme: Le Corsaire variation from 2019 Summer Programme - Week 2

Choreography to Cinderella’s Midnight Waltz from 2019 Summer Programme - Week 2 (Music, Sergei Prokofiev; Choreography, S. Cundari)

Coppelia, The Czardas from 2019 Summer Programme - Week 1 (Music: Leo Delibes; choreography adapted from Peggy van Pragh)

Swan Lake, Act 1 Waltz from 2018 Summer Programme - Week 2 (Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Choreography, S. Cundari)

Sleeping Beauty Garland Waltz from 2018 Summer Programme - Week 1 (Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Choreography S. Cundari)

L'Arlesienne from 2018 Easter Intensive (Music: George Bizet; choreography S. Cundari)

Bolero from 2017 Summer Programme (Music: George Bizet; choreography S. Cundari)

Paquita from the 2nd (of 3) 2016 Summer Programmes (Music: Ludwig Minkus; Choreography S. Cundari)

Romeo & Juliet - Dance of the Knights - from the 3rd (of 3) 2016 Summer Programmes (Music: Sergei Prokofiev; choreography S. Cundari)