Portland, ME 04101 United States
Creative Movement Summer Camps
Portland School of Ballet’s Creative Movement Camps are fun, week-long camps where students ages 3-4 can let their creativity run wild. Each camp will include a daily ballet class, story, snack break, craft time, and creative movement.
Camp 1: Bugs & Butterflies
June 17-21 ($175), Monday through Friday from 9:30-11:30am.
Explore the joy of learning dance through stories of the many bugs and butterflies that fill our world! We will spend our week exploring the many movements, moods, and adventures of the little critters around us. Each day we will follow a different insect; learning how the qualities of nature translate to ballet!
Camp 2: Colorful Creations
July 15-19 ($175), Monday through Friday from 9:30-11:30am.
Join the School of Portland Ballet for fun-filled week of colorful creations! This ballet camp will explore the many meanings, moods, and moments of the rainbow. We will be adventuring into the uniqueness of different colors while learning about our own uniqueness in the process! Each day will focus on a different color, using what we learn we will see how the colors we interact with each day can influence our dancing!
Young Dancer Summer Camps
Portland School of Ballet’s Young Dancer Camps are fun, week-long camps where students ages 5-7 can let their creativity run wild. Each camp will include a daily ballet class, story, snack break, craft time and creative movement.
Camp 1: Four Seasons
June 24-28 ($175), Monday through Friday from 9:30-11:30am.
Dancers will explore the four seasons through dancing, storytelling and crafts. Four Seasons Camp will explore the moods of different times of the year, dancing to Vivaldi’s score ‘The Four Seasons’ and finding shifts in colors and rhythms!
Camp 2: Heroes and Villains of Classic Ballets
July 22-26 ($175), Monday through Friday from 9:30-11:30am.
Explore storytelling through dance as we learn about the Heroes & Villains of classic ballets. We’ll get to know the shining princes and princesses, wicked enchanters, and magical fairies from some of our favorite tales. Dancers will become superheroes of their own story through crafts and dancing.
Junior Intensive 2024
The Portland Ballet Junior Intensive is a fun, week-long program for students entering PSB’s Junior Division Levels 2, 3, or 4 or their equivalent next school year (ages 8-11) who want to continue their training over summer. The daily schedule will consist of a ballet technique class, stretch & strengthening, time for crafts, and choreography.
Session 1 – Tarantella
June 24-28 ($250). M-F from 9:30am-12:30pm
This week, in addition to their continued education in ballet technique, students will explore the Italian dance the Tarantella and perform the Tarantella dance from the Bournonville ballet Naploi.
Session 2 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
July 8-12 ($250). M-F from 9:30am-12:30pm
Students will become charming and mischievous fairies as they learn the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and perform the fairy dance from that ballet.
OPEN CLASSES FOR TEENS/ADULTS
Portland School of Ballet is proud to offer instruction to adults and teenagers ages 16+ who wish to learn ballet and improve their technique, as well as students looking to dance for fun and fitness. These classes are taught with the same dedication and structure as the lessons for our year-round students, but the atmosphere is more relaxed to meet the needs of the recreational dancer. Please note: we are located in Portland, Maine. Sign up for Drop-In Classes below.
Open Class Schedule –
Beginner/Intermediate Drop-In Class – Tuesdays: 6:30 – 8:00pm (Note – True Beginners should join Ballet Essentials)
Intermediate/Advanced Drop-In Class – Thursdays: 6:30 – 8:00pm
Contact office@portlandballet.org for drop-in class offerings for teens ages 11+
Registration is required! Please sign up early if you are planning to attend a class. In the event that there are less than 3 students signed up for class, class will be canceled 3 hours prior to the scheduled start time.
In the event of a cancellation: Anyone who is signed up will be notified by email, so please check your email prior to leaving for class. If a class is not available for signup, it is full or has been canceled.
Ballet Essentials (True Beginner Class)
Upcoming Sessions:
Summer Session 1: Wednesdays, June 5-July 3, 5:30pm-6:30pm, 5 week session
Summer Session 2: Wednesdays, July 17-August 14, 5:30pm-6:30pm, 5 week session
Ballet Essentials is a 5-week group class for beginner ballet students – no experience required. This class is intended for Teen and Adult beginner students to learn ballet basics in order to move into our Beginner/Intermediate drop-in classes (Open Classes) or Portland School of Ballet’s Senior Division (PSB). Students may also re-enroll for the next session of Ballet Essentials.
Camp Attire & What to Bring:
Attire:
– Girls: Solid-color leotard, pink or skin-color tights, canvas ballet shoes
– Boys: solid-color t-shirt, black shorts, canvas ballet shoes
– Hair should be pulled back, and jewelry is not permitted
– We request that students come with their hair done and full dance attire already on (excluding ballet shoes), wearing outerwear on top
What to Bring:
– Ballet shoes
– A large t-shirt to be worn over dance clothes during craft time
– A non-messy snack (such as pretzels, hard cheese, granola bar, etc.) and a water bottle that has a closable top