legat trained student female dancer seen from a window
group of legat trained student female dancers in two rows facing the camera
International Summer Ballet course 2008

Preparations for the 2008 Summer School are already underway with accommodation booked in Edinburgh and arrangements for a suitable theatre, where the end-of-course perfor­mance will be held, are currently being made.

Negotiations are underway with prospective dance staff and we anticipate a return visit by some members of staff who were new to our Course this year and whose presentations scored a big success with pupils and public.

 

 

For more information and to participate in this year’s summer school please contact the Russian Ballet Society to receive a brochure and application form.

Shot through Mme, Bartell's office window at Summer School 2003 , in July, a group of students rehearsing on the lawn where the Summer School was housed and where it will be returning in 2008. Five classes per day plus  rehearsals were evidently just not enough for these enthusiastic students, one of whom had returned for the third consecutive year from Milan.

Students from the 2007 summer course in group shot taken on grounds of school

 

Dates for the Course will be the 12th of July to the 26th of July 2008, with our perfor­mance on the 25th. We surely hope to be welcoming some of our members among the variety of students from countries around the world who have all benefited by the experience.  The course is open to  dancers of all standards and levels.

The classes that are to be studied in this year’s Summer School are:

 

•Classical Ballet

•Russian / Legat System Double Work

•Pas De Deux (senior level only)

•Character Dance and Character Repertoire

•Ballet Repertoire and Variation

•Pointe-Work Strengthening Classes

•Boys Technique

•Modern Dance and Jazz