2025 Summer Intensive Wilmington

JUNE 23 - JULY 18, 2025

Join us this summer in our spacious studios in Wilmington's Grand Opera House! Our Summer Intensive gives students ages 9 - 21 a chance to develop their technique and artistry. Students will further their dance education with FSBT faculty and distinguished guest teachers. Classes will include ballet, pointe, variations, contemporary, character and more.

Summer Intensive students will present a performance on the last day of the program in The Baby Grand Theater. To be considered eligible for the performance dancers must attend the 3 or 4 week session.

GUEST FACULTY

2025 guest faculty coming soon! Past guest teachers have included Katherine Barkman (San Francisco Ballet, Washington Ballet), Luba Gulyaeva (Mariinsky Ballet), Mayara Pineiro (principal, Philadelphia Ballet), Viktor Plotnikov (San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet), and Larissa Ponomarenko (San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet).

AUDITION REQUIRED

Auditions will be held at The Grand Opera House, 818 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. Dancers accepted to FSBT’s 2025 Summer Intensive should register within two weeks of acceptance to secure their spot.

January 11, 2025 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

March 15, 2025 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Video auditions are accepted until April 1, 2025. Video submissions should include adagio and grand battement at the barre, and center combinations should include adagio, pirouettes, petite allegro and grand allegro. Please email video submissions to kkambalov@firststateballet.org.

Students are placed in classes based on age, experience and ability. Students may register for two, three or four weeks. Faculty and programming subject to change. Please email questions to kkambalov@firststateballet.org or call 302-652-5503.

TUITION

4-Week Session June 23 - July 18, 2025 $1,700 (Boys $1,300*)

3-Week Session June 30 - July 18, 2025 $1,400 (Boys $1,100*)

2-Week Session July 7 - July 18, 2025 $1,200 (Boys $900*)

*Boys will receive less instructional time than girls, who have pointe and variations classes.

  • All dancers attending the 3 week and 4 week session will be eligible to perform on 7/18 at The Baby Grand Theater.

  • $150 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration.

  • Deposits are due by February 1, 2025 for dancers who audition on January 11, 2025. If space is still available, the second audition will be held on March 15, 2025. Dancers who audition in March, deposits are due April 5, 2025.

  • Tuition balance is due June 2, 2025.

DRESS CODE

Girls

  • Ballet: Any style black leotard (solid black only - no patterns/prints); pink or skin-toned tights; pink or skin-toned ballet and pointe shoes for girls on pointe. Girls may wear skirts for ballet rehearsals and variations classes.

  • Musical Theater/Contemporary: black or tan jazz shoes; black tights or black dance shorts optional; socks or ballet shoes for contemporary.

  • Character: Black character shoes preferred; tan is acceptable; black character skirt (black wrap skirt is acceptable).

  • Yoga: Mat or a towel.

  • For the performance, all girls will need any style SOLID BLACK leotard with NO LACE/PIPING/DESIGNS and a BLACK WRAP (not pull-on) skirt.

Boys

  • Ballet: Mens/boys black tights, black ballet shoes, plain white dance T-shirt (no baggy T-shirts)

  • Musical Theater/Contemporary: Black jazz shoes; black dance pants, black dance shorts or knee-length tights optional. Socks or ballet shoes may be worn for contemporary class.

  • Character: Black jazz shoes

  • Yoga: Mat or a towel

All photos by Tisa Della-Volpe