Winter Intensive

Experience life as a professional dancer at BalletX’s annual one-week Winter Intensive, with in-depth classes focused on repertory and enhancing your artistic technique.

About The Program

With world-class instructors and in-depth classes designed to enhance your technique, artistry, and versatility, BalletX’s Winter Intensive challenges students in an intimate company setting to prepare you for life as professional contemporary ballet dancers. Expand and deepen your classical and contemporary ballet technique, and take advantage of one-on-one individual attention and coaching in a rigorous, supportive, and individualized group setting.
 

Details

  • $1,000 Tuition
  • BalletX Accepts a Maximum of 28 Students
  • Limited Scholarships are Available
  • Housing and Transportation are Not Included
  • Classes Held In-Person at BalletX, 1923 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Dates

January 4-8, 2027

Applications Open in Summer 2026

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Application Process

Applicants must be prepared to submit a Video Audition, Dance Resume, Headshot, and Dance Shot. The Video Audition should be a maximum of 15 minutes in length, and should include barre work (tendus, degage with passe, ronde de jambe á terre and en l’air, adagio, and grand battements) center work (tendus/pirouettes from 5th, adagio, and small jumps), and a short clip of phrasework or performance footage, either on stage, in the studio, or at home.

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Eligibility & FAQs

To be eligible for the BalletX Summer Intensive, dancers must meet the following requirements:

Experience Level: Advanced Ballet

16-24 years of age

How is the BalletX Winter Intensive different from the Summer Intensive?

The Winter Intensive is an in-depth company experience where you will learn BalletX repertory and have new work created on you.

Are pointe shoes required?

Dancers will use pointe shoes during this Intensive. If you have an injury that requires shoe modification, please contact us for more information.

If I apply before the Early Decision deadline (Jan. 31), when will I hear back?

Dancers will use pointe shoes during this Intensive. If you have an injury that requires shoe modification, please contact us for more information. BalletX will notify you of your application's status by February 7, 2025. If accepted, you will need to submit an Acceptance Agreement and deposit by February 21, 2025 to hold your place in the program.

If I apply before the Regular Decision deadline (Mar. 7), when will I hear back?

BalletX will notify you of your application's status by March 21, 2025. If accepted, you will need to submit an Acceptance Agreement and deposit by April 8, 2025 to hold your place in the program.

If I miss the application deadline, can I still apply?

Please contact BalletX at [email protected] for information on late applications.

Is financial aid available?

BalletX offers a limited number of financial aid scholarships, which may be applied for during the program application process. We strongly encourage financial aid applicants to apply before the Early Decision deadline, as scholarships are distributed on a rolling basis.

Classes

Company Class

BalletX Artistic Team

Fitness & Conditioning

Repertory

Tara Keating, Company Dancers & Choreographers

Professional Development

BalletX Artistic Team

“I learned about how to make choices and have intention in your dancing. Ballet doesn’t have to be rigid and you can find freedom within the set form.”
2022 Intensive Student
“Getting to learn rep from the company dancers the pieces were set on was an added touch that felt beneficial to my growth as an artist. I found when working with choreographers it’s a matter of doing and going for movement. Working with the dancers the movement was set on allowed for us to get in tune with intention.”
2022 Intensive Student
“I really loved the conditioning class and I plan to take those exercises with me into the future. I loved that we were taught ensemble work while also learning solo material - it really showed me my strengths and weaknesses.”
2022 Intensive Student
"BalletX taught me how to dance like an artist, not just a ballet dancer. I am inspired daily by the athleticism, resilience, creativity, and beauty that the company so wholeheartedly exemplifies. Dancing with BalletX at their summer and winter intensives has been a privilege and a journey of self-discovery unlike any other."
2023 Intensive Student
"Whether it be in company class, repertory or composition, I felt that each of the BalletX dancers and artistic staff were invested in our individual growth as artists across the intensive. This cultivated an environment that left me with a heightened passion and a refreshed approach to both my ballet technique and personal artistry."
2023 Intensive Student

Intensive Instructors

COMPANY CLASS & ADVANCED BALLET

Christine Cox

Christine Cox co-founded BalletX, America’s premier contemporary ballet company, with Matthew Neenan in 2005. The BalletX team has produced over 100 world premiere ballets by nearly 60 renowned and emerging choreographers to date, reaching more than 150,000 dance patrons.

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COMPANY CLASS, ADVANCED BALLET & REPERTORY

Tara Keating

Tara Keating began her training at the age of seven at Pioneer Valley Ballet in Northampton, Massachusetts. She received her BFA in Dance at The Juilliard School, under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy. Tara has taught at numerous schools in the region, and was a Master Lecturer at the University of the Arts. She served as BalletX’s Artistic Coordinator and Ballet Mistress from 2011 to 2013, and was named Associate Artistic Director in February 2014.

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COMPANY CLASS, ADVANCED BALLET & REPERTORY

Keelan Whitmore

Keelan Whitmore is the Rehearsal Director & Community Liaison for BalletX. He is an award-winning dance artist who has worked internationally as a choreographer and dance educator.

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