What makes MDT a unique training center? Why choose our summer program?

Unlike many summer intensives, where many dancers are accepted and classes are large, individual attention is difficult. Recognizing how important this training time is for serious students, we choose to keep classes smaller, thus offering more individual attention and focus for more personalized training and coaching. This has been the strength and success of our year-round training program, which truly makes MDT a school unlike any other. Our summer program allows us to invest time and care in each of our students.

MDT SUMMERDANCE 2010 - JULY 5TH - AUGUST 7TH

Summerdance Guest Teachers

Tiit Helimets, Principal – San Francisco Ballet
 Sofiane Sylve, Principal – San Francisco Ballet

Guest Teacher: Tiit Helimets

Tiit Helimets Joined San Francisco Ballet as a Principal Dancer in 2005.

Born: Viljandi, Estonia

Born in Viljandi, Estonia, Tiit Helimets trained at the Tallinn Ballet School and began his career as a soloist with Estonian National Ballet. He was promoted to principal dancer six months later, making Estonian dance history when he danced the role of Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake at age 18. After dancing all the principal repertory with that company, he joined Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1999, where he created roles in Bintley’s The Seasons, The Shakespeare Suite, Sylvia, The Orpheus Suite, and Les Petit Riens; and in Siddiqui’s Krishna. Since joining SF Ballet in 2005, he has performed lead roles in Tomasson’s Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Giselle, and The Sleeping Beauty; as well as Tomasson/Possokhov’s Don Quixote, among others. His repertory also includes Balanchine’s Apollo, Allegro Brillante, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Divertimento No. 15, and “Diamonds”; Bintley’s The Dance House; Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House; McGregor’s Eden/Eden; Mrozewski’s Concordia; Possokhov’s Firebird and Magrittomania; Robbin’s In the Night; Tomasson’s The Fifth Season, 7 for Eight, Chi-Lin, and On a Theme of Paganini; and Wheeldon’s Quaternary.

More info: http://www.balletstargala.com/en_2008.05.html
 
 


Guest Teacher: Sofiane Sylve

Sofiane Sylve Joined San Francisco Ballet as a principle dancer in 2009.

Born: Nice, France

Sofiane Sylve was born in Nice, France, where she studied at the Académie de Dance. She danced with Germany’s Stadttheater, the Dutch National Ballet, and New York City Ballet prior to performing with San Francisco Ballet as a guest artist in 2007 and joining the Company as a principal dancer in 2009. Sylve has danced lead roles in a variety of ballets, including Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, and “Diamonds”; Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House; Forsythe’s in the middle, somewhat elevated; van Manen’s Two Pieces for Het (For Rachel); McGregor’s Eden/Eden, Ratmansky’s Russian Seasons; Robbins’ In the Night; Tomasson’s Giselle, The Fifth Season, and Prism; and Tudor’s Jardin aux Lilas. Prior to joining the Company, she danced a variety of works by George Balanchine, Jorma Elo, William Forsythe, Hans van Manen, Wayne McGregor, Alexei Ratmansky, Jerome Robbins, Glen Tetley, and Christopher Wheeldon. Sylve has performed as a guest artist with numerous international companies.

More info: http://www.ballerinagallery.com/sylve.htm
 
  RESIDENT FACULTY:

 Margaret Swarthout, Artistic Director, MDT
Lynn Cox, School Director
Vicki-Marie Bassing, Assistant School Director
Erica Allen, Ballet & Production Coordinator
Jo Ellen Arntz, Company Manager for Smuin Ballet
Erin Derstine, former dancer with Hubbard Street
Brigid Hoag. Ballet
Erica Jeffrey, Ballet
Humberto Gonzalez-Toledo, former dancer and choreographer with the Cuban National  Ballet.

Please note: Each student may not have every faculty member listed

 PILATES:
Our wonderful new Pilates Studio is now available to all our dancers.
Pilates Instructors: Dani Breimayer and Janie Miklaunus 
 Pilates and Conditioning Center

DANCE MEDICINE:
Jane Denton, D.P.M.

SUMMER CURRICULUM INCLUDES:
Ballet Technique, Pointe, Contemporary, Jazz, Character, Repertoire Classes, Pas de Deux, Rehearsals, Pilates and Dance Conditioning.

TO APPLY:
 To obtain a registration form, call (415) 499-8891, e-mail us at info@mdt.org or download the Summerdance 2010 Registration Packet by clicking on the link below. Fill out this registration form, sign and mail, with your payment,  to Marin Dance Theatre, One St. Vincent Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903.

Dancers unable to attend an audition class at MDT, may send a recent photo and DVD showing center work and pointe. Since it is our policy to limit the class size for more individual attention, we encourage you to get your application in as soon as possible.

Housing is available in private homes with Marin Dance Theatre families. SummerDance 2010 will conclude with an exciting theatre performance on August 7th at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, Ca.

Download SummerDance 2010 Registration Packet

SummerDance 2010 Programs for ages 3-12
 

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