Junior Intensive 2025

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 - Stars and Stripes

June 23-27 ($325). M-F from 9:30am-12:30pm

In the first week of the Junior Intensive students will perform to John Phillip Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, as well as create their own costume pieces to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Session 2 - Swan Lake

July 7-11 ($325). M-F from 9:30am-12:30pm

In the second week of the Junior Intensive students will learn the story of Swan Lake and create their own costume pieces to perform an excerpt from the ballet.

 

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