Louisville Ballet Summer Intensive gives aspiring dancers the opportunity to train like professionals. With our inspiring facilities and world-renowned faculty, dancers will hone their technique and build strength all within an inclusive, encouraging and motivating environment.
Our limited class sizes ensure one-on-one faculty attention and our enriching curriculum is thoughtfully crafted for maximum growth with visible results.
Open to dancers ages 12 years and up with 1 year of pointe experience. Acceptance by audition only.
Summer Intensive Dates
Levels A & B
June 15 - July 10, 2026
Levels C & D
Session 1: June 15 - 27, 2026
Session 2: June 29 - July 10, 2026
Level placement determined at the time of audition
Program Features
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Daily classes include Ballet, Pointe, Variations, and Conditioning
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Additional complementary dance styles such as Modern, Musical Theater, Flamenco, Pilates and Yoga
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Partnering classes throughout the program for all levels
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Dedicated Men’s Program includes daily men’s technique, strength training, conditioning and partnering
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Culminating demonstrations & performances that include original choreography by faculty and guest teachers and excerpts of Louisville Ballet repertoire
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Physical Therapy professionals available on-site and offer seminars throughout the intensive
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Level placement, based on technical and physical readiness, will be determined at the time of audition and communicated in each dancer’s acceptance letter
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The program is limited in class size to ensure an intimate environment with personalized attention tailored to the needs of each dancer
2026 Faculty
Tuition + Housing
4 Week Program
Tuition: $2395
Housing: $2500
2 Week Program (Levels C and D only)
Tuition: $1350
Housing: $1400
Housing Features
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Students live in furnished dormitory style rooms with a roommate on the Bellarmine University Campus
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Microwave and refrigerator in every room
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Access to free laundry, wireless internet, and community lounges
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Includes all meals and transportation to all programming
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Supervision provided by Louisville Ballet staff, resident assistants, on-call Bellarmine University staff, and an active campus security force
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Optional weekend activities available for an additional fee
Louisville Ballet is seeking qualified candidates for Resident Assistants during the Summer Intensive. Housing scholarships are available. Dancer 21 years old and over are encouraged to apply LEARN MORE + APPLY HERE
Dancer & Parent Reviews
I recommend the program all the time. You get so much for your money as far as training goes, the faculty is sweet and understanding, and the program tends to pull in kind people from all over. I felt nothing but supported while attending Louisville Ballet’s Summer Intensive.
The training was hard but very rewarding, everyone received similar amounts of attention, and the PT and medical seminars were very helpful. I feel I’ve grown more here than at past summer intensives.
I felt like I improved greatly in almost every aspect of my dancing. Although it was incredibly challenging it felt very rewarding by the end.
Audition Tour
Dancers have several options to audition for the
2026 Louisville Ballet Summer Intensive:
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National Summer Intensive Audition (NSIA)
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Louisville Ballet Audition Tour
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Regional/Festival Audition
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Video Audition
Auditions are open to dancers ages 12 years and up with 1 year of pointe experience. Acceptance by audition only.
Audition Tour
Registration opens November 10, 2025
City | Date | Location | Registration Time | Class Time | Registration Fee | Register |
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Houston, TX | 01/11/2026 | Ballet Center of Houston
8515 Jackrabbit Rd Houston, TX 77095 | 1:00 - 1:30 PM | 1:30 - 3:00 PM | $40.00 | |
Chattanooga, TN* | 01/24/2026 | Chattanooga Ballet
817 N. Market St. Suite B Chattanooga, TN 37405 | 3:00 - 3:30 PM | 3:30 - 5:00 PM | $40.00 | |
Atlanta, GA* | 01/25/2026 | Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance
601 Houze Way Suite 100, Roswell, GA 30076 | 11:00 - 11:30 AM | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | $40.00 | |
Dayton, OH | 01/30/2026 | Dayton Ballet
140 N Main St, Dayton, OH 45402 | 6:00 PM | 6:30 - 8:00 PM | $40.00 | |
Macomb, MI | 02/06/2026 | Ann Parsley School of Dance
51504 Danview Technology Ct, Shelby Township, MI 48315 | TBD | TBD | $40.00 | |
Louisville, KY | 02/22/2026 | Louisville Ballet
315 E Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202 | 11:00 - 11:30 | 11:30 - 1:00 PM | $40.00 |
*Joint audition with Dayton Ballet
NSIA
The National Summer Intensive Audition Tour (NSIA) is a collective of professional ballet schools that was forged to provide young dancers with the opportunity to audition for multiple national level summer programs with a single audition class. Each school in the collective offers in-person auditions at their facilities, and students who attend the National Summer Intensive Audition are considered by all schools in the collective for acceptance to their summer intensives.
The collective includes Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Arizona, BalletMet, Cincinnati Ballet, Colorado Ballet Academy, Kansas City Ballet School, Louisville Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet, Philadelphia Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Sarasota Ballet School, Texas Ballet Theater and Tulsa Ballet.
To learn more about the NSIA audition and registration process, visit the National Summer Intensive Audition Tour website.
Registration begins December 1, 2025 at 9:00 am EST
Date | Location | Age | Registration Time | Class Time | Registration Fee | Register |
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02/01/2026 | 315 E Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202 | 12-14 | 11:00 PM | 11:30 - 1:30 | $150.00 | |
02/01/2026 | 315 E Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202 | 15-16 | 1:00 PM | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $150.00 | |
02/01/2026 | 315 E Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202 | 17+ | 3:00 PM | 3:30 - 5:30 PM | $150.00 |
Video Auditions
Please contact summerintensive@louisvilleballet.org for group video audition options & rates.
Dancers auditioning by video should register via the link below. Video applications will not be reviewed until online registration is received.
Video auditions will be accepted until March 1, 2026 or until our program reaches capacity. Early submission is strongly encouraged.
Video Audition Fee: $40.00
Audition Information
REGISTRATION
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Online registration is required. Dancers must register in advance to reserve a place in the audition class. Registration will be on a first come, first serve basis.
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Walk-ups are admissible if space remains. Walk-up audition fees must also be paid online. Cash and check will not be accepted.
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Audition fee must be paid at time of online registration.
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Registration fees are not refundable or transferable.
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Registration opens Monday, November 10, 2025 for Louisville Ballet Audition Tour sites and Monday, December 1, 2025 for NSIA.
AUDITION DAY DETAILS
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The audition class lasts 90 minutes and consists of barre and center work.
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Ladies with 3 years of pointe experience should be prepared to go en pointe immediately after barre for the center portion and remainder of the class.
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Ladies should wear a solid color leotard, pink tights, ballet and pointe shoes or tights and shoes that align with their natural skin tone. Gentlemen should wear a white shirt, black or grey tights and ballet shoes.
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Dancers should submit a headshot and photo of first arabesque (en pointe for ladies) via email to summerintensive@louisvilleballet.org prior to scheduled audition.
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Partial and full merit scholarships are available to select dancers.
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Audition results are emailed within 12 days of your audition. Level placement will be communicated in each dancer’s acceptance letter.