Summer Intensive Performances
SUMMER INTENSIVE 2024
AUDITION
complete the application form below
to schedule an in-person audition
also accepting video submissions
JANUARY 14
In-person Audition
Ages 8-10 (9:30-11am) - 3-Week
Ages 9-10 (9:30-11am) - 6-Week
Ages 14+ (11:15am-12:45pm) - 6-Week
Ages 11-13 (1:00-2:30pm) - 6-Week
MARCH 15
Video Submissions Due
FEBRUARY 4
Early Registration (with discount)
PROGRAMS
JUNE 3-JUNE 21
JUNIOR INTENSIVE
Ages 8-10
JULY 1-AUGUST 11
INTENSIVE
Ages 9-18+ years
Bayer Ballet’s Summer Intensive is where serious dancers come to refine their technique and artistry, while discovering opportunities to take their dancing to the next level. An artfully-rigorous curriculum, presenting Vaganova technique in its purest form, is delivered by an internationally-acclaimed faculty.
MASTER VAGANOVA & CONTEMPORARY INSTRUCTION
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Vaganova Ballet Technique
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Classical Ballet Repertoire
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Pas de Deux* (for lead roles)
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Character*
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Stretching and Conditioning
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Contemporary Dance
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Pointe/Pre-Pointe*
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Variations
WORLD-RENOWNED FACULTY (scroll down for bios)*
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Inna Bayer
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Anton Lukovkin
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Tiit Helimets
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Elena Nikolaeva
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Maiia Musaeva
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Oksana Vasileva
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Aram Manukyan
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Sora Kim
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Maxwell Simoes
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Lara Jean Mummert
PROFESSIONALLY-STAGED THEATRE PRODUCTION*
Work with world-renowned CHOREOGRAPHERS & PROFESSIONAL DANCERS, training & and rehearsing to perform in a professionally-produced THEATRE PERFORMANCE .
(*) denotes elements of the 6-week intensive only
AUDITION
IN-PERSON audition
Complete the form below to schedule an in-person audition.
BAYER BALLET STUDIOS
2028 OLD MIDDLEFIELD WAY
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA
video audition
march 15
VIDEO SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (6-WEEK SI)
>> Complete the application form below
>> Short Introduction including name, age, number of years of dance education, number of years of pointe work (if applicable), and name of your current school and teacher(s).
>> Barre and center exercises: plié, battement tendu, adagio, pirouettes, petit, medium, and grand allegro, tours en l'air for men, and pointe work for women. A classical ballet variation on pointe is optional.
>>Other links to performances of classical variations (optional)
>> Photo in first arabesque
audition dress code
Women: black leotard, pink tights, bring pointe shoes
Men: black tights and white t-shirt
Bayer Ballet Students: Wear uniform
programs
3-week junior si
JUNE 3-june 21
Ages: 8-10 years
SCHEDULE*
Morning Session: Mon-Fri, 9:00am-1:30pm
Afternoon Session: Mon-Fri, 4:00pm-8:30pm
Sample program*
9:00-10:00am - Warmup - Stretching
10:00-11:30am - Ballet Technique
11:30-11:45am - Break
11:45-1:30pm - Repertoire / Character Dance
Intensive culminates in studio demonstration.
TUITION
Early Bird Discount ($200): $1,900 (if paid by February 4)
Full Tuition: $2,100 (if paid after February 4)
*Schedule subject to change
6-week si
JULY 1-august 11
Ages: 9-18+ years
SCHEDULE*
The 6-week intensive will consist of levels. Students will be assigned according to age & ability in small group sizes to ensure correct level advancement:
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 1
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 2
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 3
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 4
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 5
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Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm Group 6
Sample program*
9:00-10:00am - Warmup - Stretching
10:00-11:30am - Ballet Technique
11:30-11:45am - Break
11:45am-12:45pm - Pas De Deux class (M/W/F) Contemporary (T/TH)
12:45 -1:45pm - Lunch
1:45-3:45pm - Repertoire
3:45-5:00pm - Character Dance
theatre performance
Intensive culminates in professionally-staged theatre production. Performances on August 10-11 at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.
TUITION
Early Bird Discount ($500): $4,950 (if paid by February 4)
Full Tuition: $5,450 (if paid after February 4)
*Schedule subject to change
Inna Bayer
bCAREER HIGHLIGHTS
PERFORMANCE
Kiev Classical Ballet Theater (Ukraine). Toured: France, Spain, Germany, and Poland as Principal Dancer.
TEACHING
San Francisco Ballet School,
Bat-Dor, Founded Bayer Ballet in 2005
AWARDS
Outstanding School (2018-2024)
"Outstanding Teacher" (YAGP, SF)
"Choreographer of the Year"
(American Dance Awards),
STUDENT SUCCESS
Prix de Lausanne Prize Winner 2024, Prix de Lausanne Candidates 2020, 2024; YoungArts Finalist Winner 2020, 2024; Youth Grand Prix (YAGP), Grand Prix; Hope Award; World Ballet Competition (WBC), Gold Medal
Students have been accepted into prestigious programs, including those of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, Paris Opera, American Ballet Theatre, Royal Ballet, Princess Grace Academy, and Bolshoi Ballet; as well as professional companies: Mariinsky Ballet, Batsheva Dance Company (Israel), Ballet Israely (Israel), Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (Israel), Scottish Ballet (Scotland), Compania Nacional de Danza (Nacho Duato Artistic Director), State Ballet of Georgia, Alberta Ballet (Canada), Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Austin Ballet, Boston Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance, New York City Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Eifman Ballet Saint Petersburg, Russia, Atlanta Ballet, Hrvatsko narodno kazalište HNK Split Balet / Croatian National Theater, State Ballet in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and more.
EDUCATION
Masters Degree, Pedagogy and Choreography with Honors, Moscow State Academy of Choreography
(Bolshoi Ballet Academy)
Cum Laude, State Academy of Choreography and Dance in Voronezh
ANTON
LUKOVKIN
Born in St. Petersburg, Anton Lukovkin trained at the Vaganova Ballet Academy and in 1999 graduated into the Mariinsky Ballet.
In 2007 he joined English National Ballet and danced with the company for nearly ten years. In
2004 he was nominated for the Benois de la Danse Awards in Moscow and in 2011 he won the English National Ballet People’s Choice Award.
His roles include Albrecht (Giselle), Le Jeune Homme et la Mort (Roland Petit), Poet
(Les Sylphides), Le Spectre de la Rose, Petrushka, L’Après-midi d’un Faune, Mercutio and many others.
He has worked with several leading world choreographers, including John Neumeier, William Forsythe, Russell Maliphant, Akram Khan, David Dawson and Alexei Ratmansky.
He appears in several films of the Mariinsky Ballet and played Erik Bruhn in the BBC drama
“Margot”.
In November 2017, he danced in the Men in Motion Ballet Gala at the London Coliseum.
Subsequently, he worked as an assistant opera director at the Dutch National Opera and the Opéra Bastille in Paris.
Anton is now based at the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, where he teaches classical ballet and acting classes, serves as ballet master on Academy productions and has simultaneously completed a master’s degree in choreography and dance.
EDUCATION
Graduate, Vaganova Ballet Academy
Master's Degree, Choreography and Dance,
Kazakh National Academy of Choreography
maiia musaeva
PERFORMANCE
Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Kirov State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet (State Academic Mariinsky Theatre), where she performed leading roles of classical repertoire under the guidance of G. Komleva and S. Berezhny
Musa Jalil Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet.
Ms. Musaeva performed internationally, touring the following countries: Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Taiwan, China, Norway, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.
TEACHING
Faculty Member, Bayer Ballet
Kazan School of Choreography (2010-2018)
L. Różytski State Professional Ballet School in Poland (Ogólnokształcącą Szkołą Baletową im. L. Różyckiego w Bytomiu nauczyciel tanca klasycznego) (2018-2023)
PUBLICATIONS
Institute of Additional Professional Education (Professional Development) (2014)
Perm State Choreography College (2014)
Institute of Additional Professional Education (Professional Development) (2015)
Moscow State Academy of Choreography (Bolshoi) (2016)
Polish Ministry of Education
AWARDS
Individual Award of the II degree for outstanding contribution to the development of creative education in Poland
"Festival of Terpsichore" International Competition: awarded the diploma of laureate of the second degree and Audience Award
Successfully prepared students for the International Festival of Professional Ballet Schools and the International Competition "Kazan Luchezarnaya", receiving the first-degree laureate diploma, to name a few.
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree,
Master's Degree, Kazan State University of Culture and Arts (2012)
Training, Ulan-Ude School of Choreography
Teachers - N.A. Abykova and L.Sakhyanova
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6-week intensive
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tiit
helimets
PERFORMANCE
Principal Dancer with San Francisco Ballet, Birmingham RoyalBallet and the Estonian National Ballet
Tiit Helimets has danced major roles in Tomasson’s Giselle (Albrecht), Nutcracker (Grand Pas de Deux Prince), The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Desiré), and Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried and Von Rothbart); Tomasson / Possokhov’s Don Quixote (Basilio); Cranko’s Onegin (Gremin); Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid (Prince, Poet); Scarlett’s Frankenstein (Alphonse Frankenstein); and Wheeldon’s Cinderella (Prince Gillaume). He created principal roles in Caniparoli’s Doublestop, Ibsen’s House, and Tears; King’s The Collective Agreement; Liang’s The Infinite Ocean; Possokhov’s Swimmer (Humbert); and Wheeldon’s Ghosts.
His repertory also includes Ashton’s Symphonic Variations; Balanchine’s Agon, Apollo, Allegro Brillante, Diamonds, Divertimento No. 15, The Four Temperaments, Scotch Symphony, Serenade, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, and Symphony in C; Bintley’s The Dance House; Bubeníček’s Gentle Memories; Forsythe’s in the middle, somewhat elevated; Liang’s Symphonic Dances; Lifar’s Suite en Blanc; MacMillan’s Winter Dreams; van Manen’s Variations for Two Couples; McGregor’s Borderlands, Chroma, and Eden/Eden; Millepied’s The Chairman Dances—Quartet for Two; Nureyev’s Raymonda—Act III; Possokhov’s Firebird and Magrittomania; Ratmansky’s Russian Seasons, Seven Sonatas, and Shostakovich Trilogy; Robbins’ Glass Pieces and In the Night; Tomasson’s 7 for Eight, The Fifth Season, On a Theme of Paganini, Prism, and Trio; and Wheeldon’s Continuum.
In 2011 Tiit formed a touring company Helimets and Co, in 2012 he created a dance/music installation at the de Young Museum, and in 2013 he produced Estonian National Ballet’s San Francisco tour.
TEACHING
Director of Male Program & Faculty member, Bayer Ballet
AWARDS
Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Outstanding Performance for Giselle (2015)
Award for Outstanding Performance in Estonia for guest appearances in The Sleeping Beauty and Romeo and Juliet
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Saint Mary's College
Master's Degree, Academy of Art University
Tallinn Ballet School
Instagram @tiithelimets
aram
manukyan
Aram Manukyan began his ballet training at Armenian Choreography Academy where he studied the Vaganova method under Rafael Avnikian and Maxim Martirosian. He finished his training with a full scholarship at the Russian University of Theatre Arts.
Mr. Manukyan returned to Armenia and danced with Armenian National Ballet before taking a soloist position with Ukrainian State Opera Ballet Theatre. Mr. Manukyan would later dance principal and soloist roles with companies in Annapolis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Sarasota.
Mr. Manukyan then became Artistic Director of the BGLV/Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. From there, Murray Kilgour invited him to Alberta as a ballet and character dance teacher. It was at Alberta Ballet School where he took up the Cecchetti method under Nancy Kilgour and pas de deux with Murray Kilgour.
With the launch of the Alberta Ballet II, a pre-professional program for youth dancers, in July 2014, Mr. Manukyan was appointed the program's Director. A jury member for many International Ballet Competitions, Mr. Manukyan is now Artistic Coordinator and Director of the Alberta Ballet Trainee Program at Alberta Ballet School.
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maxwell
simoes
PERFORMANCE
Béjart Ballet, pieces by Maurice Béjart including Bolero, Le Sacre du Printemps, and Petruschka.
The Metropolitan Opera
The San Francisco Opera
Smuin Ballet
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
Sadler’s Wells theatre in London.
Jacob Jonas The Company in LA
Sia Music Video
Fashion Brands: Hermès, Prada, and Greg Lauren
AWARDS
Tanzfestival Berlin Tanzolymp (Gold for his contemporary solo)
YAGP NYC, Duet Finalist
EDUCATION
Maxwell Simoes grew up in Philadelphia, PA, where he attended the Creative and Performing Arts High School as well as training with Olga Kresin and Lev Assualyak.
Maxwell studied at the Rudra Béjart École in Switzerland, student of Azari Plissetski,
oksana
vasileva
PERFORMANCE
From 1996-2008, Oksana performed with the Moscow State Theater of Classical Choreography a diverse classical ballet repertoire and contemporary works, including participation in the Stanton Welsh's production of "Green" (2000), alongside with the stars of Bolshoi Ballet Nina Ananiashvili, Sergey Filin, Dmitry Belogolovtsev.
TEACHING
Faculty member, Bayer Ballet
Ms. Oksana has conducted four State Graduation Exams (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018.) Her students successfully participated at prestigious Ballet Competitions, including 2nd Place at the International Competition "Dance Moscow"and 1st Place in Pas De Deux category at YAGP Paris.
AWARDS
Ms. Oksana was recognized by The Russian Ministry of Culture State Commissioner for excellence in ballet education.
EDUCATION
Master's Degree, Bolshoi Ballet Academy
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, St. Petersburg, Certifications in the Elementary Level, Preparatory Process, Teacher Training, Preservation and Development of the Vaganova Method
Academy of Russian Ballet, St. Petersburg, Certification in the Junior & Middle Levels of the Vaganova Method
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Moscow Institute of Contemporary Art, Ballet Teacher & Choreographer
Ledyakh School of Classical Ballet,
Ballet Dancer
sora
Kim
PERFORMANCE
During 2008-2012, she performed diverse classical ballet repertoire and contemporary work in Ballet Blanc in Korea. In 2012, she received the female ballet dancer acting award at the Seoul Dance Festival hosted by the Korean Dance Association.
TEACHING
Faculty Member, Bayer Ballet
Yewon School, recognized as an official partner school of the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg (2010-2020)
Ms. Kim is certified in the Vaganova teaching method for grades 1 through 8.
EDUCATION
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Ms, Kim graduated with the highest distinctions from Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School. Ms. Kim received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Ewha Womans University,
Ms. Kim received a Ballet Master Scholarship to continue her education (2003-2004) in England. In 2018, she enhanced her credentials with additional certification at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg,
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ELENA
NIKOLAEVA
PERFORMANCE
Soloist, Russian Ballet, St. Petersburg Theater (1991-2002)
Prima Ballerina, Croatian National Theatre / HNK Split (2002-2024)
Throughout her career, she has performed numerous solos from world famous ballets, including but not limited to: Odette, Odilia, Kitri, Giselle, Nikije, Gamzati, Clare, Sugar Plum, Pimpinelle, Princess Aurora, Carmen.
TEACHING
Faculty Member, Bayer Ballet
Art Academy of the University of Split, I-6 Degree Course (2004-2024)
Boris Papandopulo, Split / Teacher, Classical Ballet (2009-2024)
Croatian National Ballet, HNK Split Theatre / Assistant Choreographer & Ballet Teacher
Associate Professor, Art, Dance Art, Arts Movement, Classical Ballet
(2014-2024)
HNK Ballet Studio, Split / Teacher of classical ballet (2016-2024)
EDUCATION
Vaganova Ballet Academy
Graduate, Ballet Dancer (1991)
Degree, "Choreographic Art” (1991)
Degree, "Ballet Pedagogy" (2011)
Disciple of direct students of Agrippina Vaganova
During her time at the academy, she studied under many world class ballet teachers, soloists, ballet dancers and protégés, some of which include: K.M.Sergeev (ballet soloist, and partner of G.S.Ulanova), L.B.Kovaleva (pedagog of D.Višneva), E.B.Kokorina (pedagog of A.J.Vaganova), L.N.Safronova, N.P.Sahnovskaja, V.S.Desnickij, V.Onoško, A.A.Stepin, G.N.Selucki, I.G.Gensler (the Prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre), L.E.Goncarova (Prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre), A.B.Bruskin, I.I.Gorovaja, A.I.Manoškin, Y.Gumba.
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lara jean
mummert
Lara Jean Mummert (LJ) is a multi-award-winning actor, dancer, and choreographer.
CHOREOGRAPHY CREDITS
Metropolitan Opera
Bruce Springsteen
Paris Hilton
Darren Criss
oxygen network
Sesame Street
The Netflix Bridgerton Experience
All Wheel Sports
Kings Island Cedar Fair
California’s Great America
EDUCATION
At the very young age of 12 she moved to NYC to train with American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and received full scholarship to the Prestigious Purchase Conservatory, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.
2024
SUMMER GALA
august 10-11, 2024
MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
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Summer Gala
Presented by Bayer Ballet Company
Featuring Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive Participants &
Guest Dancers from Kazakh National Academy of Choreography
August 10 (6:30pm)
August 11 (3:00pm)
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Step into a world of elegance and grace with our breathtaking production featuring classical works from the world's most treasured ballet productions. Witness the timeless beauty and artistry of renowned pieces such as "Swan Lake," "Paquita," and "La Bayadere,"come to life on stage. Experience the exquisite choreography, stunning costumes, and emotive storytelling that have captivated audiences for generations. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty and splendor of the world's most cherished ballet masterpieces.
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the intensive
refine your technique & artistry with world-renowned master teachers & choreographers
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2023
Groups 5 & 6 & Performance
Coppelia Stuite
past intensive performances
collaborate with world-renowned choreographers on a professionally-staged theatre production
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2022 Performance
Esmeralda Suite & Summer Intensive Gala
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2021
The Rose and the Butterfly - a Love Story
The last ballet of Marius Petipa is traditionally considered to be "The Magic Mirror" delivered in 1903. However, the "honorary" title should be given to another performance, “The Romance of the Rosebud and the Butterfly, "which was scheduled to premiere on 1904 on the stage of the Hermitage Theater, but never took place.
This world premiere of "The Rose and the Butterfly - A Love Story" is directed and choreographed by world-renowned choreographer of Esmeralda from BOLSHOI , Vasily Medvedev, in collaboration with master teacher and principal dancer, Stanislav Fečo, the Petipa Heritage Fund and Bayer Ballet Company.
With limited historical materials to study, Medvedev is creating original choreography for this adaptation of "The Romance of the Rosebud and the Butterfly," resurrecting this rare ballet in the traditional style of Petipa.
**This performance was the first ticketed MainStage performance at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts since lockdown**
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2020 (Hybrid)
"Dancing Through the Pandemic," a documentary created by a participant of the Summer Intensive, Katya Panchenko.
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2019 Performance
"The Class Concert," a work is based on the graduation performance of the Vaganova Russian Ballet Academy, School of Classical Ballet. In this piece, dancers, of various ages and stages of their training, demonstrate the progression across various levels within the Vaganova System.
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2019 Performance
Pas de Deux from Le Corsaire
Bayer Ballet's Summer Intensive 2019 Performance
An excerpt from "The Young Lady and the Hooligan" ballet is an example of the acting skills and mime curriculum, integral to the Vaganova training, through which dancers are taught how to effectively communicate with the audience.
