5-Week Summer Ballet Program 2013 Handbook - Central ...

Class Placement, Additional ActivitiesClass Placement: Sunday, June 23All students will take a placement audition class on Sunday,June 23, when students are divided according to ability intoapproximately 25 different levels from B-1 through E-4. The timeof your placement class will be in your check-in packet uponyour arrival to the Program. Students arriving late to the Programwill be placed in a temporary level based on applicationmaterials until they can be assessed by the appropriate staff, atwhich time they may be moved if necessary. Currently enrolledCPYB students and students registered for Level A are notrequired to take a placement class.The division of students into levels is based solely onability, not age. Based on the placement class, students areplaced in the level where it is felt they will benefit the most.Placement factors include technical achievement and the natureof individual needs observed in the class. For instance, studentsof about the same level with similar body placement challengesmay be assigned to one class to enable the teachers to concentrateon the correction of those specific needs/challenges. Normallythere are students of a broad range of ages in each class. Manylevels, in fact, represent only small differences in ability, and acertain level this year may be much more or much less advancedthan that same level of the previous year. The levels are taughtaccording to the ability of the students in the level and notaccording to a certain syllabus for the level.After the beginning of the Program, changes in class placementare always initiated by CPYB 5-Week Summer Ballet Programteachers—never by the student or their parents. On the rareoccasions when adjustment in level is warranted, a change willbe made as soon as possible.Additional ActivitiesIn addition to the regular ballet classes, the Residence Staff willhave fun and educational activities planned for the majority ofevenings and weekends. These activities include:SeminarsWeekly seminars will be offered at no charge to studentsthroughout the Program. Seminars in the past have includednutrition, injury prevention, physics of dance, and careers indance. CPYB invites professional pointe shoe fitters to visit CPYBon Wednesdays; past pointe shoe fitters have included Bloch,Capezio, Gaynor Minden, Sansha and Grishko. The residencehalls also host an Instructor Coffee Talk throughout the Program.All summer students, regardless of CPYB residential status, areinvited to participate in these seminars. There are requiredseminars on the first three nights of the Program that will coverstaff introductions, CPYB rules, regulations and etiquette, campussafety, and nutrition.ActivitiesActivities are offered to students throughout the program andare divided into the categories of program-wide (dance partyand talent show), dormitory-wide and floorwide. All weeknightactivities will begin at 8:15 p.m. and end at 9:15 p.m.Activities are planned according to the following basic schedule*:Sundays: Trip daysMondays: SeminarsTuesdays: Floor and/or dorm activitiesWednesdays: Pointe shoe seminars and fittings / free nightThursdays: Instructor Coffee TalkFridays: Interest groups / free nightSaturdays: Campus-wide activities*Schedule subject to change.Trip DaysAll students who have signed up and paid will be eligible toparticipate in trip days, which take place on Sundays. Tripswill include Hershey Park, the Sports Emporium, and oneadditional trip to be announced. These activities take place offcampus, therefore the meal plan is unavailable. Please bringadditional money on trip days for food. We recommend $50.00for Hershey Park and $25.00 for each additional activity. Studentsmay bring additional funds for souvenirs and games. Please seethe payment form to elect and authorize payment of the $180activities fee. This form must be submitted through the FamilyPortal no later than May 31 to participate.Trips are subject to change.Studios will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2013.2013 Handbook | Updated 6.19.1313home