London Summer Ballet Intensive 2025

LONDON SUMMER BALLET INTENSIVE

TRAIN WITH A BOLSHOI BALLET ACADEMY GRADUATE PEDAGOGUE-BALLETMASTER AND LEARN THE SECRETS OR RUSSIAN SCHOOL OF BALLET.

Venue: The Place, Studio 8
Address: 17 Duke’s Road, London WC1H 9PY UK
Dates: July 14th – July 18th, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Program Schedule:

10:00 – 10:45 | Stretching, Warm-up &
Ballet Fitness

10:45 – 12:30 | Classical Ballet Class

12:30 – 1:00 | Pointe Technique (Ladies) /
Male Technique (Men)

1:00 – 1:50 | Repertoire, Variations &
Advanced Virtuosity Technique

1:50 – 2:00 | Relaxation & Cool-Down
Stretching

Hours: 4 hours per day , 5 days per week.

The summer courses are ideal for those who want to develop as professional dancers or improve their abilities and technique for their own personal evolution in ballet, to acquire an excellent physical condition, to correct and develop as dancers in classical dance and for those who want to make a good preparation for auditions for ballet schools and companies and have a better chance of success.

This unique program is designed for promising young dancers as well as dedicated students and participants who are serious about improving both technically and artistically.

This year’s summer course program will focus on improving technique, fitness and danceability. The level of the course will be Intermediate to Advanced. The intensity and demands will be high, so very good physical condition is required from those taking part.

Seats will be limited

About the Director:

Athanasios Routianidis, Graduate with the title Pedagogue-Ballet master of the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy institute with specialty in Ballet Pedagogics. Soloist with companies in Russia and Europe. He is the Artistic Director of Greek Northern Ballet, and proudly presents his first Summer Intensive in London.

Participants will receive personal corrections and will be taught a unique approach to ballet technique of Russian School Vaganova methodology under the instruction of Pedagogue-Balletmaster Athanasios Routianidis.

What Makes This Intensive Special:

At the GNB London Intensive, participants will:

Master correct body placement and alignment across all classwork.

Deeply engage the rotational muscles for stronger, safer turns and enhanced stability.

Develop precise body coordination and timing to achieve cleaner, more efficient technique.

Receive individual attention to identify, correct, and improve personal technical challenges.

Build a foundation of body awareness and intelligent technique crucial for a long-term career in ballet.

Advanced participants will improve their virtuosity skills

This Summer Intensive is not only about hard work but about building lasting technical strength, artistry, and understanding that dancers will carry forward into their future.

Limited places available to ensure high-quality individual coaching.

For information and registration, please contact: [email protected] , or in the contact information of the website www.greeknorthernballet.com.

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Pricing
Original Price: £600

Early Bird (until June 16): £450

Super Early Bird – First 10 students/participants (until May 25): £375

To apply or reserve your place: [email protected]
Or DM us on Instagram: @greeknorthernballet

If you want not to lose your place, you must register by May 25 and prepay by June 16, 2025.

Participation

Send the application with your details to [email protected] (include a C.V. if you are an amateur dancer just put information about your dancing training in local studios).

Optional: sent a photo in a dancing pose (it could be in attitude dance pose, arabesque or a la seconde).

Also

Optional: video of a ballet lesson 15-20 minutes (Barre, Center, small-medium-large allegro) and a variation of your choice.

Note: Photo and Video material is optional, It is requested only for the purpose to lean more about your level and identify the areas you will need to improve in the summer intensive, its not obligatory.