BBSI PARTNERING WORKSHOP (Ladies)

BBSI Partnering Workshop 2025

THE BBSI PARTNERING WORKSHOP IS FULL AT ALL THREE WEEKS of BBSI.

Please email bbsiworkshop@gmail.com for information regarding our waitlist.

North Carolina: July 28th – August 9th

The BBSI Partnering Workshop is for ladies interested in participating in a daily partnering class with the men at BBSI. Ladies will also take additional daily classes. For ladies, our North Carolina program is a HALF DAY intensive; the California program is a FULL DAY intensive.

Ladies must be age 12-18 in an intermediate to advanced ballet level. A video or in-person audition is required for the BBSI Partnering Workshop. Class size is very limited. There will be a wait list. 

BBSI North Carolina: Dancers will have the option to attend both weeks, or choose one of the two weeks to attend. A tuition discount is offered to students who attend for both weeks.

BBSI Workshop Partnering Audition

VIDEO AUDITION

Video audition requirements:

All combinations should be done en pointe in the center for dancers with a minimum of two years en pointe. Video footage MUST be taken no more than 3 months prior to application. If the dancer (ages 10-12) is not yet en pointe and would still like to apply, please send us an email for more information.

  • Adage combination (show both sides)
  • Échappé and Passé pointe work combination
  • Turning combination
  • Grand Allegro combination

Note: BBSI does not provide personal feedback for auditions. Not submitting the requested combinations (submitting a variation instead, etc.) may negatively impact audition results. We keep will auditions open until we reach maximum capacity. Dancers must re-audition each year so we can assess their progress.

IN-PERSON AUDITION

Instead of submitting a video, ladies can elect to take an audition class in-person in North Carolina at International Ballet Academy on March 8, 2025 from 10:00-11:30am.

Please wear a plain black leotard and bring flat shoes and pointe shoes to the audition.

LOCATION

BBSI 2026 has one location:

North Carolina: July 28th – August 9th

Hosted at the International Ballet Academy: 201 Davis Grove Circle, Suite 104, Cary, North Carolina, 27519

 

CLASSES

The BBSI Partnering Workshop: North Carolina offers a HALF day schedule (daily classes include):

  • Ladies Technique
  • Ladies Variations or Repertoire
  • Partnering

FACULTY

BBSI Partnering Workshop 2025 Faculty 

Rubén Martín – American Ballet Theatre JKO School Principal Teacher / Weeks One, Two, and Three

Jeffrey Rogers – Ballet West Principal Teacher / Weeks One, Two, and Three

Christopher Hird – Sarasota Ballet Education Director / Week Two

Davit Karapetyan – Director of the School of Philadelphia Ballet & Philadelphia Ballet II / Week One

Patrick Frenette – American Ballet Theatre Soloist / Weeks One, Two, and Three

Cameron McCune – American Ballet Theatre Dancer / Weeks One & Two

Christopher Sellars – Dance Academy of Southern California Director / Week Three

Emma Lee Frenette – BBSI Artistic Director and International Ballet Academy Ballet Mistress / Weeks One, Two, and Three

Susan Brooker – ABT William J. Gillespie School Artistic Director / Week Three

Faculty subject to change. 

TUITION

  • NORTH CAROLINA: Ladies ONE WEEK HALF-DAY  Tuition: $470.00
  • NORTH CAROLINA: Ladies TWO WEEKS HALF-DAY Tuition: $750.00
  • There is a $35.00 registration fee.

Tuition, registration fees, audition fees, and merchandise purchases are non-refundable.

BBSI North Carolina: Dancers will have the option to attend both weeks of BBSI, or choose one of the two weeks to attend. A tuition discount is offered to families who attend for both weeks.

Boys Ballet Summer Intensive is a proud Partner Intensive at the American Dance Competition | International Ballet Competition. We offer scholarships to BBSI at this competition. Financial aid is not available.

 

DRESS CODE

Dress Code is mandatory

  • Black spaghetti strap leotard (cotton or microfiber, no tank leotards)
  • Pink or skin-tone tights
  • Ballet flat shoes
  • Pointe shoes (to be worn for center, Partnering, and Variations, NO DEAD SHOES)
  • No shorts, large hair accessories, or large earrings. (Skirts are allowed only in Variations)

 

INJURY / ILLNESS WITHDRAWAL POLICY

Refunds due to injuries or illness are offered on a case-by-case basis. A doctor’s note is required for consideration.

In terms of an injury or illness withdrawal, 25% of all tuition payments is nonrefundable.

After June 1st, there are no injury or sickness refunds.