2024 Summer Programs

Dancers ages 3 and up are invited to join us this summer for our wide variety of camps and intensives.
Our programs give dancers at every level the chance to grow, learn, and have fun!

Registration is open!

PRINCE & PRINCESS CAMP

For dancers ages 3-4 by May 15, 2024. Must be potty trained.

Session 1

Tues. May 28 - Fri. May 31
9:30-11:30am

Session 2

Mon. June 24 - Thurs. June 27
9:30-11:30am

Session 3

Mon. July 15 - Thurs. July 18
9:30-11:30am

$155/session
Full amount due at registration.

Our most popular camp incorporates basic ballet, creative movement, crafts, and story-time. Coordination, rhythm, and ballet class discipline are emphasized throughout the camp while creating the opportunity for your dancer to express themselves through dance.

Dress Code
Girls: Leotard, Tights, Ballet Slippers. Hair must be worn in a ballet bun.
Boys: White T-Shirt, Black Shorts, Ballet Slippers.

BALLET CAMP

For dancers ages 5-7 by May 15, 2024.

Sleeping Beauty

Tues. May 28 - Fri. May 31
1:00-3:00pm

Swan Lake

Mon. June 24 - Thurs. June 27
1:00-3:00pm

The Nutcracker

Mon. July 15 - Thurs. July 18
1:00-3:00pm

$155/session
Full amount due at registration.

Our ballet camps incorporate the choreography, music, and history of some of the world’s most famous ballets! It’s a great introduction to the art of story-telling through dance. Ballet technique, coordination, rhythm, and ballet class discipline are emphasized throughout the camp while creating the opportunity for your dancer to express themselves through dance!

Dress Code
Girls: Leotard, Tights, Ballet Slippers. Hair must be worn in a ballet bun.
Boys: White T-Shirt, Black Shorts, Ballet Slippers.

LET’S DANCE CAMP

For dancers ages 8-9 by May 15, 2024.

Session 1

Mon. June 24 - Thurs. June 27
1:30-3:30pm

Session 2

Mon. July 15 - Thurs. July 18
1:30-3:30pm

$155/session
Full amount due at registration.

The perfect camp for your young dancer to strengthen, improve, even advance their skills! The everyday classes enable them to develop coordination, strength, and mobility nearly twice as fast as they would during the school year! They’ll make grande jetes forward in their ballet education; and they’ll finish proud, excited, and ready for their next steps. Ballet technique, coordination, rhythm, and ballet class discipline are emphasized throughout the camp while creating the opportunity for your dancer to express themselves through dance!

Dress Code
Girls: Leotard, Tights, Ballet Slippers. Hair must be worn in a ballet bun.
Boys: White T-Shirt, Black Shorts, Ballet Slippers.

JUNIOR INTENSIVE

For dancers ages 10-12 and/or dancers beginning En Pointe training. Age cutoff date is May 15, 2024.

June 3-21

Mondays - Thursdays 9am-12:30pm
Fridays 10am-12pm

$750 (or $250/week)
Full amount due on May 1.

MFB’s Junior Intensive is a three week intensive dance experience designed for continued development of students' technique and artistry. Dancers that are beginning En Pointe training are strongly encouraged to attend at least 2 weeks of the Junior Intensive. They’ll sew their shoes (Week 1), learn about proper shoe care and injury prevention along with getting a head start training before the school year begins.

Dress Code
Girls: Leotard, Tights, Ballet Slippers. Hair must be worn in a ballet bun.
Boys: White T-Shirt, Black Shorts, Ballet Slippers.

ATTN: COMPANY & JUNIOR COMPANY DANCERS

You MUST take at least 2 weeks of training over the summer. This is for your safety, as regular class attendance is the #1 way to prevent injury. Failure to comply will jeopardize Company placement. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.

SUMMER INTENSIVE

For dancers ages 12+ and younger dancers who have 1+ year of En Pointe training. Age cutoff date is May 15, 2024.

June 3-21

Mondays - Thursdays 1:00-5:00pm
Fridays 10am-12pm

$900 (or $300/week)
Full amount due on May 1.

MFB's Summer Intensive is a three week intensive dance experience designed for continued development of students' technique and artistry. Attendees will enjoy classes of various styles, some taught by world class guest teachers.

FEATURING GUEST TEACHERS:

Andrea Williams & Louie Williams

June 17-21

Dress Code
Girls: Leotard, Tights, Ballet Slippers. Hair must be worn in a ballet bun.
Boys: White T-Shirt, Black Shorts, Ballet Slippers.

ATTN: COMPANY & JUNIOR COMPANY DANCERS

Andrea Williams - Ballet & Pointe

June 17-21

When Andrea was 15, she left her home in Midland, Texas to attend the National Academy of Arts in Champaign, Illinois and pursue her dream of becoming a professional dancer. Andrea lived that dream dancing professionally for 25 years. She danced for 13 years as a ballerina with Nevada Dance Theatre and Ballet Austin. After retiring from ballet, she danced jazz and tap for 4 years with Tapestry Dance Company and modern for 5 with Kathy Dunn Hammrick Dance Company. During and in between which Andrea has freelanced as a dancer and an independent choreographer and has been invited to perform in many dance festivals in the Austin area. Her choreography has been well received on professional stages as well as at student competitions; always striking an emotional chord in her audiences through pure joy and musicality. Although she retired from the stage in 2015, she continues to share her love and passion for this marvelous artform as a teacher, rehearsal director, coach and choreographer.

As a teacher, Andrea's philosophy is that with proper strength and body alignment, a dancer can have effortless power and ultimately tons of fun dancing. One of her greatest talents as an instructor is her ability to spot the weaknesses or alignment issues in each dancer and offer corrections tailored to each dancer's specific needs. Andrea also has a vast understanding of body mechanics to promote the best coordination and ease of movement. Her motto is, “I’m not going to teach you to have great technique, I’m going to teach you to use great technique.”

Louie Williams - House

June 17-21

Louie Williams was born and raised in Austin Texas. He started his dance training at fourteen years old where he received experience in technique at Dance Institute, and was coached by his director Linda Holland and his mother, Andrea Williams. His remaining years of high school from 2016-2020 were spent at competitions and conventions, training to eventually join the USC Kaufman School of Dance’s class of 2024. There he has worked in process with artists such as Desmond Richardson, Dwight Rhoden, William Forsythe, Doug Varone, Hope Boykin, Saleemah E Knight, and Micaela Taylor. Louie has teaching experience at Dance Institute as well as in the Kaufman Connections program, which assists public schools in the LA area by teaching hip hop and social dance practices.

House is a style of footwork and rhythm that developed in the late 1900s that encompasses all varieties of movement but especially the African diaspora. It gets its title from the Warehouse, the original dance club in Chicago where house emerged. House is a phenomenally fun way to express oneself through the music, and has a vast range for creative freedom.

PRE-SEASON CLASSES

For Company dancers*, Junior Company dancers* & dancers ages 12+ and younger dancers who have 1+ year of En Pointe training.
Age cutoff date is May 15, 2024.

Session 1

Mon. July 15 - Thurs. July 18
3:30-5:30pm

session 2

Mon. July 22 - Thurs. July 25
3:30-5:30pm

$120/session
Full amount due at registration.

Regular dance class attendance isn’t just good for improving your technique. It’s also the #1 way to avoid injury! Register for Summer Classes today to maintain your strength and flexibility while protecting your body during the summer break.

ATTN: COMPANY & JUNIOR COMPANY DANCERS