A two-week intensive workshop for serious ballet students ages 10 years and older with a minimum of 3 years of ballet training.  Classes begin at 10 am, Monday through Friday, and finish each day around 5 pm. 

Cost:   $550 for the two-week session.

            The weekly rate is $300.

A two-week workshop for ballet students ages 7 years and up with a minimum of 2 years of ballet training.  This program is designed to introduce young students to a more serious approach to their dance training.  Classes begin at 10 am, Monday Through Friday and will finish each day around 2 pm.  These students will also be a part of the workshop demonstration presented at the Windsong Performing Arts Theatre

Cost:     $300 for the one-week session.

Michael joined Ballet West in 1999 as an artist and, in 2004, advanced to the rank of soloist. He began his ballet
training with Ballet Arkansas under the tutelage of Kirt Hathaway and continued training at the University of Utah
Department of Ballet. Before joining Ballet West in 1999, he performed with Ballet Arkansas and Tulsa Ballet. He has
performed in many roles including Prince Florimund in Jonas Kåge's The Sleeping Beauty, Phlegmatic in George
Balanchine's The Four Temperaments, Sugar Plum Cavalier in Willam Christensen's The Nutcracker, and in William
Forsythe's Artifact II.

Victoria began training with the Houston Ballet Academy at the age of seven. She performed professionally with the
Houston Ballet as an apprentice during the 1998-99 season, joining Ballet West in 1999. She has performed roles that
include the Autumn Fairy in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Aurora and the Golden Vine Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, a
pas de deux in Antony Tudor’s The Leaves Are Fading, and in Christopher Bruce’s Ghost Dances.

Mr. Poole began his early career with Houston Ballet and National Ballet of Washington. His choreography includes
work with Ballet De Santiago, Euro Ballet (Luxemburg), and Cincinnati Ballet. Under his leadership, Arkansas
Festival Ballet became a performing member of Regional Dance America/Southwest. His career evolved to
choreography when he accepted a position at the Choreographic Festival in Trujillo, Peru. Since 1987, Mr. Poole has
worked with companies around the world including Ballet De Santigo, Euro Ballet (Luxemburg), and the Cincinnati
Ballet. His work ranges from Classical Ballets such as Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty to more contemporary
interpretations. His forward thinking approach to Classical Ballet in more modern times enables his dancers to explore
innovative movements grounded in Classical technique.

Clark Erickson will return as pianist for the workshop.