Thank you for auditioning for Ballet 5:8’s Summer Intensive.

Based on your audition we are pleased to accept you for our Summer Intensive 2025!

We would be thrilled to have you join us this summer for the intensive, which is a place where you can grow in technique and artistry AND fuel your mind and spirit.

Ballet 5:8’s Summer Intensive is a rigorous summer study program helping dancers from across the country take the next step in their training and careers. Program faculty include Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager, Artists of the Ballet 5:8 professional company, and world-class guest instructors. Classes take place inside Ballet 5:8's beautiful 12,000 square foot building with five studios in Orland Park, IL, 35 minutes from downtown Chicago. 

Technique taught during Intensive is informed by Ballet 5:8’s signature training syllabus which stresses proper placement, strength and dynamic musicality. Dancers take 4-5 classes each day from approximately 9:15am to 4:30pm daily - which gives dancers a true opportunity for growth. Ballet, pointe, variations, Progressing Ballet Technique, Ballet 5:8 repertoire, Jazz, Modern and Contemporary as well as other specialty classes are offered. Seminars on dancer mental, physical and emotional health are offered weekly and give the intensive a well-rounded curriculum. Our Intensive also invites dancers to join Ballet 5:8 in conversations of life and faith through optional community and discussion times.

You can register by selecting any of our Summer Intensive packages below.

Enroll here: Five Week, June 22 - July 25 | Three Week, June 22 July 11 | Two Week, June 22 - July 3 | Two Week, July 13 - 25

Placement classes will be held at the beginning of each session. All placement is at the sole discretion of the artistic staff, and may be modified throughout the intensive if appropriate.

Chaperoned housing is offered for two-, three-, or five-week segments and includes accommodations in a local college dorm, transportation, and three daily meals. If you require housing, simply create an account and complete your registration by March 31st. Additional details about housing can be found here.

Please read the Summer Intensive Handbook (emailed with your acceptance, please request a copy if you have not received it). All students and parents must agree to the Handbook policies to participate. To accept all policies, log in to your Jackrabbit account here under “My Account” to view. This must be completed in order to finalize your registration.

Registration Deadline

Registration fees, tuition deposits, and housing deposits* must be paid to complete registration and are non-refundable. All tuition and fees are due March 31st.

All accounts are required to have a payment method on file, tuition fees will be processed on their due dates. Declined transactions will receive a late fee. If tuition is not paid by April 7th, Students with an unpaid balance will be moved to the waitlist.

More information on tuition, housing, and fees can be found here. We look forward to seeing you this summer!

Other Questions?
Don’t hesitate to let us know! Contact schooloffice@ballet58.org or 708-329-8773.