THE AILEY SCHOOL SUMMER INTENSIVE

 

JUNIOR DIVISION SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM:

• When: June 30, 2014 to August 1, 2014
• Where: The Ailey School, 405 W. 55th Street, New York City, NY 10019

JUNIOR DIVISION SUMMER SIZZLER:

 Ailey Citigroup Theater
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 4:30pm
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 7:30pm
On-sale date: TBA

PARENT OBSERVATION

July 31 and August 1, 2014

CORRESPONDENCE:

Attn: Jr. Division Admissions, The Ailey School, 405 W. 55th Street, New York City, NY 10019,  FAX: 1-888-385-1951

TUITION:

• Level B Tuition $2430.00 ($300 deposit + $2130.00 including annual reg fee, physical therapy fee)

 

TO DO:

• Complete registration form – DONE
• Complete physical therapy form – DONE
• Complete health form – DONE
• Pay deposit on Feb 14 ($300.00) – DONE
• Physical Exam with Kaiser – appointment scheduled for March 10 @ 4:00 PM: DONE
  
• Request housing/chaperone connections, contact Ailey – DONE
  
• Confirm housing arrangements ASAP: Theresa Howard @ Harlem – DONE
  • Deposit: $1500 PAID
  • Balance: $1700 on check-in (Kelly) – DONE
    
• Pay balance of tuition by May 9 ($2130.00) : DONE – PAID ON MAY 7, 2014

LEVEL C COURSE SCHEDULE:

Time	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
10:30-12:00	Ballet	–	Ballet	–	Ballet
12:00-13:30	–	Ballet	–	Ballet	–
13:30-15:00	Horton	Pointe*	Horton	Pointe*	Horton
15:00-16:30	Rep	–	Rep	–	Rep
16:30-18:00	–	Jazz	–	Jazz	–
Pointe* is from 14:00 to 15:00

 

JOURNAL:

June 25 (Wednesday).

[Caltrain from Calif Ave. Station -> Milbrae.  BART -> San Bruno.  BART San Bruno -> SFO.  Depart from SFO -> MSP DELTA FLIGHT  (Saint Paul, MN).  Stay at the Stiggers.

After spending some 12 hours at SFO with her trying to get on a flight, she was finally able to catch the last flight (7:30 PM) to St. Paul, MN.  At 11:35 PST she reported her arrival at MSP and a little while later confirmed connected with Kelly and Rhapsody.  Last report was they were heading to their home and calling it a night]

June 26 (Thursday).

[Stay with the Stiggers in Saint Paul, MN]

June 27 (Friday).

[Depart MSP with Kelly and Rhapsody Stiggers.  Check in at the Harlem Apt.  Walked around the neighborhood, visited Apollo Theater, found Trader Joe’s and the coffee houses]

June 28 (Saturday).

[Wanted to go swimming but the pool was closed.  Explored 125th Street W.  Awesome window shopping.  Very hot and humid.]

June 29 (Sunday).

[Rest day]

Week 1

June 30 (Monday)

[9:00 AM – NYC.  Level evaluations first thing this morning.  Amelia was placed in Level B from the audition in SF but got bumped up to Level C after the evaluations.  Wow!]

Okay, so I woke up this morning super early (like 6:00) because I couldn’t sleep and I really wanted lots of time to warm up for my first day at Ailey.

 

July 1 (Tuesday).

[Couldn’t sleep at night]

July 2 (Wednesday).

[Apollo Theater after Ailey.  Amateur night – booed off two acts]

July 3 (Thursday).

[Subway delayed…Rhap late for class.  Ailey’s late policy: if later than 5 minutes students aren’t allowed to participate in that class.  Day went OK.  After one week she knows who all her teachers are.  One week down 4 to go!]

Level C Teachers:

Ballet: Miss Lisa Attles (MWF),  Miss Anna Lederfeind (TTh)

Pointe:  Miss Theresa Ruth Howard

Horton: Miss Tiffany Barnes

Jazz:  Mr. Christian Von Howard

Repertory:  Mr. Christian Von Howard

July 4 (Friday).  4th of July Holiday

[No class.  Visiting with Vilija, a Level C student, and her grandmother.  Going out on a free ferry to watch the fireworks.  Floods and thunderstorms causes cancellation of the visit and ferry plans.  Making bread pudding with Rhapsody instead – big yummy fun!]

July 5 (Saturday).

[swimming in Central Park.  Fresh fish market.  Around the neighborhood]

 

July 6 (Sunday).

[Times square]

Week 2

July 7 (Monday)

[2nd Week of Ailey.  The repertory dance routine is really brilliant – working with choreographer and creating the dance on the fly]

July 8 (Tuesday)

[Got insomnia last night and had very little sleep.  Commuted to Ailey solo because Rhapsody had to get to her class at 9:00 AM sharp.  Amelia’s class doesn’t start until 12:00.  Received many corrections and praise from the technique teacher.  Amelia is ecstatic]

July 9 (Wednesday)

[Lots of bruises and bumps from the floor drops for the repertory]

July 10 (Thursday)

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July 11 (Friday)

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July 12 (Saturday)

[Governor’s Island, Times Square]

July 13 (Sunday)

[Laundry, Rest Day]

Week 3

July 14 (Monday)

July 15 (Tuesday)

July 16 (Wednesday)

July 17 (Thursday)

July 18 (Friday)

July 19 (Saturday) : Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari, Jackson, NJ

July 20 (Sunday)

Week 4

July 21 (Monday)

July 22 (Tuesday)

July 23 (Wednesday)

July 24 (Thursday)

July 25 (Friday)

July 26 (Saturday)

[visit from Maya and Linda, Guggenheim Museum, “Wicked” on Broadway”]

 

July 27 (Sunday)

Week 5 – The Last Week

July 28 (Monday)

July 29 (Tuesday)

July 30 (Wednesday).  Summer Sizzler for Jr Division.

July 31 (Thursday).  Parent Observation Day.

Ballet, Pointe

Pointe, Jazz

August 1 (Friday).  Last Day, Parent Observation Day.

Ballet

August 2 (Saturday).  Check Out and fly home.

 

The Teachers:

CONCLUSION:

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LINKS:

• Ailey School: http://www.theaileyschool.edu/
• Summer Intensive Program: http://www.theaileyschool.edu/ailey-school/junior-division/programs/summer-intensive-program
• Alvin Ailey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Ailey
• Lester Horton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Horton
• Martha Graham: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Graham