Summer Intensive 2025
Summer intensive is a two week program for our BCH Levels 6-10, comprised of classes taught by BCH faculty members and guest teachers from around the U.S. and abroad. Counted among past teachers are Clara Cravey, Dawn Scannell, Zachary Carrol, Roudolf Kharatian, Davida Haas, Elizabeth Keller, Jared Matthews, Jane Weiner, Kristina Windom, Priscilla Murphy, Grace Snider, Allison Miller, Emily Dyson, Dana Lewis, Joe Istre, Lauren Anderson, and many others. The program is normally offered during the first and second full weeks of June.
We welcome outside students to join us. Audition is required. Please email info@balletcenterofhouston.com to make arrangements for a free placement class.
For those interested in membership in Houston Repertoire Ballet’s company, this is a mandatory program in order to be considered for HRB membership.
- Dates: June 2-13, 2025 (M-F each week)
- Cost: $650
- Schedule: TBD
- Detailed Schedule TBD
This year’s program will include ballet, pointe, Modern dance, conditioning, repertoire, variations, and musical theatre (Levels 8-10).
Registration: Current students should enroll online in the appropriated class as advised. (A 15% non-refundable deposit will be collected upon enrollment). Visiting and new students will be advised of their group placement after attending a placement class. Payments may be made online via your parent portal or with check, cash, or cc in the office. All placed students are encouraged to reserve their spot in the program by May 1 as we have limited space. The tuition balance will be posted in mid-May and payment is due by May 31, 2025.
Class attire: SoDanca SL115 or SL116 Leotard (Black Levels 8-10 and Burgundy Levels 6-7), SoDanca TS95 or TS96 “theatrical pink” convertible, back-seamed mesh tights, pink leather ballet shoes. Tutus are allowed in Variations class or appropriate HRB rehearsals only. (HRB Company members must have the leotard monogrammed with the HRB logo at Dance Trends, leotards must be purchased at Dance Trends)
We are thrilled to have Davida Haas, Kristina Windom, Tatiana Kalistratova, and Jesus Acosta as guest teachers this year!
Davida Haas-Oglesbee, currently on staff at Portland Ballet, began her ballet training in Milan, Italy at the age of 8. She danced professionally with the Boston Ballet II, Houston Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theater, and The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Mrs. Oglesbee danced such notable roles as Clara/Marie in The Nutcracker, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and the Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle. She has worked with choreographers such as Ben Stevenson, Gerald Arpino, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Donald Byrd and Josie Moseley.
Kristina Windom, a native of Washington, D.C., developed her foundation in classical ballet under the tutelage of Mary Day at the Washington School of Ballet. Her distinguished performing career included roles with The Washington Ballet, Cleveland/San Jose Ballet, and Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet in San Francisco, where she performed extensively in both classical and contemporary repertoire. Prior to joining School of Philadelphia Ballet, Windom spent 16 years as both an educator and administrator at The Washington Ballet. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from George Mason University, where she served as a faculty member for 18 years. Windom’s research centers on innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to dance training, with particular emphasis on neuromuscular performance and execution.
Tatiana Kalistratova grew up in Michigan and received her early ballet training here before being accepted to the famed Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia.
There, she studied for 2 years with legendary teachers such as; Marina Vasilieva, Anastasia Vasilieva, Zhanna Ayupova, Yulia Makhalina, Vadim Desnitsky, and Alexander Stepin. She graduated with honors and was among the few foreigners to be given the honor to dance soloist roles at the Mariinsky Theater. Ms. Olson has a vast knowledge of classical repertoire and has rehearsed and performed soloist roles from ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Corsaire, Giselle, Carmen, La Bayadere, Don Quixote, Paquita. Mrs. Kalistratova also extensively studied character dance under the famed Russian character dancer Irina Gensler. She has also received additional education with world renowned ballet stars from The Royal Ballet, Het National Ballet, Bolshoi Theater, American Ballet Theater and Mariinsky Theater. After her dancing career, Ms. Tatiana started teaching and has since brought students to some of the most famous schools and programs in the world. Under her instruction, students have gone on to be accepted to schools such as; Joffrey Ballet School, Ellison Ballet School, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Russian Masters Ballet Program, Colorado Ballet Academy, and Atlanta Ballet. Ms. Tatiana has a firm approach to the classroom and gives the closest curriculum to Vaganova Academy as she is the only teacher in Michigan to have graduated from the prestigious school.
