Introducing Groove in the Grove, our new Ballet, Contemporary and Jazz Summer Intensive!
We’re bringing WORLD-CLASS artists and teachers RIGHT TO YOUR COMMUNITY! An incredible opportunity to experience professional training without missing out on summer in Brights Grove.
Priced similarly to a weekend-long convention, but with smaller class sizes, a performance opportunity and no added expense of travel. Five days, 6 hours of dancing each day!
Meet our incredible guest faculty:
* Robert Fulton *
* Camille Kellems *
* Brandon Porter *
* Chivas Merchant Buckman *
During this Summer Intensive, you’ll enjoy:
• Daily technique sessions in Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary
• Focused attention from our guest teachers
• Perform Choreography set by our guest teachers
Win Convention Scholarships to: ASH, Nuvo, Jump and more. Guest teachers will be awarding these at the end of the Intensive.
Don’t miss out!
Dates: August 11-15, 2025
Early Bird Registration to Public: $575 + tax, from March 1-31. Register now and only pay $100 deposit. Balance due
July 2nd.
Regular Price – $625 (starting April 1st)
Two levels for the full-day intensive
11-13 years – Intermediate
14-18 years- Intermediate/Advanced
We’re also offering a half-day Summer Intensive for younger dancers
8-10 years – Juniors
Early Bird Registration to Public: $260 (March 1-31), deposit $100, balance due July 2nd.
Regular Price – $300 (Starting April 1st)
Prices go up on April 1, 2025.
Secure your spot now!
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Get to know our guest artists
Robert Fulton
Robert’s dance journey began in Pennsylvania at Allegheny Ballet Company under Connor Kilian Weigand. He continued his training at the Houston Ballet Professional Division before joining Ballet West as a trainee. Now a dancer with Nevada Ballet Theatre, Robert has performed lead roles in works by George Balanchine, Ben Stevenson, Nicolo Fonte, Septime Webre, Trey Mcintyre, and more. His favorites have been Scarecrow in Septime Webre’s Wizard of Oz & Siegfried in Ben Stevenson’s Swan Lake.
In addition to his dance career, Robert is pursuing a Business Major at Penn State World Campus. Drawing on his education and passion for dance, he founded BalletScout, a comprehensive database for dancers seeking auditions, training programs, and jobs. His aim is to streamline information and applications, providing a centralized network for the dance community.
Camille Kellems
Camille Kellems is currently a Company Artist with Nevada Ballet Theatre under direction of Roy Kaiser. She graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Ballet Performance and an Outside Field in Arts Management in May 2019, working closely with Kyra Nichols, Carla Körbes, Michael Vernon and Sarah Wroth. She was born and raised in Newport Beach, California, and primarily trained at the Maple Conservatory of Dance. Some career highlights have been performing the Second Violin in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, as well as the principal woman in Jerome Robbins’s Spring.
Brandon Porter
Brandon is a native of Howell, MI. He holds a diploma ballet certification in Cecchetti method. His dance education continued at Point Park College on scholarship as a dance major under the direction of Susan Stowe. Brandon’s strong emphasis in clean technique with the drive to inspire students and studios to embrace the importance and love of dance for all ages and levels has distinguished himself as an educator, choreographer. Brandon currently is a ballet director while setting choreography and master classes nationwide. He is also a guest teacher for Penn State University’s Dance Dept. Credits include 1st National Tour of Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man”, Allegheny Ballet Company’s & Detroit Symphony’s, “The Nutcracker”, “Twister Moves Perpetual Tour” for Hasbro, Toys R’ Us, New York Musical Theater Festival production of “Petrouchka”, off Broadway “Crazy Head Space”, Crunch Fitness, “International Motorcycle Show” also known as “IMS Tour” as choreographer. Brandon has danced, choreographed and assisted for the likes of Nick and Aaron Carter, Glen Packard, Brian Thomas, Rasta Thomas, Adrienne Canternas. Brandon is the Co-Artistic Director for Boundless Bodies Contemporary Ballet.
Chivas Merchant Buckman
A native of Washington, DC., graduated from Duke Ellington School of the Arts as a dance major. He then received his BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College where he was able to work with choreographers such as Robert Battle, Jiri Kylian, Chris D’ Ambroise, Jose Limon, Sean Curran, and Donald Byrd. After graduation and in his professional career, Chivas danced with Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre in Dallas, TX. He moved back to New York City and became a member of one of the most innovative choreographers of our time, which was Elisa Monte Dance. Also while living in NYC, he was able to work with many choreographers and performed in Petrouchka, at The New York Musical Festival. He decided to make a bold move and begin a new career in St. Louis, MO where performing became secondary and teaching/director was primary. While here, Chivas guested with The Big Muddy Dance Company, performed with Dance St. Louis, and was an ensemble member in The Wiz with The St Louis Black Repertory. From there, he landed a dance teacher job at Grand Center Arts Academy where he truly knew teaching was a passion for him. In 2016, Chivas moved back to Washington, DC, where he became a core teacher at Joy of Motion, served as the Co-Chair/Dance teacher of Creative Arts at Gholson Middle School, and performed with the Washington National Opera in Eugene Onegin, Samson and Delilah, and Carmen. In 2020, Mr. Merchant-Buckman received his Master’s in Secondary Education.
Questions about our summer intensive? Contact us!
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