Workshops

Ages 14 – 19

(Level 5+ – 7)

Advanced/High-Intermediate Dancers

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum 6-8 years of ballet training.

Female students: strong pointe work, minimum 3 years of pointe training.

June 9-14

Sofiane Sylve and with Patricia Neary   

June 9-14: Balanchine Workshop

Monday to Friday 4:00 – 7:00pm Saturday 3:00 – 8:00pm 

Includes student performance, reception and Q & A with Ms. Sylve and Ms. Neary.              

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Sofiane Sylve was born in Nice, France, where she studied at the Académie de Dance. She was a Principal dancer with Germany’s Stadttheater, Dutch National Ballet, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Semperoper Ballett. During the 2020/21 season she became a ballet mistress with the Semperoper Ballett as well as the Artistic Advisor for Ballet San Antonio.  In the 2021-22 season, Sylve became the full-time Artistic Director of Ballet San Antonio and Director of the School of Ballet San Antonio.

As a guest artist, Sylve has danced with numerous international companies such as: English National Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, Australian Ballet, Hungarian Ballet, Teatro San Carlo di Napoli and Het Nationale Ballet.

During her time with the San Francisco Ballet, she was a Guest Faculty Teacher with the San Francisco Ballet School, where she taught classes to students of all ages. Similarly, she was a guest teacher with The Boston Ballet, Alvin Ailey Dance Company, Ballet Met, Charlotte Ballet, Tivoli Ballet, Ballet Society Vancouver, Ballet West; and schools like: Charlotte Ballet School, Ballet West School and Palucca School. She served as teacher/coach at Indianapolis International Ballet Competition in Indianapolis, Indiana, YAGP and California Dance Classic Competition in Los Angeles.

Patricia Neary was born in Miami, Florida and also received her dance training there, after which she joined the National Ballet of Canada. A year later, in 1960, she transferred to the prestigious New York City Ballet, where she was promoted to soloist in 1962. She danced numerous important roles in the works of artistic leader George Balanchine, including several roles the choreographer created especially for her. In addition, he soon involved her in rehearsing his work with ballet companies around the world.

From 1971 to 1973, Neary was ballet master of the ballet company of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, after which she assumed the artistic direction of the Grand Théâtre de Genève. From 1978 to 1985, she was artistic director of the Zürcher Ballett (now Ballett Zürich).

After a brief interlude as ballet director of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan from 1986 to 1987, Neary has been working for The George Balanchine Trust for more than 20 years. She has studied works by Balanchine in more than 30 countries.

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