Pre-Professional Level | Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment has multiple levels for dancers ages 10-24 years. There are options to attend for 5 weeks, 3 weeks, 2 weeks or 1 week. No audition is required, and dancers will take a placement class on the first day of their session.

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 5:00pm 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. The Intensive also invites dancers to join Ballet 5:8 in conversation of life and faith through small group discussion.

Placement will be determined by the dancer’s level of technique displayed while at the intensive, and not based on the level they are in at their home studio. Levels can vary quite a bit depending on a dancer’s experience as well as the overall make-up of the program each summer.

You can register by selecting any of our packages below.

Five Week Program, June 24 - July 26 | Three Week Program, June 24 - July 12

Two Week Program #1, June 24 - July 5 | Two Week Program #2, July 15 - 26

Single Week #1, June 24 - June 28 | Single Week #2 July 1 - 5 | Single Week #4 July 15 - 19

Chaperoned housing is also available for the one, two, three or five-week segments and includes a stay in a local college dorm, transportation and three daily meals. If you are in need of housing, you can register for housing once you create an account with us. April 15th is the deadline to register for Ballet 5:8 housing.

More information on tuition, housing and fees can be found here.

Read the Summer Intensive Handbook (available via email) and submit a signed copy of the back page via paper or using the online form here. This must be completed in order to finalize your registration.

Registration Deadline

  • Standard Registration closes April 15 and Housing Registration closes April 15 or when the program fills, whichever comes first.

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

We look forward to seeing you this summer!