Help with Summer Ballet Intensive!
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My name is Clio Tzetos and I am a 15-year-old dancer. I have been accepted to the Ballet West summer intensive and I would love to attend it. The fees for summer intensives can be intensive too! I’m asking for help to pay for the intensive.
My dance journey began when I was 5 years old as an activity to help me get rid of energy; however, it quickly progressed into my passion. Over the years I have trained at two dance schools in my hometown Portland, OR. The first studio I studied at was the Aspire Project. They were a smaller studio whose goal it was to bring dance to children who wouldn't have been exposed to it otherwise. Once I had advanced as much as I could at the Aspire Project, I moved to a new studio called Classical Ballet Academy. At this studio I have had the opportunity to focus on my technique while getting to perform two solo roles in our annual performances for the first time this season.
I live with my parents and older sister. My parents both work and are able to cover my ballet tuition, fees related to the three performances my studio puts on each year, competition fees, and my pointe shoes. But this fall, my sister will be a freshman in college, so that is something our family needs to plan for.
For the past couple of summers, I’ve attended the summer intensive that my studio offers. Intensives are just that, a lot of work condensed into a short period of time. This can mean 6 or more hours a day of stretching and strengthening, as well as learning and honing technique and choreography. I’ve never attended an intensive with another studio, but would like to broaden my experience and attend the 3-week intensive with Ballet West in Salt Lake City, UT, June 15th - July 3rd. The intensive costs $5,250 for tuition and housing and the payment deadline is May 15.Your money would go directly to helping me achieve my goal of attending this summer intensive and becoming a better dancer.
Dance is my passion. When I dance, I feel free to express myself and to make mistakes. I get to leave my stress at the door and only focus on my technique, which is a rare thing. I want to dance professionally in some capacity for the rest of my life, and attending this intensive would really help me get there. I would get stronger, improve my technique, perfect my artistry, and have exposure to new styles and choreography such as character and Ballet West repertoire.
Please help me reach my goal of becoming a better dancer!
Thank you, Clio Tzetos
My dance journey began when I was 5 years old as an activity to help me get rid of energy; however, it quickly progressed into my passion. Over the years I have trained at two dance schools in my hometown Portland, OR. The first studio I studied at was the Aspire Project. They were a smaller studio whose goal it was to bring dance to children who wouldn't have been exposed to it otherwise. Once I had advanced as much as I could at the Aspire Project, I moved to a new studio called Classical Ballet Academy. At this studio I have had the opportunity to focus on my technique while getting to perform two solo roles in our annual performances for the first time this season.
I live with my parents and older sister. My parents both work and are able to cover my ballet tuition, fees related to the three performances my studio puts on each year, competition fees, and my pointe shoes. But this fall, my sister will be a freshman in college, so that is something our family needs to plan for.
For the past couple of summers, I’ve attended the summer intensive that my studio offers. Intensives are just that, a lot of work condensed into a short period of time. This can mean 6 or more hours a day of stretching and strengthening, as well as learning and honing technique and choreography. I’ve never attended an intensive with another studio, but would like to broaden my experience and attend the 3-week intensive with Ballet West in Salt Lake City, UT, June 15th - July 3rd. The intensive costs $5,250 for tuition and housing and the payment deadline is May 15.Your money would go directly to helping me achieve my goal of attending this summer intensive and becoming a better dancer.
Dance is my passion. When I dance, I feel free to express myself and to make mistakes. I get to leave my stress at the door and only focus on my technique, which is a rare thing. I want to dance professionally in some capacity for the rest of my life, and attending this intensive would really help me get there. I would get stronger, improve my technique, perfect my artistry, and have exposure to new styles and choreography such as character and Ballet West repertoire.
Please help me reach my goal of becoming a better dancer!
Thank you, Clio Tzetos
Organizer
Rebecca Mellinger
Organizer
Portland, OR