Anaheim Ballet School Summer Intensives

Anaheim Ballet School Summer Intensives include classical ballet training and coaching, daily rehearsal and coaching in classical ballet repertory, and a public performance of classical ballet. Students take ballet technique classes, pointe classes, men’s ballet classes, partnering classes, character dance classes, and contemporary dance classes, along with sampling classes in other dance styles. The program also offers guest lectures in nutrition, injury prevention, sports psychology, acting, voice, and stage makeup, plus a group visit to Disneyland for visiting students, an in-studio showcase for Junior Intensive participants, and the option of private coaching offered by the school.

• Ages: 9–18 years old
• Schedule: Four-week Summer Intensive from June 22 – July 18, 2026, and one-week Junior Intensive from July 27 – August 1, 2026, with classes and rehearsal Monday–Friday from morning to early evening and at least one Saturday morning ballet class.
• Price: Summer Intensive tuition: $1,850; in-person audition fee: $30; video audition fee: $30.

Anaheim Ballet School’s training methodology is based on the Russian, French, and Italian schools and is described by the Rosenbergs as “truly the American method, the best of everything!” with a strong kinetic methodology influenced by movement analyst Joanna Kneeland, drawing from principles of physics and the belief that ballet is a natural system of movement. Past Summer Intensive performances have included stagings, revivals, or selections from The Awakening of Flora, Chopiniana (Les Sylphides), Coppelia, Don Quixote, La Esmeralda, Graduation Ball, The Little Humpbacked Horse, Ondine, Paquita, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake, and the program attracts students from around the world. Guest faculty and lecturers have included Alexander “Sasha” Greschenko (formerly Bolshoi Ballet), Vladimir Kolsenikov (formerly Mariinsky Ballet), Nilas Martins (formerly New York City Ballet), Rasta Thomas (International Dance Icon), John Kirby (Hollywood Acting Coach), and Bob Garrett (Broadway and Hollywood Vocal Coach), with guest faculty representing training from American Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet, Houston Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet, New York City Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet.

Anaheim Ballet directors Lawrence Rosenberg and Sarma Lapenieks Rosenberg co-direct Anaheim Ballet and the AB School Summer Intensive program. Lawrence Rosenberg was a member of Eliot Feld Ballet in New York, worked on the West Coast in television and film, is a current faculty member at Chapman University, presents Anaheim Ballet’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Arts Teach performances, and is frequently a West Coast guest teacher for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Sarma Lapenieks Rosenberg serves as resident choreographer for Anaheim Ballet, has created acclaimed full-length and one-act works for the company, has received a Congressional Certificate from Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, a Soroptomist Award for her use of dance in promoting International Goodwill and Understanding, and the American Business Women’s Association “Woman of Distinction Award,” and stages David Lichine’s Graduation Ball throughout the U.S. General information is handled by Company Administrator Ashley Duree, and AB School information is handled by AB School Administrator Leticia Valli.

Anaheim Ballet School’s STEP-UP! Outreach Program allows income-qualified Anaheim youth to train in ballet at no cost. Anaheim Ballet is a 501c3 not for profit organization, and Anaheim Ballet School is the official school of Anaheim Ballet, also a 501c3 not for profit organization. AB School is a vendor with Blue Ridge Academy, Cabrillo Point Academy, Compass Charter, Epic Charter, Excel Academy, Granite Mountain Charter, iLEAD, Inspire, Mission Vista Academy, Pacific Coast Academy, Sage Oak Charter, and Sky Mountain Charter.

Last updated March 14, 2026.