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BDC offers more than drop-in classes a week! Walk-ins welcome. All levels and styles. Get Map. All Rights Reserved. I choreographed something that barely traveled, and was mostly upper body movement. And because I have such a diverse audience, I wanted to make it appropriate for all levels, so I gave alternative versions of the choreography for beginners and advanced students. It was great to see how dancers made the combo their own. I'm binging on anime a lot right now.

This period has given people access to online training on a whole new level. But since dance is fundamentally a live art, I don't think it'll change the industry permanently. One of the things dancers miss so much right now is that physical and emotional energy when you're learning alongside other people. There is a special energy you can feel during a Zoom class with people from around the world.

But nothing compares to being in the same room as a bunch of dancers, doing the combo in groups with everyone cheering and supporting each other.

Live performance just can't be percent replicated. One of my best friends, Maira. I do a lot of funny videos with her, and she films all the videos I do on the street or in front of people. I haven't seen her since social distancing started. Any ballet class. I miss doing grand allegro and having the freedom to move as much as I want, without having to constantly reset within my space. I was supposed to go on a trip to Peru this weekend, actually, so I would really like to make that vacation happen.

It's definitely possible to come out of this better, stronger, more flexible, more educated than you were when it started. Many of us have more free time now than we've ever had in our lives, and fewer ways to waste it. With everything being online, I've gotten to dance with choreographers that I would have never had the opportunity to dance with.

Take advantage of that access! The call came after a lengthy audition process with Spielberg in the room, and the role, originated by Wilma Curley on Broadway in and later portrayed by Gina Trikonis in the film, was her biggest dream.

In fact, it's something Garcia-Lee says she manifested from the day plans for the movie were announced in January On top of her regular training, she would travel multiple hours each day to New York City and New Jersey for classes with Steps on Broadway and the Princeton Ballet School, respectively. Her bedroom walls were lined with cutouts from the pages of Dance Spirit , which served as inspiration for her goals.

Her mother, Terri Garcia, was a professional dancer in the s she even danced Francisca in the West Side Story tour in , and Garcia-Lee was eager to follow in her footsteps. Garcia-Lee went to high school at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she studied first ballet and then drama.

As a sophomore, she was cast as Graziella in her school's production of West Side Story. The magic of performing Jerome Robbins' iconic choreography never left her. She's been banging on West Side Story 's door ever since. All the while, she held out hope that West Side Story would someday come her way.

In , Garcia-Lee was considered for Graziella in the Broadway revival but didn't get the role after countless callbacks. After that, two more productions didn't cast her as Graziella.

For the Broadway revival, she was only offered the opportunity to audition for the role of Anybodys. She turned down both opportunities in favor of other projects—she would wait for Graziella. Despite the rejection, she was undeterred. So when Deadline published an article announcing the film remake, Garcia-Lee felt that playing Graziella was meant to be.

At the audition, the casting room was filled with many of her friends and fellow Broadway darlings, like Eloise Kropp Cats and Jonalyn Saxer Mean Girls. According to the film's choreographer, Justin Peck, Garcia-Lee quickly caught the eye of the creative team. I could sense that from the first audition. At the same time, she was committed to the Broadway run of Moulin Rouge! She spent much of the winter and early spring of trying to figure out how to do it all.

She asked if she could miss some rehearsals and most preview performances including the all-important first preview performance so she could film her scenes in the movie. I'll never forget Steven up on a ladder, then Steven halfway down the ladder, and then Steven on a rolling chair, Steven lying on the floor looking up at [the choreography] this way, Justin tweaking and tweaking.

Rehearsals for the iconic "Dance at the Gym" scene lasted two weeks. Before the work began, Garcia-Lee says, she familiarized herself with Peck's work as much as she could to get a sense of his style.

However, I loved the challenge of it. Once rehearsals wrapped, filming for "Dance at the Gym" lasted six days, and according to Garcia-Lee, her feet never hurt so badly in her entire life. But that didn't stop her from soaking up the magic. Especially on the day she and her co-star Mike Faist Riff shot their duet.

At the Academy, classes are divided into two blocks: an academic block and an artistic block. Around am, Interlochen Academy students start their academic classes, consisting of high-school level courses like English, math, science, history, and either Spanish or French. Following a morning of academics, the dance students have a break to get ready for their artistic block of classes at the Dance Center. Dance majors take a mix of classical ballet technique, contemporary, pointe, dance conditioning and repertoire, as well as rehearsal.

In fact, she didn't necessarily see herself going out of state for high school, but she knew she wanted to seriously study dance. After looking at other performing arts high school programs and self-reflecting, Interlochen rose to the top of her list: "When it came down to it, Interlochen was the best fit for me, both artistically and personality-wise, considering all of our incredible teachers and performing opportunities.

Jones admits that she's always been pretty independent, but, of course, moving away from home at 14 years old was still an adjustment. Interlochen Arts Academy dance majors perform in four staged performances—two full ballets and two mixed-repertoire shows—each school year.

In addition to performances in the theater, students can also take part in local touring opportunities talk about prepping for dance-company life! Jones says she'll always remember rehearsing and performing her first full-length ballet, Swan Lake , at Interlochen and then taking it on tour.

Outside of technique classes and performances, dance majors are a part of Interlochen's larger ecosystem of young artists, which includes majors in creative writing, film and new media, interdisciplinary arts, music, theater, and visual arts. For students looking to further their training away from home for a shorter duration, Interlochen hosts various dance opportunities during the summer.

Offering multiple sessions ranging from two to three weeks for dancers grades 3—12, Interlochen summer programs focus on either classical ballet or contemporary dance. Additionally, Interlochen offers one-week intensives starting June 18, in classical ballet, contemporary or hip hop. Applications for both Interlochen Arts Academy and Interlochen Arts Camp are currently open online with virtual auditions submissions.

January 15, , is the regular-decision deadline for Interlochen Arts Academy and the priority deadline for Interlochen Arts Camp. Financial aid is available and awarded on a rolling basis, so prospective students are encouraged to apply early. News News. Dance As Activism. Pop Culture. Breaking Stereotypes. Career Career. Career Advice.