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Our mission is to unite ballet students and teachers throughout the world through a common love for authentic #Vaganova training. Find out more below!

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Working on the proper form of jumps and turns thro Working on the proper form of jumps and turns through pure #Vaganova training with Open World Dance Foundation founders Ekaterina Shchelkanova and Anton Boytsov. Our Summer Intensive is only one month away and we couldn’t be more excited to share with all summer intensive students such rare opportunities that are not to be missed! Not only will all students experience class with the former #MariinskyTheatre star and current prima ballerina of the #BolshoiTheatre Evgenia Obraztsova, as well as former dancers of the Mariinsky Theatre, but they will also have the very exclusive opportunity to audition for the Belarusian State Choreographic College! ❗️Do not forget to send in your audition videos by June 30th in order to join us here in beautiful Minsk. (All former students and alumni do not need to submit an audition video) *To submit your auditions and find more information, please visit www.openworlddancefoundation.org Работа над правильной формой прыжков и поворотов по технике школе #Вагановой с основателями Open World Dance Foundation Екатериной Щелкановой и Антоном Бойцовым. До начала курса всего месяц, и мы будем рады поделиться со всеми участниками этой программы редкими возможностями, которые нельзя упустить! Все студенты получат не только занятия с бывшей звездой # Мариинского театра и нынешней прима-балериной # Большого театра Евгенией Образцовой, а также с бывшими танцовщицами Мариинского театра, но и получат эксклюзивную возможность пройти прослушивание в Белорусском государственном хореографическом театре. Колледж! * Не забудьте прислать свои видео для прослушивания до 30 июня, чтобы присоединиться к нам здесь, в Минске. (Всем бывшим студентам и выпускникам не нужно отправлять видео для прослушивания)
Our Elite Training program hard at work with Ekate Our Elite Training program hard at work with Ekaterina Shchelkanova, founder and director of Open World Dance Foundation! Students who come to our summer intensive will have the opportunity to work with not only her, but also with guest teachers such as current prima ballerina, #EvgeniaObraztsova. To experience true #Vaganova training from past and current dancers of both the #MariinskyTheatre as well as the #BolshoiTheater, audition for our Intensive and join us here in beautiful Minsk! Dates: July 19-31, 2021 *Housing and online options available ❕SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO AUDITIONS NO LATER THAN JUNE 30, 2021 🔸All guidelines and instructions can be found on our website 🔶If you have attended our program in the past video applications are not necessary. Please simply submit your payment and registration form at: www.openworlddancefoundation.org *Please stay tuned for future updates as well as faculty announcements via our website.
#Repost @balletofrepertoire ... Do you want a chan #Repost @balletofrepertoire ... Do you want a chance to train with Evgenia Obraztsova, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre? If so, don't miss the deadline to audition for 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐕𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞, which will feature master classes from this world-renowned prima ballerina! 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒: 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗-𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Location: Minsk, Belarus *Housing and online options available CURRICULUM: Ballet technique| Pointe| Repertoire| Variations| Conditioning| Question and Answer Sessions| To submit your auditions and find more information, please visit @openworlddancefoundation or www.openworlddancefoundation.org.
𝐄𝐕𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐀 𝐎𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐓𝐒𝐎𝐕𝐀: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 ЕВГЕНИЯ ОБРАЗЦОВА - Всемирно известная балерина и заслуженная артистка России будет преподавать на нашей Летней Программе в Минске с 19го по 31е июля, 2021! Евгения Образцова окончила престижную Академию им. А.Я. Вагановой #VaganovaBallet в 2002 году и поступила в труппу Мариинского театра ( # Мариинский балет), где быстро завоевала звание ведущей солистки. Евгения- приглашённая звезда #RoyalBallet, #AmericanBalletTheatre и многих других престижных балетных трупп мира. Среди ее многочисленных наград - золотая медаль конкурса #MoscowInternationalBalletCompetition (2005) и Золотая маска (2007), самая престижная театральная премия России. В 2012 году Образцова была приглашена в труппу Большого Театра #BolshoiBallet в Москве, где является Прима-балериной. ❕Студенты нашей Летней Программы получат возможность поработать с такими звёздами, как Евгения Образцова, а также получить знания от выпускников всемирно известной школы - #Академии Вагановой и артистов # Мариинского театра. Все студенты нашей Программы получат УНИКАЛЬНУЮ ВОЗМОЖНОСТЬ пройти просмотр для Белорусского государственного хореографического колледжа! Помимо бесценного опыта учебы в этой Национальной школе, выпускники получают престижный диплом артиста балета, учителя и администратора балетного искусства. 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒: 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗-𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 / Июля 19-31, 2021 * Доступны варианты жилья 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐍𝐎 𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 ➡️ Все рекомендации и инструкции можно найти по ссылке на нашем сайте. ➡️ Всем кто уже побывал на наших прошлых программах, видео не требуется! Пожалуйста, отправьте только свою регистрационную форму и оплату на сайте: www.openworlddancefoundation.org
𝐄𝐕𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐀 𝐎𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐓𝐒𝐎𝐕𝐀: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 Guest Faculty Member World-renowned ballerina and Honored Artist of Russia, #EvgeniaObraztsova, graduated from the prestigious #VaganovaBalletAcademy in 2002 and joined the #MariinskyBallet, where she quickly rose through the ranks as an emerging star. She frequently guests in principal roles with companies like the #RoyalBallet, and #AmericanBalletTheatre. Among her numerous awards, she is the recipient of the gold medal at the #MoscowInternationalBalletCompetition (2005) and the Golden Mask Award (2007), Russia’s most prestigious theatre prize. In 2012, Obraztsova joined the #BolshoiBallet in Moscow where she is still dancing as Prima Ballerina. ❕Our Summer Intensive students will have the opportunity to experience phenomenal Russian #Vaganova ballet training from former dancers of the #MariinskyTheatre, take master ballet classes from stars such as Evgenia Obraztsova herself, and will also have the exclusive opportunity to audition for the Belarusian State Choreographic College! In addition to the invaluable experience of studying at this national school, graduates receive a prestigious diploma of ballet artist, teacher, and ballet arts administration. 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒: 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗-𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 *Housing options available 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐍𝐎 𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 ➡️ All guidelines and instructions can be found at the link in our bio. ➡️ If you have attended our programs in the past, video applications are not necessary. Please simply submit your registration form and payment at: www.openworlddancefoundation.org
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐕𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐕𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 We are happy to announce that such stars like 𝐄𝐯𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐎𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐚, 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐢 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞, will be joining us in our 2021 Summer Intensive! In 2020, we were unable to hold our Summer Intensive with Evgenia Obraztsova (@evgeniaobraztsova ), but we are elated that this opportunity for students to learn from #EvgeniaObraztsova is once again possible in 2021--this time, in the beautiful city of Minsk! For the past month, our Elite Training Program has been in Minsk, Belarus, and our students have been enjoying all the beautiful parks, theatres, performances, and rich cultural experiences that Minsk has to offer! Thus, we are excited to extend this opportunity to even more students during our 2021 Summer Intensive, which will be 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟐 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏. We hope you will be able to join us this summer for this Vaganova Summer Intensive that will be an enriching and rare opportunity for all! Please stay tuned for more details coming very soon on our social media and website: www.openworlddancefoundation.org!
Open World Dance Foundation's Elite Training Progr Open World Dance Foundation's Elite Training Program has arrived in Minsk, Belarus! Our Elite Training students and teachers have been hard at work in Minsk and have enjoyed such opportunities in this beautiful city like observing classes at the Belarusian State Choreography Gymnasium-College! @belarusian_ballet_college Here are OWDF Founders Ekaterina Shchelkanova and Anton Boytsov, Elite Training students, and Aleksandr Ivanovich Kolyadenko, who taught many dancers, including Ivan Vasiliev (@vasiliev.art ) and Igor Kolb (@igorkolb ). We are honored to have such enriching experiences as part of our program and look forward to many exciting opportunities coming in Minsk, Belarus and all around the world! // RUS Программа элитного обучения фонда «Открытый мир» прибыла в Минск, Беларусь! Наши ученики и преподаватели Elite Training усердно работают в Минске и воспользовались такими возможностями в этом прекрасном городе, как наблюдение за уроками в Белорусской государственной хореографической гимназии-колледже! Здесь основатели OWDF Екатерина Щелканова и Антон Бойцов, студенты Elite Training, а также Александр Иванович Коляденко, который обучал многих танцоров, в том числе Ивана Васильева и Игоря Колба. Для нас большая честь получить такой богатый опыт в рамках нашей программы, и мы с нетерпением ждём многих интересных возможностей, открывающихся в Минске, Беларуси и во всём мире!
𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐕𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍: February 13-15, 2021; classes will be held 𝟏𝟐-𝟒 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐒𝐓. 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: Dussich Dance Studios in Merritt Island, Florida (Virtual training through Zoom is available--see details on website) 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓:  2 hours of Vaganova technique class followed by 1.5 hours of variations and Question and Answer sessions each day 𝐖𝐇𝐎: All classes will be taught by renowned Russian ballet teachers Ekaterina Shchelkanova and Anton Boytsov, both distinguished graduates of the Vaganova Ballet Academy and former dancers of the Mariinsky Theatre 𝐇𝐎𝐖: Those who wish to participate can sign up and pay tuition at the link in our bio. All attending teachers and students are welcome to observe and/or participate as desired. 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘: Afternoon of February 12, 2021 (7 days left) Additional details can be found at our website: www.openworlddancefoundation.org [Pictured: OWDF co-founder and 2021 WW faculty member Anton Boytsov partnering Ulyana Lopatkina, principal dancer of the #Mariinsky Theatre.]
𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐕𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍: February 13-15, 2021; classes will be held 𝟏𝟐-𝟒 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐒𝐓. 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: Dussich Dance Studios in Merritt Island, Florida (Virtual training through Zoom is available--see details on website) 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓:  2 hours of Vaganova technique class followed by 1.5 hours of variations and Question and Answer sessions each day 𝐖𝐇𝐎: All classes will be taught by renowned Russian ballet teachers Ekaterina Shchelkanova and Anton Boytsov, both distinguished graduates of the Vaganova Ballet Academy and former dancers of the Mariinsky Theatre 𝐇𝐎𝐖: Those who wish to participate can sign up and pay tuition at the link in our bio. All attending teachers and students are welcome to observe and/or participate as desired. 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘: Afternoon of February 12, 2021 (8 days left) Additional details can be found at our website: www.openworlddancefoundation.org
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