Summer Training 2026

​Register Online for the August Pas De Deux Workshop

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Pas De Deux Workshop:

August 7th and 14th

Pointe Proficiency Required. 

5:00-6:30: Technique from Miss Chelsea

6:30-8:00: Pas De Deux from Miss Michelle + Mr Simon

$75 per day or $150 for full session. ​

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Summer Intensive with Samantha Shelton: 

Register Here
August 17th-21st

M-Th: 1:00-5:00pm, F: 3:30-6:30 with Showcase at 6:00pm. 

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​Samantha received her professional training at the Joffrey Ballet in New York, with Rose Marie Floyd in Michigan, and in London with Anita Young of the Royal Ballet. She also studied at the Cecchetti International program in England.

She serves on the ABT Board of Examiners, traveling nationwide to examine for the ABT National Training Curriculum and teach master classes. For more than twenty years, Samantha has been on faculty for the ABT Summer Intensives, setting repertoire and choreographing new works for performances in New York, Texas, Florida, Alabama, and Detroit.

Her choreography and teaching credits include Houston Ballet, Walnut Hill School, Interlochen Arts Academy, Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Tennessee, and universities across the U.S. and Taiwan. She has also taught company class for Complexions, Ballet Hispánico, and Grand Rapids Ballet.

As a performer, Samantha danced both classical and contemporary roles, including Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Giselle, and Raymonda, partnering with notable artists such as Craig Salstein (ABT), Arch Higgins (NYCB), and Christopher Stowell (San Francisco Ballet).

She holds an MFA in Dance and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan, and is certified in the ABT National Training Curriculum.

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Weekly Summer Classes:

Register Here for June

July Registration

August Registration

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June 8th-July 2nd, July 20th-August 14th 

Monday: Grace
4:00-4:30: Conditioning
4:30-6:00: Ballet IV/V
6:00-7:30: Ballet II/III

Wednesday: Chelsea
5:30-7:00: Ballet IV/V
7:00-7:45: Pre-pointe/pointe

Thursday: Chelsea
5:00-6:30: Ballet IV/V
6:30-7:30: Contemporary IV/V
7:30-8:15: Acro III/IV/V