RMSA/RMDT Summer Dance Opportunities

2020-2021 School Year Dance

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2020 Summer MUSIC opportunities

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Rocky Mountain School of the Arts DANCE offers summer dance classes for anyone who has completed 1st grade and older, and this summer due to such a long quarantine, we will also be offering summer dance for preschoolers & kindergarteners; ages 3-6. Older more experienced dancers, RMSA upper Academies, and RMSA Alumni dancers are eligible to attend RMDT Intensives and Master Classes

RMSA is again offering private lessons to ANY Academy level dancer; spots fill quickly so don't delay in signing up for this special opportunity.

Summer is a great opportunity to build on what students learned during the year and to get them ready for the year to come! Register TODAY by a click of a button in our App or below online.

PLEASE NOTE: current RMSA students should register for same Academy/level that they were in during the school year. If you have not been enrolled in RMSA dance classes this past studio year,  general placement guidelines are listed under the descriptions below. Feel free to call the studio for any placement questions 307-527-9973. 

RMSA Summer Dance Classes & RMDT Intensives

2020 Preschool & Kindergarten Summer Dance

RMSA Summer Dance Classes for Preschool & Kindergarteners will be EVERY Thursday weeks of July 16- August 6. For those not currently RMSA dancers; this class is designed for beginning dancers, ages 3-6 years old.

Summer Dance

  • 12:15-1:00
  • Tuition: $40

2020 Academy 1 & 2 Summer Dance

RMSA Summer Dance Classes are EVERY Wednesday weeks of July 15- August 5. For those not currently RMSA dancers; this class is designed for beginning dancers, generally completing 1st grade or 2nd grade.

Summer Ballet

  • 12:30-1:15
  • Tuition: $45

Summer Jazz

  • 1:15-1:45
  • Tuition: $35

2020 Summer Private Lessons

DAYS TBD weeks of July 15-Aug 5

PLEASE NOTE: you must email Miss Liz to register for private lessons. Lesson slots fill quickly. If you would like private lessons, please email elizabeth@rockymountainschoolofthearts.com ASAP.

Academy 1 and 2 dancers can sign up for Ballet, Tap, or Jazz private lessons taught by an Advanced RMSA Dancer

Lessons are 45 min

$35.00 per lesson

Day & Time will be arranged when you set up the lesson

2020 Academy 2B Summer Dance Classes 

RMSA Summer Dance Classes are EVERY Wednesday weeks of July 15- August 5.  For those not currently RMSA dancers; Academy 2B is designed for 2nd to 4th grade intermediate dancers, with 3-4 years of dance training recommended.

Summer Contemporary

  • 12:30-1:15
  • Tuition: $45.00

Summer Ballet

  • 1:15-2:15
  • Tuition: $45.00

2020 Private Lessons

EVERY WEDNESDAY weeks of July 15-Aug 5

PLEASE NOTE: you must email Miss Liz to register for private lessons. Lesson slots fill quickly. If you would like private lessons, please email elizabeth@rockymountainschoolofthearts.com ASAP.

Academy 2B dancers can sign up for Ballet, Tap, or Jazz private lessons taught by an Advanced RMSA Dancer

Lessons are 45 min

$35.00 per lesson

Day & Time will be arranged when you set up the lesson

NEW 2020 Ac 2B RMDT Intermediate Intensive

  • Academy 2B students are now old enough to participate in our Summer Intermediate Intensive which is a program of RMDT's Summer Outreach. (Please note: Ac 2B are not yet physically, developmentally, or technically ready for pointe shoes but summer classes and intermediate intensives are a great stepping stone)
  • Week of June 15-19, 11:00-2:00
    • Master Ballet classes with former Principal dancer, Natalia Magnicaballi
    • Other class session styles during the intensives may include: jazz, hip hop, contemporary, musical theatre, or choreography.
  • Tuition: $150.00

2020 Academy 4 Summer Dance Classes

RMSA Summer Dance Classes are EVERY WEDNESDAY; weeks of July 15- August 5. For those not currently RMSA dancers; Academy 4 is designed for intermediate dancers who are 9 years and older with 5-7 years of dance experience.

Summer Contemporary

  • 12:30-1:15
  • Tuition: $45

Summer Ballet

RMSA Dancers will receive a letter in May if they they have obtained necessary technique required for pointe work to receive pointe shoes, both ballet & pointe are mandatory for students receiving pointe shoes.

  • 1:15-2:15
  • Tuition: $45.00

Beginner Pointe

RMSA Dancers will receive a letter in May if they they have obtained necessary technique required for pointe work to receive pointe shoes, both ballet & pointe are mandatory for students receiving pointe shoes.

  • 2:15-2:30
  • Tuition: $20

2020 Summer Private Lessons

EVERY WEDNESDAY weeks of July 15-August 5

PLEASE NOTE: you must email Miss Liz to register for private lessons. Lesson slots fill quickly. If you would like private lessons, please email elizabeth@rockymountainschoolofthearts.com ASAP.

Private Lessons with an Advanced Dancer- Ballet, Contemporary, Tap, or Jazz

$35 per lesson

Time will be arranged when you set up lessons

2020 Academy 4 RMDT Intermediate Intensive

RMSA Academy 4 dancers are invited to participate in Summer Intermediate Intensive which is a program of RMDT's Summer Outreach. If Ac 4 dancers ARE NOT receiving pointe shoes, this is the name of the Intermediate Intensive class to enroll in. 

  • Week of June 15-19, 11:00-2:00
    • Master Ballet classes with former Principal dancer, Natalia Magnicaballi
    • Other class session styles during the intensives may include: jazz, hip hop, contemporary, musical theatre, or choreography.
  • Tuition: $150.00

2020 Academy 4 RMDT Intermediate Intensive WITH Beginner Pointe**

RMSA Academy 4 dancers who are receiving their pointe shoes are required to participate in Summer Intermediate Intensive which is a program of RMDT's Summer Outreach. If Ac 4 dancers ARE receiving pointe shoes, this is the name of the Intermediate Intensive class to enroll in.

**Mandatory for all students receiving pointe shoes. Dancers will receive a letter in May if they they have obtained necessary technique required for pointe work to receive pointe shoes.

  • Week of June 15-19, 11:00-2:45
    • Master Ballet classes with former Principal dancer, Natalia Magnicaballi
    • Other styles may include: jazz, hip hop, contemporary, musical theatre, or choreography.
    • 45 minutes of beginner pointe
  • Tuition: $175.00

2020 Academy 5 AND Advanced Summer Dance Classes

RMSA Summer Dance Classes are EVERY WEDNESDAY; weeks of July 15-August 5. For those not currently RMSA dancers; these classes are for the serious dancer only and acceptance is based on a student’s knowledge both physically and mentally, along with technical foundation.  Students must be at least 10 years or older with four years of ballet training and four years of jazz or hip hop, and two years contemporary experience.  A trial class is required before registration is accepted.

Summer Ballet

  • 2:30-4:00
  • Tuition: $75

2020 Private Lessons

EVERY THURSDAY weeks of July 15-August 5

PLEASE NOTE: you must email Miss Liz to register for private lessons. Lesson slots fill quickly. If you would like private lessons, please email elizabeth@rockymountainschoolofthearts.com ASAP.

Private Lessons with Miss Elizabeth- Ballet or Contemporary

10:30-11:15, 11:15-12:00, 12:00-12:45, 12:45-1:30 (ONLY THURSDAYS)

$60 per lesson

2020 RMDT Advanced Intensive Academy 5 and Advanced

RMSA Academy 5 & Advance Academy dancers are eligible and encouraged to participate in Summer Advance Intensive which is a program of RMDT's Summer Outreach.

  • Two weeks in June 8- 19; Monday - Friday 10:00-3:00
    • Master Ballet classes with former Principal dancer, Natalia Magnicaballi
      • Week of June 15-19
    • Other class session styles during the intensives may include: jazz, hip hop, contemporary, musical theatre, or choreography.
  • Tuition: $425 for both weeks; $275 for 1st week only; $325 for 2nd week only
    • Register for the full session class and we will change the amount that is charged in your account based on what weeks dancers attend. 

How to Register

Current RMSA dance families: register quickly & easily with a click of a few buttons in our Studio App**! In the App, simply click "My Account", then click "Find Classes", then select the classes you want to enroll your dancer into.

**If you haven't, download our RMSA Studio app. It is FREE and is available for iphones or droids. After downloading, sync your parent portal (studio account) to your app by logging into "My Account" on the app as you would on your computer. If you do not know your log in information; you can request new ones with a click of a button. (After you sync your parent portal account to our studio app, you no longer need to remember your log in info)  

Natalia Magnicaballi returns summer 2020

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What a crazy and challenging spring, and like most of you, RMSA/RMDT is very excited to be together once again for our summer programs. Every summer,  Rocky Mountain Dance Theatre in Cody, Wyoming has a summer outreach program with Intermediate and Advanced Dance Intensives. This year, once again, a week of Ballet Master Classes taught by Principal Dancer Natalia Magnicaballi, will be part of the line up.
Magnicaballi has had a long relationship with RMSA/RMDT, beginning in 2005, when she first performed the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in RMDT’s annual production of The Nutcracker. For the past five years she has taught Master Ballet classes for summer intensives. In 2018, Magnicaballi retired from Ballet Arizona after over 15 years of dancing but she continues her coaching and teaching in the United States and abroad. As a Principal Dancer, she also continues to work close with Suzanne Farrell and has since the day Ferrell started the Company in 2001.
Since Magnicaballi is a big part of RMSA/RMDT’s dance family, we reached out and asked if she had anything she wanted to share about this years program. Here are her touching words which come at such a meaningful time:
“2020. There is no doubt this year will be remembered and marked in history books forever. In many cases, if not most, for unhappy reasons. But then what is happiness, its true meaning? Just sat down to write these lines, knowing I will be soon visiting and working with RMSA dancers again, and I would be lying, if not admitting the immense feeling of joy running through me. Am I blessed? I sure feel so!
It’s not a secret the Arts have been my life. In my humble understanding art is as much of a basic need as the air we breath to live. I truly believe so… based on the story of my life. But now, seeing the impressive amount of effort and commitment the younger generations have been showing, jumping from bed to cold tile or concrete floors, executing their dance combinations in the most limited kitchen spaces, and still smiling to the computer’s camera, when doing so, and still hoping and asking for more … I realize, one more time, I’m not alone.
I can once again confirm that dancing, as an expression, was, is and will always be one of the main resources we humans have not only to express ourselves, but to be.
Seeing how much the Arts are struggling all over the world is simply devastating. But, and this is a very big but, it has been always during the most trying times along our history when very special people took a stand and made a difference. For that I must thank you Ms. Liz! I always treasured your commitment, your love to our art form and your incredibly hard work to achieve excellence. Your willingness and decision to continue doing so, despite the odds, is very humbling and makes me feel blessed to have the opportunity to work with you, your very talented students and your whole team, once again! And to count you, Ms. Liz, among my true dear friends.
So here I find myself, knowing it’s only a matter of days until I will be there, in Cody, at the RMSA studios, having the wonderful opportunity to pass my knowledge to the new generations of dancers at RMSA, one more time” – Natalia Magnicaballi
RMSA/RMDT looks forward to Magnicaballi’s arrival, and we feel blessed that our students and the community have the opportunity to learn from her expertise.
The general public, RMSA Alumni, and RMSA Academy 2B and older students can register for this week of Intensives, with the Ballet Master Classes online or through our free studio app. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity which is scheduled for June 15-18, 2020 in Cody, Wyoming.

RMSA/RMDT Summer Dance Opportunities

Natalia Magnicaballi (Principal) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and has been a principal dancer with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet since its conception in 1999 and with Ballet Arizona 2002-2018. A graduate of Teatro Colón, she became a principal dancer at the age of 19 with Julio Bocca’s Ballet Argentino. In Europe, she joined the Italian company Aterballetto under Mauro Bigonzetti’s direction. Her repertoire includes the lead roles in 30 Balanchine creations, the leads in the most beloved classic ballets, as well as works and premiers by Jirí Kylián, Roland Petit, Maurice Bejart, Mauro Bigonzetti, Jerome Robbins, Dwight Rhoden, Paul Mejia, Ib Andersen, Oscar Araiz, Mauricio Wainrot, Ana María Stekelman, Alberto Méndez, Christopher Wheeldon, and Alexei Ratmansky. She has toured and performed in the main houses and arena theatres in five continents including the Paris Opera Garnier and the Mariinsky Theatre. Natalia has been featured as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” and named “Best Dancer” by The Arizona Republic.

Photo Credit: ©Rosalie O’Connor Photography

©Rosalie O’Connor Photography

2019 Master Classes with Natalia Magnicaballi

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June is almost here and so is Rocky Mountain School of the Arts Intermediate and Advanced Dance Intensives that include a week of special Ballet Master Classes taught by Principal Dancer Natalia Magnicaballi in Cody, Wyoming from June 3-7, 2019. Magnicaballi was in Cody just a few months ago as the guest dancer who performed […]