LA SYLPHIDE SUMMER INTENSIVE 2024
08 – 27 July
Each year at La Sylphide Summer Intensive School, world-renowned teachers and choreographers provide students with unforgettable experiences that help them come into direct contact with the world of international dance and learn (or improve) in different dance styles.
In 2024, we will organize 3 weeks of professional dance with the invited elite teachers.
We will have 3 age groups as follows:
- Age 1: 8 – 10 years
- Age 2: 11 – 12 years
- Age 3: 13 – 16 years
The intensive program for three weeks includes:
For Age 1 (special program created for children):
- Ballet, Modern Dance, Repertoire, Acro dance, Contemporary Dance, Character Dance
For Age 2 and 3
- Barre au floor, Ballet, Repertoire, Pointe, Character dance, Contemporary dance, Flamenco
You can benefit from the whole period or you can enroll in the partial programs First term (08– 17 July) sau Second term (18 – 27 July).
There is also the possibility of private lessons with La Sylphide Ballet School teachers and guest teachers.
At the end of this year’s Summer Intensive we will enjoy a performance Gala on the 27.07.2024.
Summer school REGISTRATION
Registrations for La Sylphide Summer Intensive 2023 are now closed.
Thank you for being with us this summer
Summer school REGISTRATION
Registration for the Summer School is online until 25.06.2024 or by email to office@baletcopii.com.
Guest Teachers
Muriel Hallé – Franța 
Muriel Hallé entered the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1975 and continued her training at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. She joined the Paris Opéra corps de ballet in 1982, and went on to create “Coryphée” in 1986 and “Sujet” in 1988 under the direction of Rudolf Nouréev.
Until 2006, she took part in classical and contemporary productions of the Répertoire as corps de ballet and soloist in ballets by Rudolf Nureyev, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Pierre Lacotte, Maurice Béjart, Serge Lifar, Carolyn Carlson, Jiri Kylian, Roland Petit and Pina Baush. She also danced the title roles in Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty for the English National Ballet’s 1997 season.
Muriel Hallé is a choreologist, a graduate of the advanced cycle in Benesh movement notation at the CNSMDP, and a mat-Pilates graduate.
In 2008, she was appointed dance teacher at L’École de Danse de L’Opéra National de Paris.
Svetlana Bednenko – Ucraina 
Laureate of multiple international competitions, Soloist at the Ballet am Rhein former principal at Eifman and Mikhailovsky Theatres, Cavalier of the Order of Arts of Ukraine for outstanding creative achievements, Candidate Master of Sports in artistic gymnastics
Svetlana is a professional ballerina, ballet teacher and stretching expert. She started her ballet journey in Ukraine in 1998. Since then, she has danced with several world-renowned theatres and performed at various Stars Gala concerts around the world.
In 2023, Svetlana was a jury member at the international competition “World Ballet Grand Prix Norway”
Svetlana offers individual lessons and masterclasses in classical dance, ballet performance rehearsals, variations and duet repertoire. She offers stretching and body flexibility training.
Svetlana is the author of the unique online stretching course “Become as flexible as a ballerina”
In 2016 she performed the role of the famous Russian ballerina Alla Osipenko in Richard Curson Smith’s documentary “Rudolf Nureyev – Dance to Freedom” BBC.
EDUCATION
2007 – Vadim Pisarev’s Ballet School of Choreographic Mastery (G. Volodina’s class)
2014 – Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, jurisprudence, specialist
2019 – A.I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, pedagogical education, master’s degree
2020 – Professional acting course Lyskov Acting Studio
2021 – Certificate of advanced training in the Fitness Professionals SPF educational center in the section of Stretching and Basics of Body Flexibility
2021 – Alikhan Dzhioev’s course Revolution of the Nervous System, by Alikhan Dzhioev
2023 – Children’s Fitness Instructor “Preschool Children”
EDUCATIONAL WORK
Svetlana has a higher pedagogical education in ballet, graduated from the acting course in Lyskov Acting Studio, has a valid certificate of advanced training in the Fitness Professionals SPF educational center in the section of stretching and basics of body flexibility, also graduated from the course of Neurology Revolution Nervous Systems and Children’s Fitness Instructor “Preschool Children” and so on.
Svetlana has been teaching individual lessons and masterclasses in classical dance and classical repertoire for over 10 years. She works with young children at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, the Norwegian Ballet School and with ballet dancers from the world’s leading theatres. She offers one-on-one lessons for adults in stretching, body flexibility and whole body healing.
2014 – Master class at Den Norske Ballet Skole ballet school (Oslo, Norway).
2015 – Open master class for children aged 4-12, with a focus on data development, at Ella Fiskum Danz.
2016 – Classical lesson master classes for Ella Fiskum Danz touring company in New York City.
2017 – Stretching master classes for adults and children in the city of Alicante, Valencia, Barcelona in Spain
2020 – Participated in the summer intensive school as a guest teacher-tutor at La Sylphide Ballet Academy (Bucharest, Romania) Program: teaching ballet lessons for children aged 8-18 and rehearsals with children on classical ballet repertoire
2020-2023 – Classical master class lessons as part of the Norwegian summer intensive for the Valdres Sommerballett ballet school festival
2022-2023 – Stretching and ballet masterclass lessons for the Russian Masters Ballet summer intensive in Alicante
Alessio Natale – Spania 
He began his studies in Italy at the Centro La Danse (Naples). Graduated in modern and contemporary dance.
He continues his training as a dancer and choreographer in the best dance centers in Europe and the United States (Balletto di Roma, IALS, Maison de la Danse direct. Denis Ganio, Cinecitta Campus, Pineapple (London), Broadway Dance Center (NY), Steps (NY), EDGE-Performing Arts Center (Los Angeles), Millennium Dance Complex (Los Angeles), Miami City Ballet (Miami)).
Choreographer winner of international and national competitions, both in Spain and Italy.
Best choreography ADAE International Contest with special prize CONSERVATORIO MARIA DE AVILA (MADRID).
Choreographer for Disney events, L’Oreal, Advertising Effectiveness, among others. CHOREOGRAPHER Advertising Efficiency awards at IFEMA (Madrid) Dancer for MEDIASET ITALIA.
Dancer for musicals and companies in Italy Choreographer of the MadriDanza Company (Madrid).
Guest choreographer in numerous dance schools throughout Spain, Italy and Portugal.
Jury for national and international competitions CO-Artistic Director of the DanzaRivas National Contest.
CO-Artistic Director of CATANIADANZA CDS – CATANIA (ITALY).
Creator and Choreographer of the contemporary dance work The Place with a national tour: Valencia, Palencia, Burgos, Sansebastian, Bilbao, Madrid, Valladolid etc….
Artistic Director of the Professional Dance Center THE PLACE DANCE STUDIO MADRID AND CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE PLACE DANCE LAB.
He currently runs his own company MOVEMENT CREATIVE.
Official choreographer of the Candlelight / FEVER Concerts in Spain, Italy, England and France.
Guest Teachers
Muriel Hallé – Franța 
Muriel Hallé entered the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1975 and continued her training at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. She joined the Paris Opéra corps de ballet in 1982, and went on to create “Coryphée” in 1986 and “Sujet” in 1988 under the direction of Rudolf Nouréev.
Until 2006, she took part in classical and contemporary productions of the Répertoire as corps de ballet and soloist in ballets by Rudolf Nureyev, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Pierre Lacotte, Maurice Béjart, Serge Lifar, Carolyn Carlson, Jiri Kylian, Roland Petit and Pina Baush. She also danced the title roles in Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty for the English National Ballet’s 1997 season.
Muriel Hallé is a choreologist, a graduate of the advanced cycle in Benesh movement notation at the CNSMDP, and a mat-Pilates graduate.
In 2008, she was appointed dance teacher at L’École de Danse de L’Opéra National de Paris.
Svetlana Bednenko – Ucraina 
Laureate of multiple international competitions, Soloist at the Ballet am Rhein former principal at Eifman and Mikhailovsky Theatres, Cavalier of the Order of Arts of Ukraine for outstanding creative achievements, Candidate Master of Sports in artistic gymnastics
Svetlana is a professional ballerina, ballet teacher and stretching expert. She started her ballet journey in Ukraine in 1998. Since then, she has danced with several world-renowned theatres and performed at various Stars Gala concerts around the world.
In 2023, Svetlana was a jury member at the international competition “World Ballet Grand Prix Norway”
Svetlana offers individual lessons and masterclasses in classical dance, ballet performance rehearsals, variations and duet repertoire. She offers stretching and body flexibility training.
Svetlana is the author of the unique online stretching course “Become as flexible as a ballerina”
In 2016 she performed the role of the famous Russian ballerina Alla Osipenko in Richard Curson Smith’s documentary “Rudolf Nureyev – Dance to Freedom” BBC.
EDUCATION
2007 – Vadim Pisarev’s Ballet School of Choreographic Mastery (G. Volodina’s class)
2014 – Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, jurisprudence, specialist
2019 – A.I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, pedagogical education, master’s degree
2020 – Professional acting course Lyskov Acting Studio
2021 – Certificate of advanced training in the Fitness Professionals SPF educational center in the section of Stretching and Basics of Body Flexibility
2021 – Alikhan Dzhioev’s course Revolution of the Nervous System, by Alikhan Dzhioev
2023 – Children’s Fitness Instructor “Preschool Children”
EDUCATIONAL WORK
Svetlana has a higher pedagogical education in ballet, graduated from the acting course in Lyskov Acting Studio, has a valid certificate of advanced training in the Fitness Professionals SPF educational center in the section of stretching and basics of body flexibility, also graduated from the course of Neurology Revolution Nervous Systems and Children’s Fitness Instructor “Preschool Children” and so on.
Svetlana has been teaching individual lessons and masterclasses in classical dance and classical repertoire for over 10 years. She works with young children at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, the Norwegian Ballet School and with ballet dancers from the world’s leading theatres. She offers one-on-one lessons for adults in stretching, body flexibility and whole body healing.
2014 – Master class at Den Norske Ballet Skole ballet school (Oslo, Norway).
2015 – Open master class for children aged 4-12, with a focus on data development, at Ella Fiskum Danz.
2016 – Classical lesson master classes for Ella Fiskum Danz touring company in New York City.
2017 – Stretching master classes for adults and children in the city of Alicante, Valencia, Barcelona in Spain
2020 – Participated in the summer intensive school as a guest teacher-tutor at La Sylphide Ballet Academy (Bucharest, Romania) Program: teaching ballet lessons for children aged 8-18 and rehearsals with children on classical ballet repertoire
2020-2023 – Classical master class lessons as part of the Norwegian summer intensive for the Valdres Sommerballett ballet school festival
2022-2023 – Stretching and ballet masterclass lessons for the Russian Masters Ballet summer intensive in Alicante
Alessio Natale – Spania 
He began his studies in Italy at the Centro La Danse (Naples). Graduated in modern and contemporary dance.
He continues his training as a dancer and choreographer in the best dance centers in Europe and the United States (Balletto di Roma, IALS, Maison de la Danse direct. Denis Ganio, Cinecitta Campus, Pineapple (London), Broadway Dance Center (NY), Steps (NY), EDGE-Performing Arts Center (Los Angeles), Millennium Dance Complex (Los Angeles), Miami City Ballet (Miami)).
Choreographer winner of international and national competitions, both in Spain and Italy.
Best choreography ADAE International Contest with special prize CONSERVATORIO MARIA DE AVILA (MADRID).
Choreographer for Disney events, L’Oreal, Advertising Effectiveness, among others. CHOREOGRAPHER Advertising Efficiency awards at IFEMA (Madrid) Dancer for MEDIASET ITALIA.
Dancer for musicals and companies in Italy Choreographer of the MadriDanza Company (Madrid).
Guest choreographer in numerous dance schools throughout Spain, Italy and Portugal.
Jury for national and international competitions CO-Artistic Director of the DanzaRivas National Contest.
CO-Artistic Director of CATANIADANZA CDS – CATANIA (ITALY).
Creator and Choreographer of the contemporary dance work The Place with a national tour: Valencia, Palencia, Burgos, Sansebastian, Bilbao, Madrid, Valladolid etc….
Artistic Director of the Professional Dance Center THE PLACE DANCE STUDIO MADRID AND CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE PLACE DANCE LAB.
He currently runs his own company MOVEMENT CREATIVE.
Official choreographer of the Candlelight / FEVER Concerts in Spain, Italy, England and France.
La Sylphide Teachers
Classical ballet and repertoire
Lorelei Bari
Ana Caraianopol
Raluca Ciocoiu
Delia Hantiu
Anca Mandrescu
Mihaela Tiganus Vasilovici
Permanent Associates
Modern Dance and Acro
Diana Deac
Summer school 2023
Guest teachers:
Nino Samadashvili – National Opera Theatre Georgia – ballet, repertoire
Paloma Gomez – Choreographer / Founder and Artistic Director Paloma Gómez Flamenco & Spanish Dance Company
Kahli Lewis – choregrapher, dance professor (contemporary, jazz, ballet, musical theatre, tap, ISTD exams), director, evaluator and adjudicator.
Maria Postelnicu
Sofia Onofrei Sitaru
La Sylphide teachers:
Ana Caraianopol – classical ballet and repertoire
Anca Mândrescu – character dance and dance history
Mihaela Vasilovici – neoclassical and repertoire
Summer school 2022
Guest teachers:
Ekaterina Shavliashvili – National Opera Theatre Georgia – ballet, repertoire
Paloma Gomez – Choreographer / Founder and Artistic Director Paloma Gómez Flamenco & Spanish Dance Company
Kahli Lewis – choregrapher, dance professor (contemporary, jazz, ballet, musical theatre, tap, ISTD exams), director, evaluator and adjudicator.
Krista Sandu
La Sylphide teachers:
Ana Caraianopol – classical ballet and repertoire
Anca Mândrescu – character dance and dance history
Mihaela Vasilovici – neoclassical and repertoire
Summer school 2021
Guest teachers:
Nanette Gloushak – ballet and pointe
Jean Philippe Dury – ballet, pointe and repertoire
Alexander Mishutin – ballet, pointe and repertoire
La Sylphide teachers:
Ana Caraianopol – classical ballet and repertoire
Anca Mândrescu – character dance and dance history
Mihaela Vasilovici – neoclassical and repertoire
Summer school 2020
Guest teachers:
Steffi Scherzer – ballet and pointe
Tatiana Solomianko – ballet, pointe and repertoire
Dollie Henry – jazz
Denis Medvedev – ballet and repertoire
Chris Penfold – musical jazz
Alexander Mishutin – ballet, pointe and repertoire
Massimo Perugini – contemporary dance
Kahli Lewis – choregrapher, dance professor (contemporary, jazz, ballet, musical theatre, tap, ISTD exams), director, evaluator and adjudicator.
La Sylphide teachers:
Ana Caraianopol – classical ballet and repertoire
Anca Mândrescu – character dance and dance history
Mihaela Vasilovici – neoclassical and repertoire
Summer school 2019
Guest teachers:
Nanette Gloushak – ballet and repertoire Balanchine style
Chris Penfold – musical jazz
Colin Sinclair – Forshyte technique and contemporary dance
La Sylphide teachers:
Ana Caraianopol – classical ballet and repertoire
Anca Mândrescu – character dance and dance history
Mihaela Vasilovici – neoclassical and repertoire
Summer school 2018
Guest teachers:
Alexander Mishutin – Bolshoi theater – ballet, repertoire
Ekaterina Shavliashvili – National Opera Theatre Georgia – ballet, repertoire
Yankalle Filtser – Batcheva company, Israel – modern, contemporary
Alina Iacov – UNATC București – modern, contemporary
Profesori La Sylphide:
Ana Caraianopol – classical ballet and repertoire
Anca Mândrescu – character dance and dance history
Delia Hanţiu – classical ballet
Mihaela Vasilovici – neoclassical and repertoire
Summer school 2017
Guest teachers:
Irina Zhelonkina – trainer Vaganova Ballet Academy St. Petersburg
Alexander Mishutin – graduate of Bolshoi Ballet Academy, international ballet și character dance pedagog
Monica Petrica – first soloist of the Bucharest National Opera, master in ballet-yoga
Profesori La Sylphide:
Ana Caraianopol – classical ballet and repertoire
Anca Mândrescu – character dance and dance history
Delia Hanţiu – classical ballet
Lorelei Visinescu Bari – classical dance and repertoire
Summer school 2016
Guest teachers:
Veronika Ivanova – trainer Vaganova Ballet Academy St. Petersburg
Ekaterina Shavliashvili – National Opera Theatre Georgia – ballet, repertoire
Profesori La Sylphide:
Ana Caraianopol – classical ballet and repertoire
Anca Mândrescu – character dance and dance history
Delia Hanţiu – classical ballet
Lorelei Visinescu Bari – classical dance and repertoire
Summer school 2015
Summer school 2014
La Sylphide teachers:
Ana Caraianopol – classical ballet and repertoire
Anca Mândrescu – character dance and dance history
Delia Hanţiu – classical ballet
Lorelei Visinescu Bari – classical dance and repertoire