Announcing Our Winter 2018 Ballet Master Class!

Metropolitan School of the Arts and our Ballet Department is delighted to announce that Malcolm Burn, Artistic Associate of Richmond Ballet Company, will be returning to teach Master Classes on Sunday January 14th. These Master Classes will also serve as auditions for the Richmond Ballet School Summer Intensive. Malcolm Burn, who originally hails from New Zealand, is in his 30th year on the artistic staff of Richmond Ballet. During his 25-year dancing career, he performed leading roles in the standard classic repertory as well as numerous creations of contemporary ballet. Prior to his coming to Richmond Ballet as a principal dancer, Mr. Burn was co-director of Ballet Arizona. He has performed with the London Festival Ballet, and was a principal dancer with The Royal New Zealand Ballet, The National Ballet of Zimbabwe, Ballet West and P.A.C.T. Ballet in South Africa, where he won the Ivan Soloman Award for Best Male Dancer in 1973, 1976 and 1980. Mr. Burns’ choreographic works for Richmond Ballet include Romeo and Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, A Tribute, Classical Symphony, Faces, Walpurgis Nacht, Pas Glazunov and Complete Trust. (Bio from richmondballet.com)

Mr. Burn can be characterized as a charismatic teacher who puts as much emphasis on the development of strong technique as the joy and passion of performing. Malcolm Burn will not only be teaching these Master Classes, he will also be assessing our student’s as potential candidates for the Richmond Ballet School’s Summer Program. It is integral for dancers of all ages and levels to be dancing over the summer to keep their skills sharp and their technique in tip top condition. Many of our student’s have already benefited from the Richmond Ballet School’s Summer Program, and it is our hope that our dancers continue to utilize and capitalize on these fantastic resources that surround our performing community! Students can choose to participate for 3 or 5 weeks of the residential summer camp and apart from the daily technique classes they learn character, pointe, repertoire, jazz and modern classes culminating in an in-house performance.

MSA Ballet dancers in Levels 3 and above are eligible to register for our Winter 2018 Ballet Master Classes with Mr. Malcolm Burn. Dancers in Levels 3 thru 5 will attend class between 1:45pm-3:15pm, and dancers in Levels 6+ will attend class between 12:00pm-1:30pm. Treating this Master Class as an audition for the Richmond Ballet School’s Summer Program is optional! We look forward to seeing all of our budding ballet dancers attending this wonderful opportunity to work with outside faculty and to potentially secure a spot in this remarkable summer program!

Register for Malcolm Burn Master Class Here!

Registration Deadline: January 11th

If using the Master Class as The Richmond Ballet School’s Summer Program audition, please bring a profile photo of yourself en pointe in first arabesque.