These classes are suitable for those with experience who want to improve their technique and performance skills. Phoenix Dance Theatre company members will teach extracts from the following repertory:

Chaconne (1942) a solo Limón created for himself that has since been performed only by company principal dancers and Mikhail Baryshnikov. The choreography is inspired by the formal austerity and profound quality of the Bach composition that accompanies it.

Blue Roses inspired by selected passages from The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.

This course offers participants a rare opportunity to gain an insight into the work of Phoenix.


About Phoenix Dance Theatre
Over the last 27 years, from small beginnings in inner-city Leeds, Phoenix Dance Theatre have grown to be one of Britain's leading contemporary dance companies. From their home in Leeds, the company tours nationally and internationally, bringing inspiring and entertaining dance to the widest possible audience. Under Artistic Director Javier De Frutos, Phoenix's Artistic Policy is the maintenance of excellence in dance whilst exploring its evolution as an artform and its place in the 21st century. Phoenix selects choreographers of the highest calibre to work with our top-flight company of ten dancers, hand-picked from all over the world.

Special Offer
Book more than one Summer Intensive for a £5 discount on each additional 5-day course.

NB. Participants will be refunded the discount by visiting the classes and courses office during Summer Intensives or during term-time.

These ballet classes are suitable for those with experience who want to improve their technique and performance skills. Francesca's classes focus on core stability and clarity of alignment to facilitate dynamic travelling sequences.

Teacher's Biography
Francesca trained at Northern Ballet School, Manchester, and London Contemporary Dance School. She has taught ballet and contemporary extensively in Scandanavia and the UK, including Middlesex University, The Urdang Academy, LCDS, The Place - Classes and Courses, and Centre for Advanced Training, and company class for Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company.

Special Offer
Book more than one Summer Intensive for a £5 discount on each additional 5-day course.

NB. Participants will be refunded the discount by visiting the classes and courses office during Summer Intensives or during term-time.

Summer Intensives: Contemporary Level 1

NB. Participants will be refunded the discount by visiting the classes and courses office during Summer Intensives or during term-time.