DeCruz & Fraiz Summer Intensive august 2024

A UNIQUE & EXCITING 6 DAY WORKSHOP

AUGUST 5-10, 2024 || WOKING, SURREY, UK

WITH REBECCA FRAIZ, LINDSI DEC, KAREL CRUZ & guest faculty

Small group sizes for more personal attention. We will cap each group at 22 students. Register by the deadlines below in order to secure your placement.

Cost: $ 760 || Approximately £600 (may vary with exchange rate)

Our Juniors Intensive is designed for dancers ages 11-13. It is recommended that students are participating in four hours plus of ballet training per week.

The Juniors Intensive offers classes in ballet technique, pre-pointe, conditioning & flexibility, variations, ballet story telling (mime), contemporary.

Dancers will have the option to book private lessons with Ms Lindsi, Mr Karel and/or Ms Rebecca. Information regarding booking lessons will be sent out once you have been accepted & register for the workshop.

The juniors intensive

Cost: $ 760 || Approximately £600 (may vary with exchange rate)

Our Seniors Intensive is designed for dancers ages 14-19. It is recommended that students are participating in five hours plus of ballet training per week.

The Seniors Intensive offers classes in ballet technique, pointe, conditioning & flexibility, variations, contemporary, potential pas de deux class or pas de deux privates with Karel Cruz.

The seniors intensive

How to apply & register

apply for the workshop with photos or a video
All applicants may either submit photos as their audition, or if you would like to you may submit a video audition to be considered for a place on the intensive. Following submission of your photos or video, you will receive confirmation of your place in writing via email, if accepted.
HOW TO APPLY: Once you pay the audition fee in your Jackrabbit portal, please email decruzandfraiz@gmail.com your audition photos or video.
Click HERE to make an account and pay your audition registration fee.
Please send all audition photos or videos to decruzandfraiz@gmail.com NO LATER THAN May 5, 2024!
PHOTOS FOR AUDITION: $25 (or £20.00 which is an estimated cost due to exchange rate fluctuations).
- Photo Requirements for ages 11-15: Headshot, First arabesque - on flat (no relevé, facing profile/de côté), Tendu à le seconde - arms in seconde, Fourth croisé en demi-pointe arms in fifth en haut. Please wear a black leotard pink or skin tone tights, pink or skin tone shoes.
- Photo Requirements for ages 16-19: Headshot, First arabesque - en pointe (facing profile/de côté), Tendu à le seconde - arms in seconde, Fourth croisé en pointe arms in fifth en haut. Please wear a black leotard pink or skin tone tights, pink or skin tone shoes.
VIDEO AUDITION: $40 (or £32.00 which is an estimated cost due to exchange rate fluctuations).
- Please CLICK HERE for all video requirements.
You will be notified regarding a possible acceptance no more than 2 weeks post submission.
If you apply after our deadline we cannot ensure there will be room left for any more participants.
Please scroll down to read more about our Junior & Senior Intensives.
register for the intensive after acceptance

Once you have received email confirmation that you have been accepted into our 2024 DeCruz & Fraiz Summer Intensive, you will be permitted to register and secure your spot in the workshop.
The deadline to register/audition via photos or video is MAY 5TH, 2024. You will be notified regarding a possible acceptance no more than 2 weeks post submission.
Upon receiving your acceptance, you have until May 10TH, 2024 to register, pay your $200 deposit (towards tuition) and secure your place in the DeCruz & Fraiz 2024 Summer Intensive! Remaining tuition is due no later than June 15th, 2024.
All payments will be made through your Jackrabbit parent portal, which you created when you registered to audition. Please contact us if you have any trouble with the software - we are happy to help!
Please note, both the Juniors Intensive and the Seniors Intensive will each cap at 22 students each. Intensive details such as times, classes and tuition are posted below. Directors are at discretion to determine level but our intensives are generally grouped by age and experience en pointe.
make travel plans & get ready for an unforgettable training experience!

Please wait to book any flights or make any travel plans until you/your dancer have been accepted into the workshop.
Flights are recommended to be booked into the London Heathrow Airport.
Please note, once you have been accepted and have registered/paid your deposit, you will receive an informational packet with important information regarding tips on where to stay, best modes of transportation to the studio and grocery/urgent cares, etc. around the area.
Please see our FAQ section below and contact us as needed. We are happy to help!

VIDEO AUDITION REQUIREMENTS HERE

Studio location: woking, SURREY

Our 2024 Intensive will take place 30 minutes by direct train from London, Waterloo train station, at the following studio:

ITALIA CONTI

2 Henry Plaza, Victoria Way

Woking, SurrEy GU21 6BU

A SUMMER TO REMEMBER…

At DeCruz we are passionate about traveling because it gives our students the unique experience to see the world, be immersed in other cultures and make friends all over the globe! Our first DeCruz workshop outside of the United States was in San Jose, Costa Rica for the Festival Ballet San Jose in 2022. In 2023, we brought our workshop to Maui, Hawaii. We are delighted to be expanding our workshops to Europe this summer and would love for you to join us for our 6 day workshop in London.

Lindsi and Karel, former principal dancers and current directors of DeCruz Ballet have a positively unique way of teaching that naturally evokes the joy of the process and has helped aspiring dancers reach their professional dance goals in ballet companies across the United States. They teach from their hearts as well as their 40 years of combined experience in the field, while promoting their athlete mindset called BeSolu - trust your training, spread positivity, harness physical and mental strength, and be yourself!

Read Lindsi Dec & Karel Cruz’s bios here!

REBECCA FRAIZ, The Royal Ballet School’s Diploma of Dance Teaching and RAD R.T.S.

is a graduate from The Royal Ballet School's highest teaching qualification, Diploma of Dance Teaching , specializing in Vocational training. A Senior and Mid-Associates teacher in London, Covent Garden for The Royal Ballet School's Associates Programme. Rebecca has also had the privilege of successfully teaching full-time at White Lodge, the Lower School of The Royal Ballet School in 2016-2017, as well as collaborating with the School’s team of teachers in choreographing a class demonstration for the end of year performance at Opera Holland Park (2017). During her time as a Classical Ballet teacher for White Lodge she supported students in Repertoire for The Royal Ballet Company's performances of The Nutcracker (Sir Peter Wright’s production) and Woolf Works (Wayne McGregor). She has been part of the Associate Outreach team teaching in Livorno, Italy and a teacher at the White Lodge Summer Schools. Rebecca was privileged to be one of the teachers for The Royal Ballet School’s Spring Course 2018 held in Hong Kong. Rebecca has been a panel member for preliminary auditions for full time training at The Royal Ballet School, as well as teaching preliminary audition classes for both the Lower and Upper School. Rebecca was a former Prep Associates teacher for the Central School of Ballet and she has also taught on Central School of Ballet’s International Summer Courses and various Intensive days. RAD registered having completed the Certificate in Teaching Studies with the Royal Academy of Dance and teaches privately under Rebecca Fraiz Classical Ballet where classes are based in Fleet, Hampshire. Previously prepared students for Cecchetti standard exams and taught ad-hoc for the Cecchetti Associates. She has had performance experiences at theatres such as The Royal Opera House, Opera Holland Park and Sadler’s Wells.

FAQs

Who is invited to audition for the intensives?

Any dancers from the ages of 11 to 19. You do not have to be a student at DeCruz Ballet. Our intensive is open to students in the USA, UK and around the world!

is there an option to have a chaperone?

A guardian/parent is required to be present for drop off and pick up. We do have dbs/first aid certified chaperones/teachers at the studio during the entirety of the workshop. If you have any questions please contact us at decruzandfraiz@gmail.com.

CAN I JUST COME FOR SOME OF THE INTENSIVE?

Unfortunately no. All dancers who would like to attend the 2024 DeCruz & Fraiz Summer Intensives are required to attend and participate in ALL scheduled classes. If an injury should arise we are more than happy to accommodate - your health is our top priority and all faculty understand first hand how important it is to take care of our bodies, not push through injuries etc. Please let us know if you have any questions.

WHERE DO I MAKE PAYMENTS OR REGISTER?

When you register to apply you will create an account on Jackrabbit (unless you already have one) by clicking HERE. In your portal you can register and pay the video audition fee as well as tuition for the intensive once you have been accepted.

WILL THERE BE GROUP EXCURSIONS?

Yes! We are super excited to announce our group excursion options for the 2024 Intensive. Please stay tuned for the excursion reveals!

IS HOUSING PROVIDED?

Housing is not provided for this year’s intensives. For housing recommendations from our travel liaison please email us at decruzandfraiz@gmail.com so we may connect you.

what is the dress code for the 2024 intensives?

The dress code/attire for the intensives is as follows:

Ballet (ladies): pink or flesh tone tights under the leotard, in the shoes. Classical style leotards (no extra straps or lace) solid colors/black. Hair in bun or french twist. No skirts, warmups, large jewelry, or apple/fitness watches.
Ballet (men): black or gray tights with black socks & black shoes or white socks & white shoes. White ballet dance shirt.
Contemporary: black tights, leotard, socks (black, tan or flesh tone) Hair in bun or french twist. No skirts, warmups, large jewelry, or apple/fitness watches.
Variations/Pointe/Mime: short wrap skirts or pull on skirts allowed - please refrain from wearing longer skirts.
Conditioning/Flexibility: tights & leotard for women, tights and fitted shirt for men (no warmups please).