The Columbus Ballet 2026 Summer Intensive
Our Ballet Summer Intensive is a one-week immersive training experience designed for dedicated dancers seeking focused growth in technique and artistry.
Participants engage in rigorous daily classes in classical ballet and pointe, emphasizing strength, endurance, musicality, and refined technique, while also benefiting from wellness workshops that support healthy, sustainable training.
Instructors
Bridget Adams
Bridget Adams began her dance training with Jackie O’Neal School of Dance in Birmingham, Alabama with a concentration in ballet, jazz, and acrobatics. After 10 years of training and assistant teaching, she began teaching at Nix Dance Studio in Auburn, Alabama. It was there that she realized her passion for teaching dance, especially the beautiful, classical art of ballet. After completing her degree in Fine Arts from Auburn University in 2004, she moved with her husband Steve to Columbus, Georgia and began teaching and furthering her classical ballet knowledge at CSU Youth Dance Conservatory. Bridget has enjoyed performing many classical roles with The Columbus Ballet. She has also been privileged to co-direct and direct many classical, modern, and original works with the Youth Dance Conservatory and The Columbus Ballet over the past 21 years. The privilege of sharing her passion for dance with young students gives Bridget a joy beyond words. Bridget is the current Company Director for The Columbus Ballet.
Angela Null
Angela Null began her dance studies at the Loudoun School of Ballet in Leesburg, Virginia at the age of 10. At the age of 14, she auditioned for and was admitted into the Kirov Academy of Ballet where she studied for four years, as a scholarship student, under the direction of Angelina Armeiskaya, Jacqueline Akhmedova, Ludmila Morkovina, Alla Sizova, Vladimir Djouloukhadze, and Anatoli Kucheruk.
After graduating with her diploma in the Vaganova method in 2006, Ms. Null danced with companies including the Washington Ballet, Richmond Ballet, First State Ballet Theatre, and the Sarasota Ballet. Over the course of her decade-long career, her classical, neoclassical and contemporary repertoire has been extensive and diverse. Some of her most celebrated roles include dancing as Kitri in Don Quixote, Odette and Odile in Swan Lake, Swanhilda in Coppelia, and a Russian Girl in Serenade. She is also the proud recipient of a gold medal from the National Youth Ballet Competition and placed amongst the top-twelve at the Youth America Grand Prix.
Ms. Null has been teaching classical ballet technique for the past 18 years. In April 2017, she staged a full-length production of Beauty and the Beast for Sherri’s Dance Center in Lawton, Oklahoma, and in August 2017, she served as the director of the dance department at Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts, in Columbus, Georgia. From 2018 - 2022 she served as the director of the ballet department at Urban Movement Dance Academy in El Paso, Texas.
From August 2024 - May 2025 Ms. Null served as the Artistic Director of Columbus State University’s Youth Dance Conservatory. During this time, she also served as the Artistic Director of The Columbus Ballet’s 2024 production of The Nutcracker. In March 2025, five of Ms. Null’s students placed amongst the Top 10 at the Universal Ballet Competition’s semi-finals in Atlanta, Georgia.
When Ms. Null is not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband, their six-month-old daughter, Arabella, and their dog Gigi.
Daniel Ramano
I am a Brazilian dancer and teaching artist from São Paulo. I
began my artistic journey in theater at the age of 9, later
becoming a theater teacher at 14, an experience that strongly
shaped my expressive and artistic identity as a dancer. At 15,
I started my formal dance training in clássicas ballet, jazz,
and contemporary dance.
In 2024, I completed a six-month artistic residency at
Sanctuary of the Arts in Miami, focusing on my development
as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. In January 2025, I
began my studies at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York
City and am currently a member of the Joffrey Concert
Group, the school’s pre-professional contemporary company.
2026 Summer Intensive Application Information
June 1-5, 2026
General Information:
Ages 10-21
Dancers will be divided into two groups based on skill level
Red Group Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Blue Group Schedule: Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 6:00 pm
Both groups will receive ballet technique, repertoire, contemporary, and wellness workshop each day
There is no cost to apply!
Cost for the week is $450 per dancer
Applications will close at the end of the day on May 15th. Applicants will be notified of acceptance, group placement, and assigned schedule on a rolling basis.
The following will need to be provided as part of the application process:
Headshot: Please upload a photo of the dancer from the shoulders up. This does not need to be a professional photo. The purpose of the photo is to identify the dancer for instructors and staff. Maximum file size: 1 GB
First Arabesque Photo: Please upload a photo of the dancer's arabesque in ballet flat shoes (not pointe). (See the example image.) Maximum file size: 1 GB
Video: Please submit a video of the elements listed below:
At Barre:
Combination of Pliés and Tendus
Rond de Jambes
At Center:
Tendus
Adagio
Petit and Grand Allegro
Please keep the video under 5 minutes. Maximum file size is 1 GB. Only one side needs to be shown for each combination. The frame of the video should show the full body throughout and not include any dancers other than the applicant. The video must be taken recently and not more than 3 months prior to submission. The video is only for application purposes and can be taken by cell phone. Please film the dancer with the phone placed horizontally.
Note: If you are submitting a link to a video hosted on a website (Google, YouTube, etc.), please paste the link in a document and upload. Ensure that the setting is set to public.