Bluegrass Youth Ballet

Summer 2026

No Registration Fee for summer and camp students!
$35 annual, non-refundable Registration Fee for Year-Round students applied at renewal date.

15% discount for the second family member and 10% discount for all additional family members applies to tuition and registration fees.

Faculty have the final decision on the placement of all students.

Enrollment questions? Contact Kori at enrollment@bluegrassyouthballet.org

Tuition or billing questions? Contact Kelly at info@bluegrassyouthballet.org
Class Levels

Primary Divison

SIX WEEKS: June 8 - 27 & July 6 - 25

One class per week

Tuesday4:00 - 4:45Studio 4Brianna Mullins
Thursday5:00 - 5:45Studio 4Brianna Mullins
Saturday10:10 - 10:55Studio 4Brianna Mullins
*SUMMER TUITION $80  

One class per week

Tuesday4:45 - 5:45Studio 4Brianna Mullins
Thursday4:00 - 5:00Studio 4Brianna Mullins
*SUMMER TUITION $95  

One class per week

Monday4:00 - 5:00Studio 5Billie Jean
Wednesday5:00 - 6:00Studio 5Billie Jean
*SUMMER TUITION $95  

One class per week

Monday5:00 - 6:00Studio 5Billie Jean
Wednesday4:00 - 5:00Studio 5Billie Jean
*SUMMER TUITION $95
   

Elementary Division

THREE WEEKS: June 8 - 26
Two classes per week
Monday4:30 - 5:30Studio 3Adalhi Aranda
Wednesday4:30 - 5:30Studio 3Gretchen Gunther
* SUMMER TUITION $95  
Two classes per week
Monday5:30 - 6:45Studio 3Adalhi Aranda
Wednesday5:30 - 6:45Studio 3Gretchen Gunther
* SUMMER TUITION $115  
Two classes per week
Tuesday5:00 - 6:30Studio 2Gretchen Gunther
Thursday5:00 - 6:30Studio 2Adalhi Aranda
* SUMMER TUITION $135  
Tuesday4:30 - 5:30Studio 3Chuck Bronson
*SUMMER TUITION $50  

Intermediate Division

THREE WEEKS: June 9 - 27
Two classes per week
Tuesday6:30 - 8:00Studio 2Gretchen Gunther
Thursday6:30 - 8:00Studio 2Gretchen Gunther
* SUMMER TUITION $135  

Three classes per week

Monday5:00 - 6:30Studio 2Chuck Bronson
Wednesday (Pointe)5:00 - 6:30Studio 2Adalhi Aranda
Thursday5:00 - 6:30Studio 3Chuck Bronson
* SUMMER TUITION $200  

Three classes per week

Monday6:30 - 8:00Studio 2Chuck Bronson
Wednesday (Pointe)6:30 - 8:00Studio 2Adalhi Aranda
Thursday6:30 - 8:00Studio 5Chuck Bronson
* SUMMER TUITION $200  
Tuesday5:30 - 6:30Studio 3Chuck Bronson
*SUMMER TUITION $50  

Advanced Division

THREE WEEKS: June 8 - 26

Four classes per week

Monday (Pointe)5:00 - 6:30Studio 1Gretchen Gunther
Tuesday6:30 - 8:00Studio 1Nancy Dominguez
Wednesday (Pointe)5:00 - 6:30Studio 1Chuck Bronson
Thursday6:30 - 8:00Studio 1Adahli Aranda
* SUMMER TUITION $260  

Four classes per week

Monday (Pointe)6:30 - 8:00Studio 1Gretchen Gunther
Tuesday5:00 - 6:30Studio 1Nancy Dominguez
Wednesday (Pointe)6:30 - 8:00Studio 1Chuck Bronson
Thursday5:00 - 6:30Studio 1Gretchen Gunther
*SUMMER TUITION $260  

Open Division

SIX WEEKS: June 8 - 26 & July 6 - 25
Two classes per week in June and July
Tuesday5:45 - 6:45Studio 4Katherine Bracken
Thursday5:45 - 6:45Studio 5Katherine Bracken
*SUMMER TUITION $190  
Two classes per week in June and July
Monday6:30 - 7:30Studio 5Katherine Bracken
Wednesday6:30 - 7:30Studio 5Katherine Bracken
*SUMMER TUITION $190  

Adult Division

One class per week
Monday7:30 - 8:45Studio 3Brianna Mullins
*Hourly Rate - $15 an Hour  
One class per week
Tuesday6:30 - 8:00Studio 3Chuck Bronson
*Hourly Rate - $15 an Hour  
One class per week
Wednesday7:30 - 8:30Studio 3Brianna Mullins
Friday10:00 - 11:00Studio 1Brianna Mullins
*Hourly Rate - $15 an Hour  
One class per week
Friday7:30 - 8:45Studio 5Brianna Mullins
*Hourly Rate - $15 an Hour  
One class per week
Saturday9:00 - 10:00Studio 1Brianna Mullins
*Hourly Rate - $15 an Hour  
Schedule

Summer Intensive 2026

BYB welcomes students from other programs!  Send picture in first arabasque, resume or background information to adalhi@bluegrassyouthballet.org to plan an audition class May 18-23. 

BYB faculty holds the right to move students to different levels. 

Limited enrollment for all intensives. 

Summer Intensive Levels

GREEN GROUP MINI-INTENSIVE 2 Days

Week 1: Tuesday, July 7 & Thursday, July 9 9:00 - 1:00 Claudia Monja
Week 2: Tuesday, July 14 & Thursday, July 16 9:00 - 1:00 TBD
Week 3: Tuesday, July 21 & Thursday, July 23 9:00 - 1:00 Florrie Geller
*Tuition per week: $ 100 NON-BYB STUDENTS NEED TO BE EVALUATED

YELLOW GROUP INTENSIVE 3 Days

Week 1: M, July 6, W, July 8 & F, July 10 9:00 - 1:00 Claudia Monja
Week 2: M, July 13, W, July 15 & F, July 17 9:00 - 1:00 TBD
Week 3: M, July 20, W, July 22 & F, July 24 9:00 - 1:00 Florrie Geller
*Tuition per week: $ 150 NON-BYB STUDENTS NEED TO BE EVALUATED

ORANGE GROUP INTENSIVE 5 Days

Week 1: Monday, June 8 - Friday, June 12 9:30 - 12:30 Maggie Bradley
Week 2: Monday, July 6 - Friday, July 10 9:00 - 4:00 Claudia Monja
Week 3: Monday, July 13- Friday, July 17 9:00 - 4:00 TBD
Week 4: Monday, July 20 - Friday, July 24 9:00 - 4:00 Florrie Geller
*Tuition per week: $375 NON-BYB STUDENTS NEED TO BE EVALUATED

RED GROUP INTENSIVE 5 Days

Week 1: Monday, June 8 - Friday, June 12 9:30 - 12:30 Maggie Bradley
Week 2: Monday, July 6 - Friday, July 10 9:00 - 4:00 Claudia Monja
Week 3: Monday, July 13 - Friday, July 17 9:00 - 4:00 TBD
Week 4: Monday, July 20 - Friday, July 24 9:00 - 4:00 Florrie Geller
*Tuition per week: $375 NON-BYB STUDENTS NEED TO BE EVALUATED
Guest Teacher

Claudia Monja

Summer Intensive Week 7/6-7/10

From Havana, Cuba
With Nashville Ballet since 2021

Training and Education
Elemental Ballet School, Cuban National Ballet School

Previously
Cuban National Ballet, Ballet de Camagüey, Joburg Ballet

Claudia Monja was born in Havana, Cuba. At age three, she began practicing rhythmic gymnastics, continuing until she began her ballet studies at age nine. After studying at the Elemental Ballet School and the Cuban National Ballet School, she began her professional career with the Cuban National Ballet. Shortly after, she joined the Ballet de Camagüey, where she performed as a soloist for six years.

In 2012, she became a Principal Dancer with Joburg Ballet in South Africa, where she performed works like Giselle, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, La Traviata, Spring Waters, Flames of Paris, and Gamzatti. She has worked with choreographers such as Redha Benteifour and Corey Baker and has danced in tours to Italy, Ecuador, Colombia, and China, experiences she credits to her growth as an artist.

Monja is passionate about empowering youth and exposing them to the beauty of ballet. In addition to dancing on stage, she has worked as a ballet instructor, composed her own productions, and both prepared and judged students in competitive competitions.

Guest Teacher

Florrie Gellar

Summer Intensive Week 7/20-7/24

Florrie Sésé Geller began her pre-professional training with the legendary Marcia Dale Weary and the faculty of Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. She continued her education at Next Generation Ballet with Ivonne Lemus and directors Peter Stark and Philip Neal, as well as summer programs at the School of American Ballet and San Francisco Ballet school on full tuition scholarships. After winning the gold medal at the Youth America Grand Prix Semi-Finals, Florrie distinguished herself by placing in the Top 12 Junior Women in the Final Round of YAGP at Lincoln Center and was selected by Susan Jaffe and Gillian Murphy as the first recipient of the Gillian Murphy Endowed Scholarship to UNCSA. After performing Aurora and Giselle in Next GeneraCon Ballet’s full-length productions, Florrie completed her pre-professional training at San Francisco Ballet school on full Scholarship.

At the age of eighteen Florrie was offered a professional contract with Cincinnati Ballet’s main company where she performed Princess Florine in Devon Carney’s The Sleeping Beauty, the solo role in Jiri Kylian’s Sechs Tanze, Virginia Woolf in Sarah Van PaYen’s Skylight, Cygnet in Kirk Peterson’s Swan Lake, and a soloist role in Myles Thatcher’s Anomaly. Florrie also danced in ballets by Adam Hougland, Victoria Morgan and Sepime Webre. As a professional, Florrie continued her training with celebrated master teachers Wilhelm Burmann and Magaly Suarez. In 2019, Florrie was invited to represent the United States in the Beijing International Ballet and Choreographic Competition. Florrie has performed the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake with Rochester City Ballet, and originated the role of Arsinoe in Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance’s world premier Cleopatra. She has appeared in galas including YAGP’s Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow, and Florida Classical Ballet’s Summer Gala. During the 2023-24 Season, she danced with Oakland Ballet Company in the premier gala of Misty Copeland’s short film Flower, and works by Graham Lustig, Natasha Adorlee and Ye Feng in premier works for the Angel Island Project. Florrie joined Sacramento Ballet for the 24/25 season and has since performed in works by Michael Pink, Julia Feldman, Young Soon Hue, and Amy Hall Garner.

Florrie is currently on the faculty of the School of Sacramento Ballet and previously taught on the faculties of Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy, Magaly Suarez’s The Art of Classical Ballet, and the Draper Center for Dance Education. She is certified in the Escuela Nacional de Ballet de Cuba Methodology, Year 1. She received additional certifications in various training modalities including Progressing Ballet Technique, mat pilates, and Flexistretcher. Florrie has been featured in Dance Spirit Magazine’s “Dancer You Should Know,” the podcasts Becoming Ballet, Dancer Talks, and most recently Dance Magazine’s “Pack it Up: moving for your dance career.”

Summer at
BYB

Bluegrass Youth Ballet’s Summer Intensive offers aspiring dancers the opportunity to refine their technique, artistry, and performance quality in a supportive and encouraging environment. Students will work with experienced faculty through focused training designed to challenge, inspire and promote artistic exploration.

We welcome dancers from across the region and the tri-state area to join us for this immersive summer experience.

Interested students must email a picture in first arabasque, resume- background information to adalhi@bluegrassyouthballet.org, and schedule an audition class week of May 18-23. 

Summer

Kids Fun Arts Camp

"Sing, Dance, Create and Spread Your Light!"

Mini Light Keepers
6/15 - 6/19 - 9am-12pm - Ages 4-6 y/o

$175

Mini Light Keepers is a magical, half-day creative movement camp inspired by Mira and the Thieves, designed especially for ages 4–6. The camp runs from 9:00 to 12:00 each day. Children will receive a light snack during the day.

Dancers will explore movement, music, and art while discovering the gentle themes of time, imagination, and connection. Through storytelling, dance, and hands-on activities, children will learn how to slow down, dream big, and shine brightly together.

The week concludes with a short, joyful showcase celebrating all they’ve created.

Light Keepers
6/22-6/26 - 9am -2pm - Ages 7-10 y/o

$275

Little Light Keepers is an imaginative arts and movement camp inspired by Mira and the Thieves, designed for ages 7–10. This camp runs from 9:00 to 2:00 each day. Students will receive a light snack each day and should bring a packed lunch.

Dancers will explore the deeper themes of time, imagination, and connection through ballet, music, and creative expression. Each day focuses on building movement, storytelling, and choreography in a collaborative and engaging environment.

The week encourages creativity, confidence, and thoughtful artistry, and concludes with a short showcase where dancers share the world they have created together.

 
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