Winter Dance Intensive
Join us for dance training at the Ohio Contemporary Ballet Center! This event is ideal for dancers aiming to enhance their skills and technique during the winter break. Our seasoned instructors, Pam Pribisco, company dancers Kelly Korfhage, and Isaac Hileman, will lead classes in ballet, classical variations, Progressive Ballet Technique, and partnering. This intensive sessions will foster your growth as a performer, with classical variations coaching by Pam Pribisco, a long time master teacher to the major ballet companies. Bring a variation that you know and she will work with you. Or learn the Don Quixote Act III Kitri Variation here and she will coach you. Pointe shoes are not required.
Sign up for one class, one day or save when you register for all four days!
Friday, December 27, 2024 11:00am-3:00pm
Saturday, December 28, 2024 11:00am-3:00pm
Thursday, January 2, 2025 11:00am-3:00pm
Friday, January 3, 2025 11:00am-3:00pm CANCELLED
Tuition: $60/day or $220/all 4 days
Individual Class: $30/class
Registration through Mindbody. Class cards do not apply.
Meet The Faculty
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Born in Ohio, she was a founding member of the original Cleveland Ballet, and served as the ballet mistress for the company. She has been on the faculty of Steps on Broadway, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York, the Joffrey Ballet School, and the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival. Ms. Pribisco was the ballet mistress for Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo. She staged and choreographed many of the works in their repertoire and was profiled in the New York Times for her work with the company. She also has written for the international dance publication, Pointe Magazine, advising young dancers on various aspects of their careers.
Kelly Korfhage, a native of Cleveland, began her training at age 10 under Joanne H. Morscher and Ana Lobe. She attended summer intensives at ABT, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, BalletMet, Cincinnati Ballet, and North Carolina Dance Theatre. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Ballet Performance. After graduation, Kelly danced with Kansas City Ballet 2 for two seasons. She has made guest appearances with Dayton Ballet and Kentucky Ballet Theatre. Kelly was selected nationally to be a Russian Pointe Shoe Ambassador. She is also a certified Progressing Ballet Technique teacher. She also recently performed at the Gerald Aprino Centennial Celebration in Chicago. Since joining the company in 2016, Kelly has been featured in works such as Andante Sostenuto and Light Rain, along with completing three international tours to Cuba and Taiwan.
Isaac Hileman was born and raised in Dallas, Texas where he began his dance training with the Dallas Ballet Center and attended summer intensives such as Ballet Chicago, Miami City Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BFA in Ballet Performance. Isaac is also a dance instructor and has performed as a guest dancer in with youth companies locally including Ohio Ballet Theatre. Since joining the company in 2021, he has toured with the company to Chicago to perform in the Gerald Aprino Centennial Celebration. He has been featured in works including Spartacus and Schubert Waltzes. Isaac is excited to be dancing his fourth season with Ohio Contemporary Ballet.
Winter Dance Intensive Schedule
December 27 & 28, 2024
11:00am-12:30pm
Ballet Class: Pam Pribisco
12:30-12:45pm
Break
12:45-1:45pm
Classical Variations: Pam Pribisco
1:45-2:00pm
Break
2:00-3:00pm
Progressive Ballet Technique: Kelly Korfhage
January 2, 2025
11:00am-12:30pm
Ballet Class: Pam Pribisco
12:30-12:45
Break
12:45-1:45pm
Company Repertory: Isaac Hileman
1:45-2:00pm
Break
2:00-3:00pm
Basics of ballet partnering: Isaac Hileman
