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The School of Dance provides students from across the nation the opportunity of studying with world-renowned teachers. The most advanced students receive the experience of performing with live orchestras in the 4,000-seat Amphitheater.

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Contact Information

Sarah Malinoski-Umberger
Manager, Chautauqua Schools of Performing and Visual Arts
(716) 357-6233
fax: (716) 357-9014
smalinoski@chq.org

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Housing & Meals

Cost & Deposit

College Credit

Dress Code

Schedule

Vaccinations

Why CHQ?

Housing & Meals

Housing

Chautauqua provides residence hall lodging for approximately 280 full-time students enrolled in the art, music, dance and theater schools. The dance dorm is adjacent to the studios and connected to the cafeteria. Dorm rooms are mainly all doubles, but we do have a few triples and quad rooms. Each room comes with a bed, desk and closet for each student and the bathroom is shared with one other room. Two full time dorm counselors are hired specifically for the dance wing as well as two student counselors so there is adequate supervision. Students are housed together based on their age.

Meal Plan

All students who live in the residence halls will automatically be enrolled in our full meal plan. This plan includes breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. There is no option to opt-out of the meal plan.

The food service in the residence hall operates very much like a food court. Because we are using the food court set-up, there will be vegetarian offerings at every meal for any student. “Vegetarian” meals are not vegan meals. Please be aware that we cannot accommodate unique or individual dietary requests.

There are no cooking or food storage facilities in the dormitory. If you have questions on our food service or its offerings, please contact us and we’ll do our best to help you. You may bring a mini-fridge to keep in your room.

Cost & Deposit

Total Program Costs for 2023

(includes tuition, room and meals)
*As of 11/15/22. Subject to change.

Pre-Professional: $5,635 

Festival: $4,860 

Workshop: $1,545  

Mini-Intensive: $500 (includes tuition only) 

Deposit

Two deposits are required within seven days of admission into one of Chautauqua’s programs. Upon admission to the program, a placeholder or tuition deposit of $500 guarantees the student’s scholarship award, if any, and a place in the program. A security deposit of $100 is required of all students, including those on full scholarships. This deposit guarantees a student’s housing and is used to defray the cost of damage to dormitories or loss or damage of other property.

Cost Breakdown

TUITION

Pre-Professional: $3,345

Festival: $2,880

Workshop: $1,215

Includes full instruction costs, access to our on-site PT, fitness center membership (14 and up ONLY due to liability) and gate pass which gives the student access to all of Chautauqua’s programming except for opera and theater (at no extra cost).

RESIDENCE HALL 

Pre-Professional: $750 

Festival: $660 

Workshop: $110 

MEAL PLAN 

Pre-Professional: $1,540

Festival: $1,320

Workshop: $220 

Breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week served cafeteria-style in the residence hall. All residential students are automatically enrolled in the meal plan.

College Credit

College Credit

Students can receive undergraduate or graduate credit for their studies at the Chautauqua Schools of Performing and Visual Arts. Credits are available by special arrangement with the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. This is at the prevailing cost of SUNY tuition, in addition to tuition, room and board costs at CHQ. Students must indicate their desire for college credit at initial registration.

  • Visual Arts students can receive up to three credits for studio work
  • Dance students can receive up to three credit hours for classes and performances
  • Instrumental students can receive up to two credit hours for private instruction and chamber music ensemble participation
  • Piano students can receive up to two credit hours for private instruction and piano literature
  • Voice students can receive up to two credit hours for private instruction and participation in opera and musical theater workshops
  • Dance students can receive up to three credit hours for classes and performances

Courses:

Special Topics: Studio Art (ARTS 390) – 1-3 credits
Selected Topics: Chautauqua School of Dance (DANC 341) – 0.5-3 credits
Applied Music Major (MUS 325) – 2 credits
Applied Music Major (MUS 605) – 2 credits
Professional Theatre Intern (THEA 490) – 1-15 credits

For more information please contact:

Sarah Malinoski-Umberger, Manager CHQ Schools of PAVA
smalinoski@chq.org

Eric Skowronski, Director of Extended Learning, SUNY Fredonia
Eric.Skowronski@fredonia.edu

Dress Code

Dance Dress Code for All Dancers

  • No sweat clothes or legwarmers are allowed in dance class
  • No plastic of any kind is to be worn in class
  • Hair should be securely fastened in a bun, no loose ends
  • No jewelry in class
  • Cell phones are not permitted inside the studios
  • Water bottles only in the studios

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Girls

Ballet: solid white leotard and solid black leotard (we suggest Wear Moi Style No: WM172 but if you have something exactly like this style you may bring that instead. No fancy backs!) white and black chiffon skirt for pointe class, pink tights with feet, pink ballet shoes and pointe shoes (bring quite a few pairs, you will go through them), Capezio Brief Pink Dance Bottoms (Style TB111).
Modern: solid black leotard/unitard, footless black tights
Character: solid black leotard (similar to Wear Moi Style No: WM172), pink tights, character shoes. If you have a full circle character skirt, please bring it.
Hip Hop: sneakers (any color), black tights and t-shirt
Performances: Nude, spaghetti strap leotard

Boys

Ballet: white t-shirt, black tights, white tights, black ballet shoes (bring a couple of pairs), white ballet shoes, white socks
Modern: white t-shirt, black bike shorts or footless black tights
Character: white t-shirt, black or white pants, white socks, black ballet shoes

**Please be aware that you should bring anything you might need with you to CHQ (shoes, tights, etc) as there is not a place on the grounds, or close by, where dance attire can be purchased.

All Dancers

Yoga mat, stage make-up (foundation, blush, eyeliner, powder, false eyelashes only if accustomed to wearing them, etc.).

Workshop Girls

Black Camisole Leotard
Pink Tights
Pink Ballet Slippers & Pointe Shoes
Black Wrap Skirt

Workshop Boys

White T-Shirt
Black or White Tights
Black or White Ballet Shoes
White Socks

Schedule

Sample Schedule

*note that exact schedules vary day to day

Apprentice and Festival Dancers (Boys & Girls)

9–10:30 a.m. | Ballet Technique
10:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | Rehearsal
1 p.m. | Lunch
2–3 p.m. | Pointe, Variations (separate male/female class) or Contemporary Variations (male/female together)
3–5 p.m. | Rehearsal
5:30 p.m. | Dinner
6:30–8 p.m. | Evening Class (Ballet, Contemporary Ballet, Partnering, Broadway, Master Class with Visiting Artists)

Vaccinations

Immunization & Meningitis Requirements

For our 2023 season, Chautauqua will require all enrolled students to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by the time of arrival unless a medical exemption is secured by March 15.  Please email smalinoski@chq.org for more information on medical exemptions.

In accordance with New York State Public Health Law 2165, CHQ requires that all incoming students born on or after January 1, 1957 must provide proof of immunity against measles, mumps, and rubella. The state also requires that all students receive information about meningococcal disease and have made an informed decision about whether or not to receive immunization against meningococcal disease.

Exceptions:

  • Students born prior to 1/1/1957 are exempt from providing proof of immunization.
  • Medical reasons: For a temporary or permanent medical exemption, the student must submit a signed statement from a health care provider that includes the reason, specific immunizations that apply, and an end date for the exemption.
  • Religious reasons: For a religious exemption, the student must submit documentation of a sincerely held religious belief. Statements from parents/guardians will only be accepted if the student is less than 18 years of age.

Measles, Mumps, Rubella

Students must provide an official record of their measles, mumps, and rubella immunity before registering for classes. Records may be obtained from the student’s past or current health care provider, previous school or university, public health department or government agency. The following information describes the proof of immunity required for measles, mumps, and rubella:

Measles:

  • TWO doses of Measles vaccine (or two doses of combined MMR vaccine) given on or after the first birthday, and at least 28 days apart; or
  • Physician documented history of the disease; or
  • Serologic evidence of immunity (positive blood titers)

Mumps:

  • One dose of Mumps vaccine (or combined MMR vaccine) on or after the first birthday,  given after January 1, 1969, or
  • Physician documented history of disease; or
  • Serologic evidence of immunity (positive blood titers)

Rubella:

  • One dose of Rubella vaccine (or combined MMR vaccine) on or after the first birthday, given after January 1, 1969, or
  • Serologic evidence of immunity (positive blood titers). (Note: History of illness is not acceptable)
  • We will accept any one of the following documentation of your MMR vaccinations:
  • A copy of your immunizations (including actual dates) on an official government/school letterhead — the simplest place to obtain this may be from your most recently attended high school or college; OR
  • A copy of your immunizations (including actual dates) on physician’s letterhead, which includes printed name, address and telephone number; OR
  • Have a blood test to confirm immunity. Please note: a copy of the lab report must be provided to Student Health Services.

Please note that the documentation must be in English and must have students name and date of birth.

Meningitis Information

Students must receive information about meningococcal disease and make an informed decision about whether or not to receive vaccination against meningococcal disease. This vaccine is not required, but highly suggested.  Please take the time to read the Meningitis Fact Sheet to make your decision.

Meningitis Fact Sheet

Why CHQ?

Why Chautauqua?

  • Learn from professional company members
  • Dancers take three to four intensive classes per day
  • Share the complete Arts experience by living with students in other disciplines – expand your appreciation for music, opera, visual arts, theater
  • Perform in our brand new, state of the art 4,000-seat Amphitheater with a live orchestra
  • Classes with well-known teachers who also choreograph just for Chautauqua students
  • Nurturing environment
  • Dramatic lakeside setting
  • Dorms adjacent to the dance studios
  • Wireless Internet on the dance studio porch and in the dorms
  • Small, intimate class size
  • Dance talents are appreciated by a thriving community of residents and visitors who come to take advantage of Chautauqua’s unique environment
  • Choreographic Workshop, in collaboration with the Music School Festival Orchestra – designed to foster the students’ own choreographic talents. New works performed in studios and the Amphitheater
  • Special weekly topics of interest to dancers

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“The chance to work with master teachers and mentors such as Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux allowed both my artistry and my technique to develop greatly. The numerous performance opportunities were invaluable, and my work with the company gave me an important taste of professional life.”

– Sarah Pierce, Nashville Ballet :: 2015 Apprentice Dancer

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