Teaching

Our teaching internship is a multi year program.  Teaching interns will:

1. Take at least two technique classes per week at their recommended level and participate in all performances associated with those classes.  
2. Assist with at least one class per week.  The level of this class is based on which year the intern is at in the program.
3. Learn the curriculum and ballet vocabulary for each level.
4. Learn how to teach, demonstrate and correct steps and patterns for each level in a developmentally appropriate fashion.
5. Develop a classroom management style that is effective for them.
6. Assist with the dress rehearsal for their intern class, and check in with their students as able throughout the recital.
7. Assist with other studio events as able.
8. Take additional workshops and classes as recommended by Miss Zachari.

Production Behind the Scenes

Our Production Behind the Scenes Interns learn what goes into making a winter ballet production happen.  This internship runs from mid-May through the end of November.  Our interns are involved in all aspects of the ballet production, including, but not limited to:

1. Assisting with the auditions for the younger dancers
2. Administrative work involved with casting.  All casting decisions are made by Miss Zachari.  Once casting is complete, interns will get insight into how roles were cast.
3. Costuming: assigning costumes to dancers, creating an order for new costume pieces, basic costume repair
4. Sets and props: preparing set and prop pieces for travel to the studio or theater, basic repair work
5. Scheduling: how to develop a rehearsal schedule that gets all dancers at the studio when needed for their role
6. Communication: what types of communication are needed for a production and the chance to create some of their own.
7. Assisting with set up at the theater on tech rehearsal day and packing up after the final show.
8. General assisting during the tech rehearsal and performance (only when it doesn't interfere with their part in the production)

Social Media

Our Social Media Interns learn how to create effective social media posts and campaigns for a business.  Our interns will:

1. Develop a familiarity with online design tools.
2. Create different types of stand alone posts that relate to the studio.
3. Create a cohesive social media campaign to promote an upcoming studio event.
4. Learn the difference between organic and paid posts and campaigns, and how the two help each other.

We have 5 different Social Media internship positions available: ​
* General: covers the day to day life of the studio
* Fall Campaign: creates organic social media posts and ads as a lead up to fall classes
* Production Publicity: creates our "Meet the Cast" and other posts leading up to and following our Winter Production
* Summer Campaign: creates our "Summer Spotlight" posts highlighting our upcoming summer classes and workshops
* Recital Publicity: creates our "Recital Sneak Peek" posts highlighting each class in the spring recital

Recital Behind the Scenes

Our Recital Behind the Scenes Interns learn what goes into making a spring recital happen.  This internship runs from mid-November through mid-May.  Our interns are involved in all aspects of the recital planning process, including, but not limited to:

1. Choosing and ordering recital costumes.
2. Developing a recital order: flow of the show, adequate time for costume changes, etc.
3. Recital admin work: labeling costumes, assigning volunteers, loading things on Band, developing documents needed for rehearsal and recital days
4. Scheduling: how to develop a rehearsal schedule that works for all dancers and keeps each dancer's theater time minimized
5. Communication: learn what types of communication are needed for a recital and the chance to create some of their own.
6. Assisting with set up at the theater on tech rehearsal day and packing up after the final show.
7. General assisting during the tech rehearsal and performance (only when it doesn't interfere with their part in the recital)

Costuming

Our Costuming Interns learn what goes into getting all of the costumes for a recital or production stage ready.  Our interns are involved in all aspects of the costuming process, including, but not limited to:

1. Measuring dancers.
2. Choosing and ordering costumes.
3. Labeling and organizing costumes once they have been tried on.
4. Steaming and alterations.
5. Embellishments.

We have two Costuming internship opportunities, Production and Recital, with two positions available per event.

Graphic Design

Our Graphic Design Interns work on artistic projects for the studio.  Our interns are involved in all aspects of the design process, including, but not limited to:

1. Creating artwork.
2. Translating artwork into digital media.
3. Separating artwork into individual components for use by our Social Media interns.

We have two Graphic Design internships available:
* General: works on a variety of projects for the studio, including, but not limited to, handbook art, coloring sheets, website elements and print advertising
* Recital: creates the recital t-shirt design and all connected artwork, including ticket site banners, programs and elements for social media posts

Marketing

Our Marketing Interns work on written  and print projects for the studio.  Our interns are involved in all aspects of the process, including, but not limited to:

1. Writing press releases.
2. Researching media outlets (online and print publications, events calendars, etc).
3. Creating copy surrounding our events and submitting it to local events calendars.
4. Helping our Social Media interns create copy for our various campaigns.
5. Creating our monthly newsletter for past and prospective dance families and friends of the studio.