Virtual Ballet Workshop. March 27th-28th
We are excited to have you join our second Virtual Ballet Workshop, we hope to be able to bring you even more of these collaborative teacher experiences in the near future. This special workshop on March 27th and 28th will include 5 classes per day, taught by 3 professional dancers for dancers at an Intermediate/Advanced level. Teaching this Spring Workshop will be Adji Cissoko, Addie Tapp and Bianca Bulle. Classes will be taken via zoom including Technique class each morning followed by Pointe Class, Variations Class, Strengthen & Stretch Pilates Class and finishing each day with a Q&A with our professional ballerinas to hear about their stories, careers, advice and any other questions you may have. We can't wait to teach you and share all our expertise with you all. Classes will begin 9:30AM (PDT) until 3:00PM (PDT) each day with small 15 min breaks inbetween classes. Once you have confirmed your booking for the workshop you will recieve a confirmation email, please respond to this confirmation email with the questions you would like to submit for our Q&A if you are not comfortable to ask on zoom. (Students are welcome to purchase one day if they cannot attent the full weekend. In the one day purchase you are welcome to attend select classes from the schedule below if you are unable to attend the full day)
Saturday March 27th (Classes are listed in Pacific Daylight Timezone)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Technique Class with Adji
15 min Break
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Pointe Class with Bianca
15 min Break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Variations Class with Bianca
15 min Break
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Stretch and Strength with Adji
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Q&A with Adji and Bianca
Sunday March 28th (Classes are listed in Pacific Daylight Timezone)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Technique Class with Addie
15 min Break
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Pointe Class with Addie
15 min Break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Variations Class with Bianca
15 min Break
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Stretch and Strength with Bianca
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Q&A with Addie and Bianca
Meet the teachers:
ADJI CISSOKO was born and grew up in Munich, Germany where she trained at the Ballet Academy Munich and graduated with a diploma in dance. Cissoko attended the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre in New York City on full scholarship, before joining the National Ballet of Canada in 2010. In 2012 she was awarded the Patron Award of Merit by the Patrons’ Council Committee of The National Ballet of Canada. Cissoko joined LINES Ballet in 2014. Since then she’s originated many central roles and guested for galas worldwide. Cissoko has given multiple masterclasses and taught classes around the world as part of the company’s outreach program. In 2020 she became certified in health/life coaching as well as in ABT’s National Training Curriculum.
ADDIE TAPP started dancing at the age of 5 in glenwood springs Colorado at the Glenwood Dance Academy. From there she moved to NYC to train at the School of America Ballet for four years. Addie was awarded the Mae L. Wien Award for outstanding promise during her graduating year at the School of American Ballet. She joined Boston Ballet as a corps member in 2014, was promoted to second soloist in 2016 and to soloist in 2019. Addie was featured in Pointe Magazine’s “Stars of the Corps” in 2016. Her Boston ballet repertoire includes featured rolls in George Balanchines Agon, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Episodes, Prodigal Son, Coppelia and Kammermusik No. 2, Marius Petipas Sleeping Beauty, Mikko Nissinins Swan Lake, Sir Frederick Ashtons Cinderella, Ivan Liskas Le Coraire, August Bournenvilles Le Sylphide and Pas de Six, Jerome Robbins Glass Pieces, Leonid Yakobsons Pas de Quatre and Jorma Elo’s Bach Cello Suites, Creatures of Egmont.
BIANCA BULLE was born and grew up in Queensland, Australia where she began her training at a local school, Ransley Ballet School in the R.A.D and Vaganova Syllabus until 16 years old. She then moved to New York City to complete her pre professional years of ballet training at The School of American Ballet, where she was awarded a scholarship to train with The Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen for one month. Bianca joined Los Angeles Ballet in 2011, where she performed lead roles in Balanchine, Classical and New Commissioned works. In 2013 Bianca was promoted to the Soloist rank, then in 2016 to Principal where she danced many iconic roles such as Odile/Odette in Swan Lake and The Sylph in La Sylphide. During her years dancing with LA Ballet Bianca choreographed new works on the company and additionally taught on The Los Angeles Ballet Schools Faculty. She then joined Miami City Ballet where she danced many roles including Aria 1 in Balanchine's Stravinsky Violin Concerto. Bianca has since retired from ballet to pursue teaching and to navigate into business. She is currently working with SoDanca the dancewear brand as their Business Development Manager while also guest teaching.
We hope to see you in class and can't wait to meet you.