Summer Intensive 2026
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June 15-July 3, 2026
Single Week Enrollment Available.
WITH MASTER GUEST TEACHERS
Welcome to the Pryntsev Classical Ballet Academy Summer Intensive!
This summer, join a 3-week intensive, designed to elevate your skills and artistry. Our curriculum offers comprehensive training in ballet, pointe, classical variations, contemporary, and conditioning, equipping you to grow as a versatile and confident dancer.
This unique intensive provides students with access to an expanded professional network, offering valuable connections to companies and conservatories. The program culminates in a professional-style performance, the kind of valuable experience that dedicated students travel for. Join us for a summer of unparalleled growth and opportunity.
Our intensive will culminate in a Student Showcase featuring classical variations, character dances, and contemporary works—performed in both ensembles and solos. We look forward to celebrating our students’ hard work and progress with you!
Monday-Friday
3-5 classes per day in:
Ballet Training
Pointe / Variations / Repertoire / Partnering
Modern/Contemporary
Character
Stretching & Conditioning
Showcase Rehearsals
PBA Summer Intensive Faculty 2026
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Artistic Director of Pryntsev Ballet Academy
Former Dancer 🇺🇦 Nat’l Theater Opera and Ballet Dnipro
Ballet Technique, Pointe, Variation, Character, Partnering Classes
Ivan Pryntsev was born in Dnipro, Ukraine. He began his dance training at the Dnipro Ballet Academy, where he studied classical ballet and contemporary dance. At age 15, he was accepted into the Dnipro Theatrical Art College. Ivan was invited to join the Dnipro Opera and Ballet Theatre while still a student, and toured with the company to Berlin, Germany and Xuchang, China where he performed in Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, and The Sleeping Beauty. He graduated from the Dnipro Theatrical Art College at age 19, with qualifications as a Professional Ballet Dancer, Teacher of Specialized Institutions of Art, and Director of Choreographic Collective. He was then offered a contract to dance with the Moscow Ballet in The Great Russian Nutcracker, and performed in over 70 cities across the United States. In 2019, Ivan performed lead roles in classical ballet productions with Festival Ballet Theater and Golden State Dance Foundation, both in Orange County, California. In addition to dancing professionally, Ivan also teaches ballet, pointe, variation, and character dance classes, as well as workshops and master classes for children, teens, and adults throughout southern California.
In early 2020 Ivan founded Pryntsev Ballet Academy in Orange County, CA, training his students in the Vaganova Ballet Method and providing young students with a pre-professional environment, proper ballet technique, avoiding injuries and helping students reach their maximum potential. Ivan believes that in the right environment any child can learn and improve their skills!
Through his detailed teaching method, Mr. Pryntsev's students have been awarded at Youth America Grand Prix Regional Competitions and placed as TOP 1, TOP 3, TOP 6 and TOP 12 as well as been awarded scholarships and have been accepted to schools such as Bolshoi Ballet Summer intensive, Ellison Ballet Summer intensive, Colorado Ballet Summer intensive, IBC Summer intensive Moscow and others.
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Elena Chimitova is an accomplished ballet educator and Vaganova Method specialist with decades of experience training young dancers. A graduate of the Eastern Siberian Academy of Culture and Arts in Russia, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and has been recognized as an Honored Artist of the Republic of Buryatia for her contributions to the arts.
Known for her dedication to technical excellence, artistry, and discipline, Elena has guided numerous students toward success in regional and international ballet competitions, scholarships, and acceptance into prestigious training programs. Her teaching combines the rigor of the Vaganova Method with a supportive and inspiring approach, helping dancers develop both confidence and strong classical technique.
Elena’s students achieved:
2011- YAGP San Diego/ Top 12 Pre-Competitive Contemporary (PCC)
2012- Top 12 PCC, 3rd Place Ensemble
2013- Top 12 PCC, 1st Place Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Ensemble
2014- 1st PCC, 2nd Place Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical and Top 12 PCC
2015- Outstanding Teacher, 3rd Place PCC, Top 12 Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Junior Classical and Top
12 Pre-Competitive Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Ensembles
2016-Top 12 PCC, Top 12 Junior Classical, 3rd Place Junior Contemporary, 3rd Place Junior Classical and
Top 12 Junior Contemporary, 3rd Place Pre-Competitive Men’s Classical
2017- 2nd Place PCC, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical, Top 12 Junior Contemporary, 1st Place Junior
Contemporary, 1st Place PCC
2018- 2nd Place Pre-Competitive Classical, 3rd Place Pre-Competitive Classical, Top 12 PCC, 1st Place
Trio, 1st Place Ensemble, 2nd Place Pre-Competitive Contemporary, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical
YAGP Los Angeles: 1st Place PCC, Top 12 PCC, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical
2019 – 12 NY Finalists for Youth America Grand Prix, Outstanding Teacher 2019 YAGP
2020 – 6 finalists for Candian Grand Prix Niagara Falls, Outstanding Teacher Canadian Grand Prix
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Elena Baltovick began studying classical ballet at age nine in her native Kiev, Ukraine. She studied at the National Choreographic Ballet School of Ukraine and danced with the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Ms. Baltovick came to the United States in 1992 to continue her study of the Vaganova Method with the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts in Connecticut graduating with honors in 1994. In 1998 Ms. Baltovick graduated cum laude from the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Music and Ballet Pedagogy. Her main coach was world famous Prima Ballerina Alla Osipenko from Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Elena’s students achieved:
2011- YAGP San Diego/ Top 12 Pre-Competitive Contemporary (PCC)
2012- Top 12 PCC, 3rd Place Ensemble
2013- Top 12 PCC, 1st Place Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Ensemble
2014- 1st PCC, 2nd Place Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical and Top 12 PCC
2015- Outstanding Teacher, 3rd Place PCC, Top 12 Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Junior Classical and Top
12 Pre-Competitive Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Ensembles
2016-Top 12 PCC, Top 12 Junior Classical, 3rd Place Junior Contemporary, 3rd Place Junior Classical and
Top 12 Junior Contemporary, 3rd Place Pre-Competitive Men’s Classical
2017- 2nd Place PCC, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical, Top 12 Junior Contemporary, 1st Place Junior
Contemporary, 1st Place PCC
2018- 2nd Place Pre-Competitive Classical, 3rd Place Pre-Competitive Classical, Top 12 PCC, 1st Place
Trio, 1st Place Ensemble, 2nd Place Pre-Competitive Contemporary, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical
YAGP Los Angeles: 1st Place PCC, Top 12 PCC, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical
2019 – 12 NY Finalists for Youth America Grand Prix, Outstanding Teacher 2019 YAGP
2020 – 6 finalists for Candian Grand Prix Niagara Falls, Outstanding Teacher Canadian Grand Prix
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Drew started dancing at one and a half years old and has trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, modern, tap, hip hop, pointe, and pas de deux. She began working professionally in Los Angeles with Howie Mandel, Joffrey Ballet, Napoleon and Tabitha, Sonja Tayeh, Twitch, and more. She started teaching at fourteen and has absolutely loved sharing her passion for dance with others.
As a certified Pilates instructor, she combines her knowledge of anatomy with her passion for dance to provide safe training practices for her students. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and loves to incorporate this knowledge into her teaching philosophy for student growth. Her certification in Acrobatic Arts has helped her develop a wealth of knowledge to further her teaching abilities, and continuing her education with Dance Masters certifications in jazz and ballet has ensured that curriculum and teaching standards remain at the forefront of her students’ education.
Drew is the owner of Performing Arts Empire in Corona, California, and we are thrilled to welcome her as a guest teacher for stretch and strength conditioning at the Pryntsev Ballet Academy Summer Intensive this year.
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Thel Moore III was born and raised in Baltimore MD. He grew up around dance but did not start his formal ballet training until the age of 13 at the Baltimore School for the Arts under the direction of Norma Pera. There he learned the basics of ballet and created a great foundation for his dancing. Two years later at the age of 15 he moved to Torrington CT to finish his ballet training at The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory under the direction of Victoria Mazzarelli. There he was trained by Eleanor D’Antuono and Kirk Peterson both principals at American Ballet Theater as well as many other great artists. With Victoria’s influence from William Forsythe, who she worked very closely with for years at Frankfurt Ballet, he gained a strong sense of neo-classical and contemporary movement. Upon his graduation he accepted his first company contract with the Charlotte Ballet under the direction of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. There he worked with Jean-Pierre as well as his wife, Kennedy Center Honoree, Patricia McBride, who were both principal dancers with New York City Ballet as well as renowned choreographer Dwight Rhoden. After one season in Charlotte Thel joined the Richmond Ballet under the direction of Stoner Winslett. There he performed many great works such as In The Night by Jerome Robbins, Theme and Variations and Who Cares by George Balanchine, The Moor’s Pavane by Jose Limon, and many more. As well as performing all of these great works he was also lucky to work with numerous choreographers who all have set original pieces on him . While with Richmond he worked with artist and choreographers such as Christine Redpath, and Paul Boos both soloists with New York City Ballet, Kennedy Center honoree Carmen de Lavallade, Val Canaparoli, Ma Cong and many more. On top of performing many great works Thel has also had the pleasure of performing at venues like the Inside/Out Stage at Jacobs Pillow, The Joyce Theater in New York City as well as many theaters across the Nation. Thel now resides in Huntington Beach California where he is teaching choreographing and freelancing across the state and country.
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Mo Goodfellow is a lifelong performer and advocate for the arts. She is a graduate of Chapman University’s prestigious College of Performing Arts with a BFA in Dance as well as a BA in English Literature. Her artistic and professional goals work to combine her degrees in a career dedicated to arts innovation through performance, creation, and activism. Mo is currently a company member with Backhausdance and with Mackenzie Martin’s GEOMETRY Dance Company as well as an award winning choreographer for the Chance Theater in Anaheim. Additionally, she has toured nationally with Kybele Dance Theater and performed in several festivals including MashUp Contemporary Dance Company’s International Women’s Day Dance Festival, the Capezio ACE Awards, and the Palm Desert Choreography Festival at the McCallum Theater.
Elena’s students achieved:
2011- YAGP San Diego/ Top 12 Pre-Competitive Contemporary (PCC)
2012- Top 12 PCC, 3rd Place Ensemble
2013- Top 12 PCC, 1st Place Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Ensemble
2014- 1st PCC, 2nd Place Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical and Top 12 PCC
2015- Outstanding Teacher, 3rd Place PCC, Top 12 Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Junior Classical and Top
12 Pre-Competitive Junior Contemporary, Top 12 Ensembles
2016-Top 12 PCC, Top 12 Junior Classical, 3rd Place Junior Contemporary, 3rd Place Junior Classical and
Top 12 Junior Contemporary, 3rd Place Pre-Competitive Men’s Classical
2017- 2nd Place PCC, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical, Top 12 Junior Contemporary, 1st Place Junior
Contemporary, 1st Place PCC
2018- 2nd Place Pre-Competitive Classical, 3rd Place Pre-Competitive Classical, Top 12 PCC, 1st Place
Trio, 1st Place Ensemble, 2nd Place Pre-Competitive Contemporary, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical
YAGP Los Angeles: 1st Place PCC, Top 12 PCC, Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical
2019 – 12 NY Finalists for Youth America Grand Prix, Outstanding Teacher 2019 YAGP
2020 – 6 finalists for Candian Grand Prix Niagara Falls, Outstanding Teacher Canadian Grand Prix
Audition
Live Audition In-Person
June 6, 2026;(Time TBD) (Please arrive 15 min early)
Address: Pryntsev Ballet Academy 23541
Calle De La Louisa STE B Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Click here to register for the in-person audition
Video Audition
Submit a video that includes:
Ballet barre (pliés, adage, grand battements)
Center turns and allegro
Pointe work or a classical/contemporary solo
Click here to submit your video audition! or email us at info@pbadance.com
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For additional information, please contact the front desk at info@pbadance.com or +1 (949) 776-8068
Important Message
From Mr. Pryntsev Owner and Artistic Director
I encourage you to read through this material carefully. Sending your daughter or son away to another city or another state is a big decision, and we want you to feel assured that we take very seriously the supervision and care of each of our visiting students.
Pryntsev Ballet Academy guarantees individual attention to every student in class and progress for everyone over the course of the summer.
Some students do not become professional, some do, but studying the craft brings grace and grit, as we always say, and discipline and so many things to a student life that goes beyond the actual dance lesson or the dance performance.
Our goal is for all participants of Pryntsev Ballet Academy's Summer Program to leave with a deeper understanding of ballet, additional technical skills, and many wonderful memories.
Our Students
Achievement
YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX FINALIST DANCERS
FLORIDA, TAMPA 2023
Madeline C. Performing
Graduation Ball
Classical Solo Pre-Competitive category
Jessica I., Maya T., & Emma Z.
Walpurgis Night
Ensemble Competitive Category