Laina Mae Kirkeide
The School of American Ballet
New York, NY
Age:17
IG: @pixie_stik
Training:
September 2021-Present
The School of American Ballet, New York, NY
Directors: Kay Mazzo (21-22), Darla Hoover (22-23), Jonathan Stafford (23-Present)
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September 2019-August 2021
The Ballet Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Directors: David JW King, Ashley L Baker
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July 2017-June 2019
The Art of Classical Ballet, Pompano Beach, FL
Directors: Magaly Suarez, Ibis Montoto
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August 2018-September 2019
Kanyok Arts Initiative, New York, NY
Director: Laurie Kanyok
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August 2012-September 2019
Stars Dance Studio, Miami, FL
Directors: Victor Smalley, Angel Armas, Leydis Sanchez
Workshops & Intensives:
*indicates Merit Scholarship Recipient
^indicates virtual attendance due to COVID-19 restrictions
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Summer 2024:
Dutch National Ballet Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands: The Company Experience, 1 week, Senior Course, 2 weeks (July 2024)
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Miami City Ballet School, Miami, FL
Choreographic Intensive (August 2024)​
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Summer 2023
attended: Miami City Ballet School, Miami, FL: 5 week intensive, Choreographic Workshop, College Dance Fair, Boca Raton, FL
accepted: Boston Ballet School*, Boston, MA; Pacific Northwest Ballet School*, Seattle, WA; The Royal Ballet School, London, UK
Summer 2022
attended: Miami City Ballet School, Miami, FL: 5 week intensive, Choreographic Workshop; The Royal Ballet School*, London, UK
accepted: Boston Ballet School*, Boston, MA
Summer 2021
attended: The School of American Ballet, NY, NY; Southland Ballet Academy International Intensive, Fountain Hills, CA
accepted: Boston Ballet School*, Boston, MA; Miami City Ballet School*, Miami, FL; The Royal Ballet School*, London, UK (Direct Entry extended to 2022)
Spring 2021
attended: Suzanne Farrell Workshop for Young Dancers^, Tallahassee, FL; Alonso King LINES Miami Day^; Miami City Ballet School Spring Workshop, Miami, FL; The Royal Ballet School*^, London, UK
Summer 2020
attended: The School of American Ballet*^, NY, NY
accepted: Ballet West Academy*, Salt Lake City, UT; Boston Ballet School*, Boston, MA; Miami City Ballet School*, Miami, FL
Spring 2020
accepted: The Royal Ballet School*, London, UK (Direct Entry extended to 2021)
Summer 2019
attended: The School of American Ballet*, NY, NY; The Royal Ballet School, London, UK
Spring 2019
Suzanne Farrell Workshop for Young Dancers, Tallahassee, FL, The Royal Ballet School, London, UK (awarded Direct Entry for 2020)
Summer 2018
The School of American Ballet Workshop for Young Dancers*, Irvine, CA; Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive*, Windsor, CT; The School of American Ballet Junior Intensive*, NY, NY
Spring 2018
Suzanne Farrell Workshop for Young Dancers, Tallahassee, FL
Summer 2017
The Art of Classical Ballet, Pompano Beach, FL
The School of American Ballet Workshop for Young Dancers, Irvine, CA