Final Week and Performances!

The time has come and gone. The majority of the intensive has passed. It is now the time for the ABT DSI 2011 Final Performances!

This week is a bit different than the other weeks here at the intensive because of the Final Performances. So, on Wednesday and Thursday, parents are able to come and observe the first two classes of the day which are technique from 9:30 - 11:15 AM and then pointe/pas de deux 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM. Classes will be held at both the Opera House and at Wayne State University.

On Wednesday, the Young Men and the Green group will be at Wayne State University and the Yellow, Blue, and Violet groups will be at the Opera House.
On Thursday, the Yellow group will be at Wayne State University and the Blue, Green, and Violet groups will be at the Opera House. The young men will take classes with their respective colors on Thursday.

For any ticket questions that you may have, feel free to contact the Detroit Opera House Box Office at 313-237-7464. The box office will open at 10:30 AM on Friday for anyone to come and purchase tickets as they please.

After the final performances on Friday, all of the students have to come back to the dorms before any parents will be able to see your children. After that, you may take out your children to dinner or check them out from there.

If there are any questions, feel free to contact Jordan in the office at 313-577-4274!

Tickets for Final Performances!

As the final performance nears, make sure that you have gotten all of your ticket requests sent in to Kim and Jordan in the office! We can take care of any issues that you may have. Get excited!

End of Week 2!

We have hit the half way point, everyone! Week two has come to a close with its fair share of bumps, bruises, and doctor visits. All of the students are dancing just as good as always, though!

Friday night was a real special treat for some of the students, a trip to the planetarium! Lucky enough, the planetarium is in the basement of Old Main where classes are held at during the day. Wayne State University has recently renovated their planetarium with all new equipment so it was very special for the students to attend.

On Sunday, the students and chaperones went to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) for an educational trip to see some of the most amazing works of art in the world!

Hold on tight for Week Three!! The intensive is quickly coming to a close and the performances are drawing nearer. Keep drinking your water, and get plenty of rest!!

Tiger's Game / 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July to all of the ABT DSI families!

No need for you to worry today, all of your children are working hard in the studios all day long. Tonight, to celebrate the holiday, there will be an ice cream social in the activity room and courtyard of the dorms for all of the students and chaperones to come to!

Yesterday, the students, chaperones, and Alaine all made their way to the Detroit Tiger's game vs. the San Francisco Giants. Sunny skies with some cloud cover made for a great day at the ballpark. On top of that, the Tiger's won!! It was close all the way until the 8th inning when the Tiger's pulled out a victory over the Giants, 6-3.

Week One has come and gone and everyone has made it through. For as hectic as it may be, we all are happy to be putting on such a beneficial experience for both the students and teachers.


Check back soon for another update!

Placement Day has come and gone and it was a huge success! The boys and girls all looked their best and were put accordingly into their appropriate colors. Below are the placements for all the students. Be on the lookout for more updates as we continue on this journey. Best wishes to all the students!

YELLOW:

1. Holly Allen
2. Jennifer Alloway
3. Caroline Bailey
4. Sophie Billinge
5. Sydney Blanchard
6. Sarah Bowers
7. Breanna Brzezinski
8. Emilia Bunich
9. Megan Dileva
10. Madison Gardner
11. Mikaela Goldrich
12. Matthew Haddad
13. Emma Zoe Harris
14. Madeline King
15. Megan Ling
16. Arianna Matteliano
17. Sudarsna Mukund
18. Alisa Musto
19. Ashley Oertel
20. Kyle Reed
21. Teagan Reese
22. Emma Sandhu
23. Elizabeth Slusarz
24. Daniela Sofelanik
25. Nicole Stapleton
26. Sydney Stouffer
27. Sarah Stukan
28. Kristen Sumrell
29. Hannah Verrpis
30. Ryan Walker
31. Maxwell Wang
32. Sophie Ware

BLUE:

1. Christina Alvarez
2. Mary Attaway
3. Katherine Bailey
4. Payton Bayer
5. Hannah Box
6. Elizabeth Briggs
7. Abby Dalton
8. Quincy Dow
9. Madison Durbin
10. Sophia Frieden
11. Aleah Gani
12. McKenzie Hartmann
13. Ellen Herd
14. Mary Hertzel
15. Yuzu Hikosaka
16. Sara Horne
17. Rachel Hyland
18. Julianna Ivanyi
19. Nadia Kulenovic
20. Babette Lam
21. Kayla Lawless
22. Ingrid Lewis
23. Jessica Liske
24. Danielle McCreadie
25. Ashley Mitchell
26. Erika Pugh
27. Tedra Rogers
28. Melissa Ronchi
29. Rachel Seah
30. Xixi Shi
31. Charlotte Steele
32. Lauren Thompson
33. James Vessell
34. Claire Weinstein
35. Madeline Williams
36. Amber Yi
37. Amanda Zawisa

GREEN:

1. Morgan Beane
2. Ashley Coffin
3. Jessica Curry
4. Erin Dileva
5. Laura Duszkiewicz
6. Brooke Fabian
7. Isaac Garrett
8. Gabriella Goodsir
9. Remmi Hartmann
10. Victoria Hay
11. Marissa Head
12. Anna Kimmel
13. Emily Lavengood
14. Yamil Maldonado
15. Brooke Mello
16. Sydney Miller
17. Keegan Morris
18. Victoria Morris
19. Addison Mosser
20. Marcus Murphy
21. Phoebe Perry
22. Sarah Persau
23. Katherine Pritchard
24. Chasity Ramsey
25. Katie Rose Reid
26. Kasia Reilly
27. Audrey Ring
28. Marie Ritschard
29. Karly Rivera
30. Anna Scheibmeir
31. Jessica Ann Smith
32. Nicasia Solano-Reed
33. Victoria Soneff
34. Lauren Soto
35. Caroline Stevens
36. Jean Thompson
37. Lisa Valkevich
38. Cristina Zambrana

VIOLET:

1. Amber Bailey
2. Nayaret Candelario Soto
3. Ioanna Chrysomali
4. Tiffany de Block
5. Brian Dunning
6. Natalie Ferris
7. Carol Flores
8. Julia Horner
9. Kasey Huang
10. Alexandra Jureller
11. Jeanne Kapela
12. Charlotte Kaye
13. Brisa Landa
14. Sarah Lauderdale
15. Samantha Lore
16. Eric McCutcheon
17. Mary McGrath
18. Morgan McGuire
19. Elise Millrod
20. Olivia Miranda
21. Suniva Moore
22. Kasey Morris
23. Natasha Nast
24. Lauren O'Kell
25. Emily Reiff
26. Hannah Smith
27. Victoria Thesz
28. Ashley Tiedgen
29. Nimah Tonge
30. Tevfik Vatansever
31. Leah Vuletich
32. Alexandra Waddell
33. Hayley Wilton
34. Julie Rose Zukaitis

Airport Arrivals

Airport Arrival Procedure
All students traveling via air should call the ABT-DSI office @ 313.577.4273 to alert the operations manager of any delays or cancellations. Please make sure to specify if you had requested the ABT Shuttle or arranged transportation on your own.

ABT-Shuttle Van
Airport Chaperones will be located inside the baggage claim area for each arrival flight, except for those students who are "unaccompanied minors." These students will be picked up at their arrival gate.

After arriving at the gate, the student should proceed to the the baggage claim area. The Airport Chaperones will be holding an ABT-Detroit Summer Intensive sign and wearing an ABT-Detroit Summer Intensive tee shirt. After retrieving their luggage, the student will be escorted to the ABT Shuttle Van. In case of an emergency, please have your child call the ABT-Detroit office @ 313.577.4273 to alert our operations manager. The operations manager will be in contact with both the airport chaperones as well as the driver. Throughout the day the operations manager and general manager will be monitoring flight statuses of those students that have provided fight information and requested ABT shuttle transportation.

Shuttle Pick up times TBD (based upon arrival information)

ABT 2011 Roommates!

Hello ABT Detroit Resident Students! CLICK HERE for the 2011 roommate list. Your roommate is highlighted in the same color either above or below your name.

We have provided you with the email address of your roommate so you can communicate and plan your visit to Detroit. Atchison Hall rooms are double occupancy rooms with 2 dressers, 2 beds, 2 closet/armoires, and 2 desks and chairs. Each room has a private bath, individually controlled air conditioning, cable and Ethernet jacks (but no cords). Rooms will have a shower curtain, but NO trash cans, toilet paper, linens, toiletries, or cleaning supplies. Students will be asked to clean rooms at the end of the intensive. If excessive cleaning is needed charges will be assessed.

Catholic Mass

CATHOLIC MASS
We have had several questions regarding Catholic Mass services. With respect of all religions, we do not have the ability to take students to religious services, but we are willing to help with your planning. We have adjusted the Sunday events to start at 12:00p to allow the students to participate in Mass as well as the scheduled activities.

Several Parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit are nearby the campus of Wayne State University. Of these, the following have Mass times that fit with the weekend schedule of ABT-DSI 2011:

Our Lady of the Rosary
5930 Woodward
(313) 875-2719
Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

St. Patrick’s
58 Parsons
(313) 833-0857
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.

Sweetest Heart of Mary
4440 Russell (@ Canfield)
(313) 831-6659
Saturday: 4:00 p.m.

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  ABT-DSI staff are not available to take students to Mass. Parents must make own arrangements to get students to Mass; check out own student or arrange for a responsible adult to check out and take their student to Mass.




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  All parents of ABT-DSI students who wish to attend Mass must follow the exact WEEKEND RELEASE POLICY stated in the Student Information Packet.
  
  WEEKEND RELEASE POLICY:
  (Weekend Outings Only! No overnight trips and the student must return to the dorms by 9PM)
  
  If a student plans to leave after class on Saturday or Sunday, the following steps must be taken:
  1. The parent or guardian must make a request for weekend checkouts by contacting the ABT-DSI Operations Managers at Wayne State University (313-577-4273) by 5PM EST on Wednesday prior to the weekend, stating the student’s weekend plans, the name of the individual responsible for picking up the student, and the time the student will be picked up and returned. The Resident Coordinator or Operations Manager will call and confirm these plans with the parent or guardian.
  2. The student must be picked up at South Residence Hall.
  3. A member of the Summer Intensive staff must meet the individual picking up the student. The individual must be the same person identified by the student’s parent or guardian; identification is required. THIS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE RESIDENCE COORDINATOR OR HEAD CHAPERONE.
  4. Students are allowed WEEKEND OUTINGS ONLY (Note: Activity Fee money will not be refunded for the excursion missed due to a weekend outing.)
  
  The student will not be released if these requirements are not met.

Welcome

Welcome to the ABT Detroit 2011 Blog. This will be a very important tool for both parents and students to get information about the program. Please visit regularly for the most current information!

To contact us:
dance@motopera.org

(313) 237-3251 ABT-DSI Administrative Office

The ABT-Detroit '11 staff can be contacted via phone and/or email starting June 25th, 2011.

• Phone (313) 577-4273
  
  
  
  
• Email abt@wayne.edu
  
  
  
  
• Blog http://abt-detroit-2011.blogspot.com/
  

While this Blog will keep you updated as to what's going on it will not infringe on the artistic underpinnings of ABT. Please respect the sensitive nature of the Summer Intensive program. We know you will. Enjoy!