Gala of the Stars & Southland Ballet’s International Intensive

Sophia Koo, Royal Ballet School, working with Larissa Saveliev (YAGP).

For the last two weeks, hundreds of young dancers flocked to Orange County for Southland Ballet's International Summer Intensive and Festival Ballet’s Gala of the Stars. I was lucky to be brought out to photograph this amazing opportunity for young dancers.

This two week intensive took place July 29-August 8, and included international faculty members. Big hitting names like Christopher Powney, Larissa Saveliev, Gennadi Saveliev, Nilas Martins, Adji Cissoko, Brady Farrar, Vladimir Kolesnikov, Nicole Reineman. It concluded with a performance at the stunning Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa.

Young dancers working with Christopher Powney (former director of the Royal Ballet School)