2026 edition : La fille mal gardée, July 09th to 17th 2027, more info to come. Bookings open on december 06th
About
Designed for adults amateur dancers (level intermediate and up), this international summer camp is a unique opportunity to learn and perform a complete ballet from the classical répertoire alongside professional ballet dancers.
You will spend 8 intensive (yet fun) days taking a morning ballet class and learning the répertoire with our international team of teachers.
Exemple of a typical day :
- 9.30-11.00am : ballet class in groups
- 11.30-13.00am : rehearsal in groups
- 2pm-5pm : rehearsal together or in groups
- 5.15-6.15pm : Pilates & stretching class
Participants should have at least an intermediate level of ballet training (at least 2-3 years of practice). Dancing on pointe is not mandatory.
Participants will be divided in groups by our teachers. Ballet classes will be at one of our studios: Le studio de la Manu (for the whole week) or La Barge (only for the first couple of days). Rehearsals will be held either in one of our ballet studios or directly on stage.
There is no selection, however every booking needs to be confirmed by the organisation team. Then a non refundable deposit is asked to validate the booking. The number of participants is limited to 34. Participants must be at least 16 years old on the 1st day of the course.
The camp starts on Friday July 09th with a welcoming event in the evening (at 7pm). Ballet classes and rehearsals will start on Saturday 10th at 9am.
The ballet learned during the week will be performed, in costumes, at l’espace du Roudour theater, a local theater. The performance will be open to the public.
The Stage from L’espace du Roudour theater where the performance and most rehearsals will be held.
Join us to experience this amazing week dedicated to Ballet. It’s a unique time to meet other fellow adult ballet enthousiasts from around the globe. You won’t regret it!
Coppélia 2026
Sleeping Beauty 2025
Giselle 2024
A Folk Tale 2023
Teachers and Repertoire
This year we will dance La fille mal gardée at l’espace du Roudour. The version danced will be adapted from the original version to fit in a 1h30 performance.
Teachers and dancers:
Sarah Rouan is a former dancer and classical dance teacher.
Trained in France with Colette Armand in Marseille and at the Rosella Hightower Ecole Supérieure de Danse in Cannes, she learned dance technique from renowned teachers. On completion of her training, she entered the professional integration program at the Zurich Ballet, before joining the company under the direction of Heinz Spoerli. She dances in the great classical ballets such as Giselle, Swan Lake and La fille mal gardée.
To share her passion for dance and pass on her experience, she took and obtained her State Diploma as a classical dance teacher.
She currently teaches in a number of establishments in the south of France, with a varied public ranging from amateurs to pre-professionals, from young children to adults.
Alexia Fontaine: Alexia has been a state-certified classical dance teacher since 2015.
She began dancing at an early age and pursued her artistic training at the CRR de Brest while validating a Baccalauréat Technique de la Musique et de la Danse.
She continued her choreographic studies in Lille at the CRR de Lille with Pascal Cyprien and Catherine Petit-Wood, and then at the CCN de Roubaix School with Pascal Minam-Borier and Georgina Ramos, where she obtained a Licence Art et Culture specializing in dance.
In 2010, she joined the University of Paris 8 to complete a Master’s Research in Dance, with a thesis on the creation of the status of Danseur Étoile at the Opéra de Paris.
In 2015, she joined the European Dance Center under the direction of Jennifer Goubé, sujet at the Paris Opéra to validate her State diploma as a classical dance teacher.
Alexia has since been teaching both children and adults in the Paris region.
Julie Dupas: Julie is a Pilates teacher. She worked as a Biology teacher for 5 years and has a PhD in Biology. She is passionate about ballet and danced at the Brest Conservatory for 4 years, she also participated in 5 editions of the original Finnish ballet camp that inspired this French edition. She’s a certified Pilates teachers and currently teaches Pilates, mat and reformer, in Amsterdam. She’s the founder of this ballet camp for adults. She also has her own adult ballet company in Amsterdam: Amsterdam Amateur Ballet.
Riccardo Giorgio Gregolin: “I started my ballet education in Italy and, after five years of vocational school, where I had the opportunity to compete in several European competitions and win several scholarships, I moved to Germany to perfect my technique at the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, where I had the opportunity to gain my first professional experiences. Since 2022 I’m part of the ensemble of the DJKT ballet company in Pilsen, Czech Republic, where we perform a very broad and varied repertoire and where, more recently, I have also had the opportunity to perform a few solo roles. I’m very happy to participate in this initiative also to help people of all age to get closer to the ballet world and to share the stage with them.”
Dancers:
Sara Antikainen: “I began my professional career with the Finnish National Ballet, and since 2018 I have been part of the DJKT Theatre in Plzeň, Czech Republic, where I currently dance as a soloist. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to perform a variety of leading and soloist roles, and I especially enjoy roles that allow for strong expression and storytelling through movement. I’m very happy and honored to be joining the camp for the fourth time and look forward to sharing this experience with everyone”
Fees
€550,-
This fee doesn’t include food, accomodations or travel. Travelling needs to be arranged by the participant themselves. However, you can find some help in the next sections “Travel” and “Accomodation”.
We also offer a “Room & Board” option for our participants. This will be offered separately and will have to be paid at least 6 weeks before registration. Price and fees can be found in the “Room & Board” section.
Fees can be paid in 2 instalments, the first installment has to be paid upon registration and the last installment will have to be paid at least 6 weeks before the course starting date. Our refund policy can be found in our terms and condition.
To register go to the “registration/inscription” page of our website a d follow the instructions.
Only full applications (fees included) will be taken into account.
Travel
By train: MORLAIX Train Station is directly connected by TGV (fast speed train) by the line PARIS -BREST (multiple daily trains). Other local and national lines also operate on this station. Please book your train early. They do sell out.
By plane: Brest Bretagne airport is located less than 60km away from Morlaix and has a direct line to multiple national and european cities. If you need to transfer in Paris, avoid changing airport during your transfer. From Brest airport, you can rent a car, or take the free shuttle to Brest city center and take either a bus or a train to Morlaix.
From Morlaix train or bus station, transports may be arranged. Feel free to contact us!
By car: Morlaix is directly located on the RN12 (freely connecting Brest to Rennes).
Sanitary precaution : following the current governmental guidelines regarding the pandemic, you will likely need a european health passport (based on QR code). Currently proof of full vaccination by recognized vaccine or proof of getting Covid for more than 2 weeks but less than 6 months is needed to obtain such document.
To return to your country you might need a PCR or antigenic test, those can be done at the medical laboratory for respectively 50€ and 25€.
Accomodation
This year we are now offering a “Room an Board” option. We will be hosted at the “Château du Nec’Hoat”, in either the west part of the castle or it’s annexe “La sellerie du Nec’Hoat”.
Rightly placed at the entrance of Morlaix, the Nec’Hoat castle will be hosting us this summer, either in an wonderful 3 story flat or in its annexe, all within its beautifule 17 acres park. Recently renovated with care to offer you all the comforts, this family-home, full of character, will charm you with its neat and warm decoration. Here are some pictures that will make to travel to Brittany!
Bed sheets, pillow, blankets and a bath towel will be provided. There is a washing machine at the castle.
Room & Board is offered in double room or in private rooms. However spots are limited (10 in total), we only have 9 spots in double room and only 1 private rooms.
Room and Board is offered from Friday july 09th at 4pm to Sunday 18th at 10am.
A “Meal Plan” only option is available.
Meals will be vegan and vegetarian friendly. However, this year we are NOT able to accomodate any severe allergies except for breakfast. Breakfast will be served as a self-service, so we will be able to provide the ingredients for it. A refrigerator and an equipped kitchen will be at your disposal at the castle.
Room and Board Fees
Full room and board 550€ (room in a double room +3 meals/day from friday 09th diner to sunday 18th breakfast)
Single room supplement +120€,
Lunch 95€ (8 lunches from Saturday 10th to saturday 17th)
Lunches will be served at the ballet studio or the theatre.
If you wish to take care of your accomodation and meals by yourself, Morlaix as numerous hotels, bed and breakfast (such as La Maison Serrurier or La maison Namonaki ) as well as a hostel (Auberge de Jeunesse de Morlaix).
Houses and appartements for rent can be found on airbnb, booking.com as well as on the “office de tourisme de Morlaix” website (https://www.baiedemorlaix.bzh/fr/ ).
In order to reduce your costs, if you wish to share a room (in a hostel) or a house with an other participants, don’t hesitate to let us know, so we can put you in contact with other willing participants.
Adresses
To help you choose your accomodation, you’ll find below the adresses of our different studios:
Théâtre Espace du Roudour : rue Park ar Roudour, 29600 Saint Martin des Champs
La barge : 34 route de Paris, 29600 Morlaix
Le studio de la Manu : Cour des artistes, 42 bis Quai du Léon, La Manufacture, 29600 Morlaix
What to bring with you to ballet camp?
Below is a succint list of items you’ll need to pack
- a yoga mat (foldable one exists for packing, ex: Nyamba from decathlon)
- 2 massage ball in a socks ( 2 tennis ball work the same)
- for female identifying participants
- a pair of footed/convertible pink/skin colored tight (for the performance)
- a matching pair of ballet flats
- A pair of black character shoes
- nude underwear/leotard (not white, to wear under the performance costume)
- if applicable your pointe shoes
- for male identifying participants :
- black ballet shoes
- one pair of black tight footless tight and one white t-shirt (for the show)
- Pair of men’s character shoes, in black.
- necessary for simple hair and stage make up
- your regular ballet practice clothes
- a laundry bag (to separate your clothes for washing up)
- a warm jacket/ sweater : Brittany weather can be quite chilly in the evening
- a rain jacket, in Brittany an unexpected shower can arise at any time!
Sign up and Contact
To sign up for the camp or to contact us, please fill the form below.
!!!NEW!!! You can know download the registration form directly from this website by clicking on the “Registration” tab.
Terms and Conditions
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