

Bryn Wertz Ballet Foundation
Scholarship Application
Requirements & Guidelines
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Professional summer intensive scholarships of $500-$1000 will be awarded to exceptional dancers who demonstrate ability, artistry, and passion for dance. The approved professional summer intensives are listed below. An applicant wishing to attend a summer program that is not pre-approved must email brynwertzballet@gmail.com for approval before submitting an application.
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Applications and all associated requirements must be submitted by January 31 of the offer year.
Recipients are notified by March 1 of the offer year. Only one scholarship may be received in any given offer year.
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REQUIREMENTS & SUBMISSIONS:
Applicant must be a Loudoun County resident and between the ages of 13 - 18 on January 31 of the offer year.
Applicants are required to submit the following items:
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Short personal statement
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Letter of recommendation from a dance teacher
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Headshot
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Dance photo
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Solo video
The application link appears at the bottom of this page. Upload required items as prompted within the application. If your video is too large, please submit your application and then email brynwertzballet@gmail.com for alternate file-sharing directions.
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IF AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP:
Scholarship recipients are required to submit proof of Loudoun County residency. Payments in the recipient’s name will be sent directly to the selected program. Scholarships will be awarded by March 1 and scholarship payments will be sent to the selected program in the dancer's name from March 15 through May 31 of the offer year.
Scholarship recipients must communicate summer intensive financial details by May 31 of the offer year. Any scholarship recipient who does not attend their intensive must return all scholarship funds sent to the institution.
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Questions: brynwertzballet@gmail.com
APPROVED INTENSIVE LIST:
*If the desired program is not listed below, please email brynwertzballet@gmail.com for approval prior to submitting an application.
American Ballet Theatre
Ballet West Academy
Boston Ballet
Cary Ballet Conservatory
Cincinnati Ballet
Complexions Contemporary Ballet Academy
Ellison Ballet
French Academie of Ballet
Houston Ballet
Joffrey Ballet School
The Juilliard School
Kirov Academy of Ballet
Nashville Ballet
NYCDA Intensives
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Philadelphia Ballet
Point Park University
The Rock School for Dance Education
San Francisco Ballet
Sarasota Ballet
School of American Ballet
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
The Washington Ballet