KSD 2026
Pre-Professional Summer Intensive
A highlight of summer for KSD student and beyond, is our pre-professional summer dance intensive. Each year the school welcomes new artists and teachers of different disciplines to give the dance youth of Kingston a taste of professional development beyond YGK.
KSD Summer Intensive 2026
Monday, August 10th – Friday, August 14th, 2026
Intermediate/Advanced Level (Ages 13yrs+)//Minimum of 5 years of dance experience in ballet/ contemporary
Elementary Level(Ages 10-13 yrs)//Minimum of 3 years of dance experience in ballet/contemporary
$300 per student
Schedule (May be subject to small changes)
Intermediate/Advanced //Senior
9:00-10:30am - Ballet with Abigail Sheppard
10:45-12:15pm - Contemporary with Kay Kenney
12:15 - 1:00pm LUNCH
1:00-2:15pm - Jazz with Ellie Price
2:30-3:30pm - Conditioning with Kay Kenney
Elementary // Junior
9:30-10:45am - Contemporary with Kay Kenney
11:00-12:15pm - Ballet with Abigail Sheppard
12:15-1:00pm - LUNCH
1:00-2:00pm - Conditioning with Kay Kenney
2:15-3:30pm - Jazz with Ellie Price
Ballet with Charlotte Battigelli
Originally from Edmonton, A.B, Charlotte completed her formal training at Victoria Academy of Ballet in Victoria, B.C, under the tutelage of Bleiddyn Bellis and Andrew Pronger. During this time, she completed her Advanced 2 Cecchetti Exam and received 3rd place in the Senior Classical Division at the Youth American Grand Prix’s semi-finals. Charlotte spent a year in the Professional Training Program at the Washington Ballet in Washington, D.C, under the direction of Xiomara Reyes, Rinat Imaev, and Julie Kent. In Washington, Charlotte danced in both school and company performances including The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, and La Bayadere.
Charlotte began her professional career in 2019 at Nevada Ballet Theatre in Las Vegas, N.V, under the direction of Roy Kaiser. There, Charlotte performed various corps de ballet and soloist roles in both classical and contemporary works, including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and George Balanchine’s Four Temperaments. Charlotte then joined Ballet Kelowna in 2022, where she toured with the company across Canada, performing works by Alysa Pires and Simone Orlando. In 2023, Charlotte joined Alberta Ballet for their winter season, under the direction of Christopher Anderson, where she also toured with the company.
Conditioning with Kay Kenney
Kay Kenney has been dancing professionally since 2012. Her professional career has led her to work, teach, create, and perform across Ontario, Quebec, and Europe. She was a company dancer of Ottawa Dance Directive(2013-2020), collaborating with artists like Tedd Robinson, Chick Snipper, Andrew Turner, Mélanie Dermers, Harold Rhéaume, Jocelyn Todd, Jesse Stewart, and Yvonne Coutts, and acted as rehearsal director, and dancer for company Social Growl Dance(2012-2022), Toronto.
Founder of Movement Market Collective(2016), Kay has collaborated with many festivals, choreographed numerous new works, and produced dance films.
Kay resides in Kingston, where she is the Artistic Director of the Kingston School of Dance, and Co-Director of the Ground UP Dance Festival. She loves to teach and share her passion for dance with her community, and is also a Fletcher Certified Pilates Instructor.
Contemporary with Camille Spencer
Ellie Price is a dedicated and versatile dance artist, educator, and choreographer with over a decade of teaching experience and a deep passion for movement. After growing up as a competitive dancer at the Ontario School of Ballet, Ellie spent some time in Toronto Metropolitan University’s Performance Dance program. Here, she received conservatory-style training in ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, and West African, alongside studies in composition, improvisation, acting, and music. She also completed her secondary dance training at the Etobicoke School of the Arts, where she received daily instruction in classical ballet and a range of modern techniques. She has since returned to Kingston, where she continues her academic studies in Psychology and Mathematics at Queen’s University.
Theatre Jazz & Tap with Julia Leclerc
Ellie Price is a dedicated and versatile dance artist, educator, and choreographer with over a decade of teaching experience and a deep passion for movement. After growing up as a competitive dancer at the Ontario School of Ballet, Ellie spent some time in Toronto Metropolitan University’s Performance Dance program. Here, she received conservatory-style training in ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, and West African, alongside studies in composition, improvisation, acting, and music. She also completed her secondary dance training at the Etobicoke School of the Arts, where she received daily instruction in classical ballet and a range of modern techniques. She has since returned to Kingston, where she continues her academic studies in Psychology and Mathematics at Queen’s University.