Talking Summer Intensive Planning and Strategies With Deidre Byrne, Maryland Youth Ballet
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Tune in for our conversation with Deidre Byrne, Artistic Director of Maryland Youth Ballet. Deidre takes us through how they counsel students on how to choose which summer intensives to audition for and ultimately attend. She looks at it from the perspective of a student at a local school and discusses what they see as the most important things a student should try to get out of a summer intensive.   https://www.marylandyouthballet.org/  
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