Bear Grips Pro ShopsBallet Summer Intensive Shirts and Travel Apparel for the SI Circuit
- Summer intensive shirts identify the home studio at the SI program across the country
- A travel hoodie plus a daily-wear tee covers the 4 to 6 week intensive program
- No minimum means a single dancer attending an SI gets the same pricing as a 12-dancer cohort
- Most studios run the SI apparel as a parent-paid order, not absorbed by the studio
Ballet summer intensive shirts identify the home studio when a dancer attends an SI program at SAB, ABT, Houston Ballet, or any of the other major intensive programs. The travel hoodie and the daily-wear tee with the home studio name become the dancer identity at the SI. Here is the apparel set for the summer intensive circuit with no minimum and US printing.
Why Home-Studio Apparel Matters at the Summer Intensive
The summer intensive is the dancer audition tour for the next conservatory and the professional company circuit. Faculty at the SI watch which dancers belong to which home studios. The apparel becomes the introduction.
The dancer who walks into the SI on day one in a clean, embroidered home-studio hoodie reads as part of a serious program. The dancer in a plain shirt reads as unaffiliated. The apparel does the introduction the dancer is too busy to do themselves.
The Standard SI Apparel Set
- Daily-wear studio tee: Worn around the SI campus, at meals, in the dorms. The most visible piece.
- Travel hoodie: Worn in the studio for the warm-up before class, in transit, at the airport on the way home.
- Hat or beanie: Optional. Useful for outdoor activities at SIs with summer field trips.
How Most Studios Handle the SI Order
Most studios run the SI apparel as a parent-paid order rather than absorbing the cost. Each parent orders the SI apparel from the shop link before the dancer leaves for the program. The apparel ships to the home address with free US shipping in time for the SI start date.
The studio earns a small margin on the SI order without committing any capital. The dancer arrives at the SI with the right apparel without the studio having to coordinate sizing or shipping.
Cost Math for the SI Apparel Order
| SI cohort | Pieces per dancer | Margin at $8 each |
|---|---|---|
| 1-dancer family order | 2 pieces (tee + hoodie) | $16 |
| 5-dancer studio cohort | 2 pieces each | $80 |
| 12-dancer pre-pro SI cohort | 2 pieces each | $192 |
The numbers stay small per SI, but the SI apparel is one of the few apparel moments where every cent of margin is parent-paid revenue rather than studio cost.
Order Ballet Summer Intensive Apparel
Identifiable home-studio apparel for the SI circuit. No minimum, US-printed, ships in about a week.
Start FreeFrequently Asked Questions
Can a single dancer attending an SI order from the shop?
Yes. The shop link works for one order or one hundred. No minimum.
How fast does the SI apparel need to ship before the program start?
2 weeks before the SI start date is the safe window. The standard production and shipping is about a week.
Should the SI apparel be different from the studio apparel?
Most studios use the same studio apparel for SI. Some pre-pro companies add an SI-specific year identifier on the sleeve for the cohort attending intensives that year.
