Classical Ballet Division
Classical Ballet Professional Track (CBPT)
Our Classical Ballet Professional Track is focused on fully preparing students for a professional ballet career in companies nationally and internationally. All CBPT students’ schedules include private and semi-private classes, additional rehearsal and mentoring time, a variety of opportunities in artistic projects and an in-depth study of classical and current repertoire. CBPT students can also elect to participate in competitions, such as Youth American Grand Prix. They are taught self-management skills and are also helped with company auditions once the student is ready. To support this, CBPT students are given the opportunity to work closely with our photographers and videographers, so that they are able to collect self-promotion and audition ready materials. This training track is by invitation only and is based on the student’s training accomplishments and intensity of commitment.
Classical Ballet Full-Time Track
The Full-Time Track begins with Level 3, starting at 8 hours per week, and goes up to the Advanced and Senior Levels attending 15-25+ hours per week. Gradually increasing the time spent training for ballet over the years helps to fully accomplish the curriculum. Depending on a student’s goals, different intensities of hours, within each level’s recommended time brackets, are advised.
Classical Ballet Part-Time Track
Part-Time students are those in the Intermediate levels who attend 8 or fewer hours a week. In the Part-Time Track, students have the opportunity to receive a top quality ballet education with which they can utilize in two different aspects. First, ballet supplements training for other forms of dance. Its technique helps develop skills such as advanced steps or skills necessary to perform in many other styles of dance. Students can choose to participate in all of the performances. Secondly, practicing the art of the ballet can have wonderful mental and physical health benefits. Not only does it provide an excellent physical education, as it strengthens, prevents injury, and optimizes a body’s function, but also its positivity and creativity help to develop a balanced way of being.
Classical Ballet Junior Levels
We offer four Junior levels: Pre-Ballet, Junior 1, 2, and 3. In these levels, we build the foundations of Classical Ballet so that students can choose to attain a professional career or succeed at the collegiate level, as in our Full-Time track, or so that they can choose to pursue dance in other beneficial and enriching ways, as in our Part-Time track. All students will study Classical Ballet technique following the syllabus of the Séber Method, as they create kinetically positive and healthy habits from a young age, and find joy and strength in the power and beauty of movement. In the Junior levels, students will develop important movement skills of advanced steps early on and will delight in the magical world of creative expression.
Performing Arts Division
Performing Arts Professional Track
Our Performing Arts Professional Track (PAPT) is designed for students who are focused on being well-versed in many styles of dance at a professional level. We provide classes in a wide variety of genres to develop the students’ style, technique and artistry. As a part of development, all PAPT students have the opportunity to have solos choreographed on them from current choreographers. Students will also study in-depth different styles within different genres. All students have artistic and technical mentoring and are selected for creative and artistic projects. Students work with our photographers and videographers and receive ample opportunities to build their resumes. The PAPT track is for committed students who have professional aspirations and is by audition only.
Performing Arts Full-Time Track
The Full-Time Track begins with Level 3, starting at 8 hours per week, and goes up to the Advanced and Senior Levels attending 15-25+ hours per week. Gradually increasing the time spent training for ballet over the years helps to fully accomplish the curriculum. Depending on a student’s goals, different intensities of hours, within each level’s recommended time brackets, are advised.
Performing Arts Part-Time Track
Part-time students are those in the Intermediate Levels who attend 8 or fewer hours a week. In the Part-Time Track of PAD, students can focus on all dance forms or their chosen genre of dance, while having the opportunity to support their technique with a top quality ballet education. A well-taught ballet technique helps a dancer to unlock their ability for the strength, coordination and flexibility needed to perform advanced steps of turns, jumps and extensions. Practicing the techniques of different genres of dance can have wonderful mental and physical benefits. Not only do they help to extensively develop essential skills but they can serve as a joyful and enriching creative outlet.
Performing Arts Junior Levels
In the Junior level of the Performing Arts Division, students can study Classical Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap and Flamenco. The Junior levels are divided into four Classical Ballet levels and two Contemporary, Jazz, Tap and Flamenco levels. These levels are a great time to establish comprehensive technical foundations, assimilate proper movement patterns and develop creative and artistic skills. Due to our thorough attention to training in these early levels, students will have the chance to take it towards a focus to attain a professional career or succeed at a collegiate level, or simply pursue the beneficial, enriching and joyful ways of dance as a passion.