Pre-Professional Level 2 Bundle

Ballet 2 Pre-Professional

This class is designed for Beginning Pre-Professional dancers and is a continuation of Ballet I Pre-Professional. A stronger emphasis on technique and body placement is made as well as introduction of more complex combinations. All dancers in level 2 must register for both classes.

Product: DANC-1269
Price: $249
Dates: 8/19-12/9
Days of the Week: T
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: Studio 3
Instructor: Jin Wall

Product: DANC-1269
Price: $249
Dates: 8/21-12/11
Days of the Week: R
Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Location: Studio 2
Instructor: Thereza Bryce-Cotes

Modern 2 Pre-Professional

This class is designed for Beginning Pre-Professional dancers and is a continuation of Modern I Pre-Professional. Graham and Horton techniques will be stressed and further expanded upon. Level 2 dancers must register in order to be fully enrolled in the Pre-Professional Division..

Product: DANC-2338
Price: $249
Dates: 8/19-12/9
Days of the Week: T
Time: 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Location: Studio 5
Instructor: Shurrell Wiebe

Dance Conditioning 2

This strength and conditioning class geared towards beginning is an important part of a dancer’s schedule that not only will improve technique and performance, but will give them a weekly check-in with their teacher to assess growth and address concerns. Dancers are encouraged to engage in discussion to plan new movement strategies that will fill in any potential holes in their training. The dancers will work on strength, endurance, explosive power, coordination, control and stability with the goal of creating a longer dance career and a healthy body. The time to develop their own potential during each semester will help them with the physical demands of dance. Each body is unique in its needs and developmental stage, so both modifications and progressions are discussed. This course is required for full enrollment in the Pre-Professional Division.

Product: DANC-2403
Price: $95
Dates: 8/21-12/11
Days of the Week: R
Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Studio 4
Instructor: Sarah Burton

PRE-PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

Dancers wishing to enter the program are generally 8 years old by the beginning of the fall semester and have taken at least one full year of recreational classes with the Academy of Dance.

ADMISSION INTO THE PROGRAM

In the spring, prospective dancers are invited to audition in front of the Program Director, Ballet Mistress, Academy Director, and Dance Conditioning instructor and will be evaluated based on dancer readiness. Readiness is defined as the mental attentiveness, focus, and proper participation in class as well as physical readiness for the rigor of the four classes a week that Pre-Professional dancers participate in. Additional spaces may be granted to incoming dancers upon audition or the discretion of the Director.

Dancers wishing to enter the program above Level 1 or midway through the academic season must have a placement evaluation to determine their level in both ballet and modern. Placement evaluations are scheduled through the Pre-Professional Division Director, Shurrell Wiebe and Ballet Mistress, Thereza Bryce-Cotes.

PROGRAM ADVANCEMENT

Placement and advancement throughout the Pre-Professional Division is based on many factors, including a student’s strength, physical development, commitment, mastery of material, maturity, attendance record and artistic development as assessed by their teachers, choreographers and Director(s). In each case, a dancer’s ability to safely execute the class material is the paramount consideration, even above a dancer’s age. Due to this, it is not uncommon for dancers to repeat levels more than once, or to progress at rates different from others in their age group.