BalletMet Dance Academy Pre-Professional Program
This program exists to offer a serious training program for the talented, technically proficient young dancer who wishes to prepare for a professional career in classical ballet.

Curriculum:  Upper Level students dance 4 1/2 hours per day, six days a week. Their curriculum includes ballet technique, pointe, variations, a special men's class, partnering, jazz, Dunham Technique (Afro-Caribbean), modern, and enrichment activities to supplement knowledge and experience regarding the dance profession. Learning choreography, rehearsing with the Company and performance opportunities completes the comprehensive program.

Younger students dance 3 1/2 hours per day, six days a week. The curriculum is very similar to that of the Upper Level and is meant to prepare the students for eventual promotion into that level.

Students may be invited to participate in a post graduate year as a trainee after completing high school.

Pre Professional students have danced with the Company in the following productions: Serenade, Concerto Barocco, La Bayadere, Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Merry Widow, Dracula, Romeo and Juliet and Stepping Stones.

Tuition:  Cost of tuition for Professional Program varies depending upon placement level. Scholarships and financial assistance are available on a limited basis. Awards are made on both need and ability.
 

Click here for a list of BalletMet Academy students who have pursued professional careers.