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Students in the Pre-Professional program are serious about dancing. They like the challenge of moving ahead, pushing their skill and artistry into an area that satisfies mind, body and soul. They often combine the two streams of the Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus: The Higher Grades 6, 7 and Grade 8 Award, which are a continuation of the classes taken in the Young Dancer's Program, and the Vocational Graded Levels: Intermediate Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced Foundation, and Advanced 1 and 2.
In both levels of the Pre-Professional Program, students are expected to create for themselves a "package" of classes: to forge ahead in their classical ballet training; to reach out with contemporary dance for the full benefit of what dance can be; to open creative channels through exploration of their improvisation skills; and eventually, to bring ideas for their own choreography to the fore. Students of this Program can audition for our accomplished professional youth company, YMI Dancing.
At the Pre-Professional level, the challenges and results are many: dancers here show an innate ability to focus and to work time efficiently; they develop stamina and a work ethic that is impeccable. Mentally they soar; physically and emotionally they dance and express; and, above all, they love what they do so well - good dancers make good people.
Level One - Ages 11 to 16
Level Two (click here) - Ages 13 and up |
