Afternoon Professional Training Program

Arts Umbrella Professional Training Program
About the Program

This advanced half-day program is for teens who are seriously considering a professional dance career. Students train five mornings or afternoons a week, up to 20 hours weekly. To complete their high school courses, students must either be home-schooled or have their high school provide a half-day academic program for them.

Our classes focus on the dancer as a whole, emphasizing physical, emotional, and intellectual development throughout the year. Dancers in the Professional Training Program work with renowned guest choreographers on performance opportunities throughout the dance season.

Experienced dance instructors and accomplished artists make up our wonderful faculty, who guide dancers throughout the year. Ballet and modern classes are accompanied by sought after dance accompanists to create a quality program for young dancers.

This advanced half-day program is for teens seriously considering a professional dance career. Students train five mornings or afternoons a week, up to 20 hours weekly. To complete their high school courses, students must either be home-schooled, or have their high school provide a half-day academic program for them. Magee Secondary and King George Secondary (for overflow) are two high schools that provide a half-day Sports and Arts program (SPARTS) administrated by Magee Secondary. SPARTS offers students in Academic grades 8-12 the opportunity to complete their academic requirements in preparation for secondary school graduation and post-secondary entrance, while allowing them to maintain a rigorous dance training schedule. However, there are other schools with alternative programs that can accommodate half-day schedules. Arts Umbrella’s half-day programs also accommodates schools with a non-rotating schedule (i.e. private schools).

Students wishing to enroll in the half-day program must attend the audition.

For more information on the SPARTS program, please attend an information session where the Vice Principal of Magee Secondary will speak to parents about the program. Contact dance@artsumbrella.com for information about this presentation.

Ce programme avancé est destiné aux adolescents qui envisagent sérieusement une carrière professionnelle en danse. Les étudiants s’entraînent jusqu’à 20 heures par semaine le matin ou l’après-midi. Afin de remplir les exigences de l’école secondaire, les étudiants doivent faire l’école à la maison ou être inscrits à une école qui offre un programme pédagogique de demi-journée. Les écoles Magee Secondary et King George Secondary (pour le surplus d’élèves) offrent toutes les deux un programme de demi-journée Sports et Arts (SPARTS) administré par l’école Magee Secondary. Le programme SPARTS offre aux étudiants de la 8e à la 12e année scolaire la possibilité de satisfaire aux exigences scolaires préparatoires au diplôme d’études secondaires et à l’admission aux établissements postsecondaires tout en leur permettant de suivre un horaire rigoureux de formation en danse. Il existe toutefois d’autres écoles dotées de programmes alternatifs qui peuvent accommoder les horaires de demi-journée. Les programmes de demi-journée d’Arts Umbrella accommodent également les écoles dont l’horaire est fixe (écoles privées).

Les élèves qui souhaitent s’inscrire au programme de demi-journée doivent se présenter à l’audition.

Pour obtenir des renseignements supplémentaires sur le programme SPARTS, veuillez assister aux séances d’information où le Vice Principal de l’école Magee Secondary présentera le programme aux parents. Veuillez communiquer avec dance@artsumbrella.com pour obtenir de l’information sur cette présentation.

Placement

Placement in the half-day Afternoon Professional Training Program is by audition.

Class Packages

Students train five mornings or afternoons a week, up to 20 hours weekly.

Advancement

Upon completion of the program, dancers may audition for the Arts Umbrella Post-Secondary Dance Program.

Dancers are also invited to audition for the International Summer Dance Intensive each August.

Important Information

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