The Pro Arte Protégé Program is a new Half Day Program for students who want to focus on independent, intensive classical & contemporary ballet training. This technique intensive program is designed to maximize the success of the individual student in the international dance scene.
For Intermediate & Advanced Students ages 12+
- Training hours may be done with a commitment to full program training or on a drop-in basis (charges per class are higher).
- 5 days Half Day Training / 14.5hrs required, 20 hrs recommended
- Class size is limited to 7-9 students in Protégé classes and preference will be given to those taking the full program.
- Students may select to participate in competitive groups. These do incur additional charges and hours and are not mandatory. For students planning on more than 3 international individual events, they are NOT recommended.
- We do recommend that students take additional High School Accreditation Examination classes from the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance (ISTD) methods.
- Students may perform solos at any festivals/competitions with Pro Arte approval and administration. We do, however, recommend no more than 3 competitions during a training year and that consideration is given to the science for the best training cycle (we want to optimize the peaks and avoid the dips).
- Students may have outside choreographers with approval from Pro Arte. Rehearsals will be arranged at Pro Arte studios. Pro Arte does have a recommended list of industry-recognized choreographers.
Schedule of Training:
Monday:
- 1.30 – 3.30 Ballet Technique – Beverley Bagg
- 3.45 – 4.45 Pointe/Pas de Deux/Variations* (Beverley Bagg)
- 4.45 – 5.15 Dance Conditioning/PBT (Beverley Bagg) OR 5.00 – 6.30 ISTD Intermediate syllabus (Astrid Sherman)
- 6.30 – 7.30 ISTD Modern Syllabus (Sophia Curalli)
Tuesday:
- 1.30 – 3.30 Ballet Technique – Beverley Bagg
- 3.45 – 4.45 Pointe/Pas de Deux/Variations* (Beverley Bagg)
- 4.45 – 5.15 Dance Conditioning/PBT (Beverley Bagg)
- 5.30 – 7.00 Contemporary Techniques Workshops (Guest Teachers)
Wednesday
- 1.30 – 2.30 Enrichment Classes**: Mental Training & Dance Psychology/ Character/ Flamenco/ Yoga/ Nutrition/ Dance Science/ Career Guidance
- 2.30 – 3.30 PBT/Floor Barre (Beverley Bagg/Astrid Sherman)
- 3.45 – 5.30 Ballet Technique
- 5.30 – 6.30 Pointe/Pas de Deux/Variations* (Beverley Bagg)
- 6.30 – 7.30 Contemporary Competitive Group Choreography Class (Astrid Sherman)***
Thursday:
- 1.30 – 3.30 Ballet Technique (Beverley Bagg)
- 3.45 – 4.45 Pointe/Pas de Deux/Variations* (Beverley Bagg)
- 5.00 – 6.00 Dance Conditioning/PBT (Beverley Bagg)
- 6.00 – 7.00 Ballet Competitive Group Choreography Class (Astrid Sherman)***
Friday:
- 1.30 – 3.30 Ballet Technique (Beverley Bagg)
- 3.45 – 4.45 Pointe/Pas de Deux/Variations* (Beverley Bagg)
- 4.45 – 5.15 Foot Conditioning: Strength for Jump & Pointe
- 5.15 – 6.45 RAD Intermediate
- Black = Protégé exclusive classes
- Red = Elective additional Syllabus Classes for Additional High School Arts Credits that are shared with Accelerated and Streamed Program Students
- Blue = Recommended additional classes that are shared with Accelerated and Streamed Program Students
- Purple = elective competitive groups
Note: Only the Intermediate Syllabi are reflected in the schedule. For this inaugural year, all advanced examination classes will only be done in a private/semi-private setting. While it will be difficult to determine the time required for exam commitments until we have the opportunity to work one-on-one with each individual students, our faculty’s experience with the Advanced Syllabi would indicate that preparation for exams take between 5-9 hours if a student is in a high-performance streamed program.
