Pre-Professional classes are for the advanced ballet student. Only those who have a strong mastery of pointe work and a desire to pursue ballet seriously will be admitted. Discipline and commitment are emphasized as part of class participation. This class will pay attention to fine details, use of the upper body, breadth of movement and expression, as well as an increasingly advanced repertory of ballet technique. This class meets five days a week, with the option to meet for a sixth lesson each week. In addition to Ballet, Pre Professional students are required to take Advanced Modern, Pointe, and Variations. In this level, students are required to add additional classes to increase their skills in partnering, strengthen their core, increase flexibility, and round out their movement vocabulary. Today’s professional dancers must be well-rounded to succeed in auditions, attract career opportunities, and possess the skills necessary to master the contemporary repertoires performed by all current professional companies. Placement through audition or instructor approval.