Professional Dance Program

Area Jeune Ballet

The Professional Dance Program aims to train versatile dancers and creative artists with a high level of technical mastery. Young dancers aged 17 to 22, recruited by audition in May of each year, follow a two- or three-year curriculum, depending on their level and choice.

OUR MISSION

Providing education and training that allows the student to acquire a quality and level of technical and artistic competence perfectly suited to the requirements of today’s choreographers and companies.

Allow the future dancer to find their artistic identity, make them autonomous and help them develop a creative spirit.

Encourage the development of everyone’s talent in performance and choreography through choreographic workshops and shows.

Develop the dancer’s ability to use their own thinking and an independent spirit of analysis and criticism.

Promote professional integration through exchanges and internships within companies.

CLASSES

Ballet
Contemporary
Pointes * / Boys Classes
Pilates
Physical Preparation
Contemporary partnership
Improvisation
Composition
Répertoire
Creations **
Scenic Expression
Afro-Contemporary
Acrobatics
Hip Hop
Yoga

THEORY / LECTURES

Anatomy/Physiology
Nutrition
Injury Prevention
Introduction to dance teaching (option)
Choreographic landscape study
Professional insertion ***
Guidance for auditions, resume preparation, video and photos

* Option, based on classical level
** Starting in second year with guest choreographers
*** Third year

Year

01

The first year focuses on technical development through daily classical and contemporary dance classes, providing a solid technical foundation and deep physicality. Students explore a variety of contemporary choreographic techniques (modern, floor work, release technique, etc.), preparing them for the demands of guest choreographers and professors throughout their studies. Weekly improvisation and composition classes stimulate their creativity and develop their artistic individuality. Each year, a choreographic platform gives all students the opportunity to present their creations. Students perform on stage with works from the school’s repertoire or creations specially designed for them.

Year

02

During the second year, when the form of a young company takes on its full meaning, students continue to refine their technique while engaging in artistic openness and professional exposure through workshops led by guest choreographers and teachers throughout the year. These workshops offer young dancers an opportunity to explore new vocabularies, develop their adaptability and understand the reality of the profession. They discover the process of working with a choreographer and the opportunity to gain exposure to international artists. Students perform on stage on a regular basis, developing their artistic identity and gaining a better understanding of the expectations of life as a professional dancer.

For those who choose this two-year program, audition coaching can be offered in consultation with the director, teachers and the young dancer.

Year

03

The third year is an advanced year during which the young dancer prepares for his or her future professional integration. In addition to the regular program of courses and workshops, students benefit from special guidance and preparation for auditions. They also have the opportunity to participate in internships in a professional environment. These internships complete the knowledge of life in a company and a better understanding of all aspects of their future profession.

AREA JEUNE BALLET

Our repertoire is rooted in neo-classical dance and extends to the most contemporary choreographers.

From the second year of training, young dancers work with renowned and/or emerging choreographers and go on tour.

Area Jeune Ballet performs at festivals and on national and international stages throughout Europe.

The junior ballet is a real springboard, familiarizing students with a wide range of choreographic languages and fostering their professional integration.