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Fall Semester: September 14th - December 9th 2011 Spring Semester: January 9th - June 1st 2012  This new and exciting division at the Joffrey Ballet School is geared towards those dancers who want to focus their training on jazz and contemporary style of movement. The program offers instruction in jazz and innovative and cutting edge contemporary movement, while incorporating classical training in ballet and modern dance. Students are exposed to a diverse range of styles of movement from past to present. Attention is paid to development of body awareness, and creativity that will help develop the students into teachers, performers, and choreographers of jazz and contemporary dance. Students will be encouraged to embrace and explore a broad range of material that will help each of them develop his or her own individual voice as an artist in an evolving art form. The curriculum will consist of both technical and academic/creative classes designed to fully prepare stu-ents for a career as dancers, teachers, and choreographers. Classes will be offered in various styles of jazz, contemporary jazz, classical modern, contemporary modern, modern partnering, choreography and improvisation. In order for the students to gain practical experience, they will be given performance opportunities through a student choreography workshop, a winter performance (in the Mix), and a spring concert. this program will provide the most diverse training in jazz and contemporary available in the country. The program prepares dancers for the competitive, working world of dance as artists in professional companies, Broadway shows, commercial industrials, and both national and international tours.  The trainee programs are our advanced level pre-professional programs. We focus on preparing students for a professional career through technical training Monday through friday 9:00 AM to 5:00PM, performing with months of rehearsals, choreography training, mentoring by assigned guidance counselors, annual evaluations per core instructor and educating you with a comprehensive understanding of the dance field. Each program caters to students ranging from 14 to 22 years of age. Please review the two different training programs that follow to determine which best suits your goals, dreams and aspirations.
THE MISSION: The Joffrey Ballet School transforms passionate dance students into versatile, individualistic artists able to collaborate and evolve fluidly in a fast-changing society. Â |
