Course Structure

The first year of training focuses on helping you develop a strong foundation in classical ballet. Your tutors will welcome you to the school with a supportive class atmosphere where you will focus on building strength and technique. These classes are delivered in small groups to allow tutors to focus on each individual dancer.

Classical ballet classes will be taken six days a week alongside Contemporary, Spanish, Improvisation, Choreography, Dance Studies and Singing.

Throughout the year you will have various opportunities to perform leading up to the end of the year Summer Showcase performance.

An exciting and demanding progression from first year, you will develop and refine the skills that you have learnt while becoming more technically proficient, independent, artistic, and creative. In the second year, you will continue your classical ballet training alongside classes in jazz and contemporary, while continuing to develop your improvisation, choreographic practice, and academic skills in Dance Studies.

There will be a variety of performance opportunities throughout the year to enhance your development as an artist.

In your final year you complete your BA (Hons) degree with a top-up year as part of Ballet Central. During this course you will work as a company with your year group learning restaged classic repertoire from industry professionals as well as working with leading choreographers to create new works, touring around the country, and learning what it takes behind-the-scenes to put on a theatrical production. Third year takes Central dancers from students to professionals with real experience in a touring company.