Study Dance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
DANCE CLASSICAL BALLET WAAPA’s Dance programs are intensive, with students CUA51520 - DIPLOMA OF PROFESSIONAL averaging 35-40 contact hours per week. Daily DANCE (ELITE PERFORMANCE) tuition from our professional teaching staff focuses on Duration: 1 year, full-time building technical excellence, while three performance seasons per year give students the opportunity to refine their skills by working with visiting national and This nationally recognised qualification is the first year international choreographers. of the vocational dance program which leads into the Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance (Elite Repertoire includes works by: Nils Christe, Nacho Duato, Performance). It is a classical technique and Rafael Bonachela, Leigh Warren, Sasha Janes, Lauren performance focused course, providing intense Langlois, Claudia Alessi, Helder Seabra, Niv Marinberg, technical and practical experience through classes Richard Cilli, Scott Elstermann and Raewyn Hill. In 2020, and performance opportunities. we plan to continue our collaborative partnership • Students develop technical and creative skills in and exchange with the Pina Bausch Foundation, discipline areas of ballet, pointe, pas de deux, Wuppertal. repertoire, solos and performance. Our international exchange program offers • Additional studies include contemporary, opportunities to study in Taiwan, Hong Kong or New choreography, dance history, music for dance, yoga, York State and students also regularly participate in character dance, anatomy and nutrition. international tours to
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