THE YOUTH COMPANY

YOUTH COMPANY DIVISIONS (By Invitation Only) Pre-Company Division Pre-Company Class: Students take two classes per week. One Classical /International Folk, and one Performance Class for preparation to perform in PDT’s three annual productions: • Beyond the Land of Sweets™ • The Little Lantern Ballet® • Dancing Across Cultures™ Junior Division Beginning B & Beginning A Classes: Students take three classes per week: ; Character ; and Performance for The Youth Company of Presidio Dance Theatre has provided its young preparation to perform in PDT’s three annual productions: artists-in-training with an unprecedented opportunity for artistic and • Beyond the Land of Sweets™ • The Little Lantern Ballet® cultural exchange. • Dancing Across Cultures™ PDT classes emphasize artistry, elegance, precision and versatility. Our Senior Division program is unique: students study exquisite Classical Ballet, Character Intermediate & Advanced Classes: Students enroll in four classes & Historical Court Dance, and Performance, drawing from a variety of per week: Two Classical Ballet/Pointe; One Character Dance Class; international styles and folkloric traditions. Our students have been and Performance Classes for preparation to perform in PDT’s three accepted into professional dance companies, college dance programs, annual productions. Elite Division students take 5 classes per week, and summer programs with the Kirov, Royal, Bolshoi, and ABT, among with an emphasis on classical ballet training: other prestigious institutions. • Beyond the Land of Sweets™ • The Little Lantern Ballet® The Youth Company of Presidio Dance Theatre was launched in 2006 • Dancing Across Cultures™ by Sherene Melania. The faculty trains aspiring young dancers in a pedagogy based on the Vaganova School of Saint Petersburg and the CHOREOGRAPHERS WORKSHOP SERIES: Youth Company performance aesthetic of dance theatre. The training is sequential and students attend two weekend workshops per session, mandatory to the builds technical excellence. Such training has produced most of the performance program. Besides Choreography, workshops include world’s exceptional dancers, including Pavlova, Nijinsky, Nureyev, instruction on drama and theater, musical theatre, and stagecraft. As Baryshnikov, and Makarova. our students technique grows, so must their artistic expression on stage.

All students in the Youth Company are required to commit to a certain number of core classes per week, additional optional electives are available. Please Note: Tuition and Fees are not refundable. *Tuition includes the school year of classes, 4 workshops, and all production rehearsals. SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2021 Class Age Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SCHOOL DIVISION Les Petites Étoiles 3-5yrs PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CREATE A CLASS! Electives 6-12yrs COMPANY DIVISION 4:30-5:30pm Pre-Company 5-7yrs Ballet/Folk Beginning 4:45-6:30pm : - : 0pm 5:30-6:30pm 8-10yrs 4 45 6 3 Level B Ballet Character/Repertoire Pre-Pointe/Conditioning Beginning 4:45-6:30pm : - : 0pm 5:30-6:30pm 11-13yrs 4 45 6 3 Level A Ballet Character/Repertoire Pre-Pointe/Conditioning 5-7pm 5-7pm 10:30am-12:30pm Intermediate 13-15yrs Ballet/Pointe Conditioning Ballet/Pointe Repertoire Ballet/Pointe,Repertoire 5-7pm 10:30am-12:30pm Advanced 15-18yrs 5-7pm Ballet/Pointe Ballet/Pointe Conditioning Repertoire Ballet/Pointe,Repertoire

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Last updated 7/15/21