En Avant Half Day
Program
The En Avant Half Day Program provides high ability dancers the opportunity to excel in ballet or contemporary modern and achieve their goals including acceptance into international post secondary programs, company auditions and dance educator preparations.
High school students will experience university level dance, choreography and cross training during the afternoon and attend a local high school or home schooling (completing all of the academics needed for university entrance) during the morning.
Half Day Classes run from 1:30-3:30pm pm weekdays, Monday to Friday
Pricing for our Half Day Program is $504 per month with the En Avant Evening Program, or $350 on its own.
Half Day Program Values:
Creative Process
Constantly evaluating your work in a positive way adding your personal touch to everything
Open Mindedness
allowing your mind and body to try new movements and explore new concepts
Perseverance
the ever present idea that you can achieve your goals with time and effort
Dance Training
RAD and Open Class Ballet: students will train for exams in the Royal Academy of Dance ballet syllabus and challenge their abilities in Open Ballet Classes providing a vast knowledge of ballet and it’s different methods while also giving the students the opportunity to enter a teachers program later in life.
Contemporary Modern: our modern classes focus on a fusion of Horton and Limon techniques with additional instruction in counter technique, contact improvisation and partnering.
Choreography Composition: WAPA has combined the best of choreography training from university courses into a comprehensive class creating a dancer with self understanding and an individual voice. This class is the single most important learning tool for students wanting to audition for modern post graduate degree programs in Europe!
Physio Inspired Conditioning: the amazing past dancer and now physiotherapist, Alex Thompson, will periodically assess the half day dancers for muscle strengths and weaknesses. Providing an customized set of conditioning exercises created to balance and facilitate their dancing goals.
PBT (Progressing Ballet Technique): is a course of exercises created by a past dancer, now physiotherapist which combines physio ideas, movement and strengthening designed to bring a young dancer to the pinnacle of their abilities.
Jazz: our jazz classes are created to progress and create better turns and jumps but don’t forget about a lot of fun.
Auditioning
Half Day dancers get the maximum support when planning auditions in their grade 12 year. Each dancer gets an individual plan customized to their goals and strengths. Dancers will receive:
Audition Videos
Head shots and Dance photos arranged
Help corresponding between companies/programs
Apprentice Company experience with Convergence Contemporary Ballet Company
Guidance for the creation of personal solos for Auditions
Support in choosing auditions that fit each individuals
High School Academics
Our students can attend a traditional semestered high school here in Victoria and participate in graduation/prom with their high school graduating class or be home schooled. The morning academics cover everything needed for university entrance allowing for all future options. It is important to us for our dancers to have every option possible to them.
All schools in BC are required to provide the structure and schedule for exceptional students to attend their high level training.