TRAINEE PROGRAM
ANNUAL TUITION
Total for the 2 year commitment: $23,500 ($11,750 per year)
Monthly Payment plans available: $980 mo (for 2 years)
Payments begin August 2024 and End June 2025.
Housing available: please contact us asap for more details
Includes: Mentorship with industry professional, training, performance costs only
Dancers must be 16+ years old
Program includes:
Education: Training in various dance techniques, curriculum focusing on-and-off stage experience and mentorship with an industry professional.
Exploration: Delve into the different career opportunities with real-life experiences through partnerships with Elevate Dance Company, and industry opportunities.
Collaboration: Fostering a supportive community that encourages collaboration and growth for dancers that want move forward but don't know how.
Our graduated trainees will earn:
Career mapping and opportunities
Assistance in placement in their next career step
A digital portfolio of professional work
Real-world experience to add to their professional resume
LinkedIn presence and network building
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Education
Provide a practical education to dancers that not only enhances technical skill for performing purposes but provides a base for business acumen and production expertise for a wider range of career opportunities.
Mentorship - Each trainee will be paired up with an industry professional that matches their program track.
Dance Training - Technical training in hip-hop, contemporary, jazz & modern.
Choreography Training - learning different approaches in choreographing for concert/theatrical and dance competition performances.
Dance instruction/classroom management - identifying to teach, mentor and inspire dancers, as well as individualizing growth for students.
exploration
The program is built to cultivate exploration and find direction for a possible dance career.
Most dancers are not aware of the next steps in the dance industry after high school. Many are also not aware that there are other opportunities within the dance industry that isn’t necessarily in the performer role. We curated several career tracks for each dancer to explore.
Program Tracks to explore:
Dance Performance (camera/stage/concert)
Choreography & Dance Instruction
Performance Marketing & Media (video & photography)
Stage Direction & Design
Event Promotion
Artistic & Creative Direction
Business Administration (Artistic Direction, Studio Owner/Operations)
collaboration
Our program will foster an evolving & innovative dance collaboration throughout local and national communities through many different vehicles.
Professional dance performances (local, state, national, possibly global) in hip-hop, jazz, contemporary and modern styles
Cross - collaboration with other dance, music & art groups, industry professionals, agents, casting and professional arts/dance schools.
Elevate Dance Conservatory advocacy opportunities in other dance venues, such as dance competitions, schools and events - we want dancers to know dance is a career other than just being a performer!
