Superior Cycle
In Quebec, L’École supérieure is the only institution authorized to offer high-level professional training in classical dance, in partnership with Cégep du Vieux Montréal since 1979.
On average, students do 30 hours of dance per week.
While most of the courses are conducted in French, many teachers also speak another language, such as English, Spanish and Russian.
The student has the possibility to choose the dance-only curriculum, which consists exclusively of professional training in ballet. He or she is then following correspondence courses.
Candidates of all levels can audition. However, the later a student enters the program, the stricter the technical requirements. For girls, mastering the pointe technique is essential.
Candidates must audition according to their current academic grade level.
- Deadline: Sunday, January 22, 2024
- Sunday, January 28, 2024
- No latecomers
Parents will not be allowed to watch the audition. The results are communicated later.
Composed of the artistic director and teaching professions of L’École supérieure, the jury evaluates the following criteria:
- Coordination
- Flexibility
- Musicality
- Expression
- Motivation to pursue a career in dance
Process
- A portrait
- A full-length photo, 1st arabesque in profile
Credit card or electronic check
Outfit
- Dance leotard
- Pink tights
- Ballet slippers and pointe shoes
- Hair bun
- White T-shirt
- Black shorts or tights
- Ballet slippers
July 1 to August 2, 2024
All successful applicants to the auditions who intend to enter the Intermediate, Advanced or Superior cycles in 2024-2025 must attend the entire summer intensive program, which is a decisive step in the admission process. The Summer Intensive is the decisive step in the admission process. As students experience the daily training they would receive at L’École supérieure, they are subjected to an in-depth artistic, technical and biomechanical evaluation. At the end of the summer intensive program, they can be admitted for the school year or invited to apply again the following year.
Ève-Marie
" This is to all those who, in any way, played a part in the great pleasure I experienced in being hired by the Nederlands Dans Theater 2, in short, to the entire staff of L’École supérieure.