The Leiden Ballet & Theater School offers an unique pre-professional program. Students attend a selection of high standard classes to be well prepared for possible ballet, dance, theatre or musical auditions at one of the Dutch Dance Academies, such as the 'Amsterdam Theater School', the Royal Ballet Conservatory in The Hague or Lucia Marthas Dance Academy, where an average of ten of our students are accepted each year. There are two programs: the interior and exterior pre-professional programs. The content of the interior and exterior programs are equal however the training hours are different. Students attending the interior program train during their school schedule while students in the exterior pre-professional program train in the late afternoon, early evening and on Saturdays.
The curriculum contains classes in classical ballet, modern dance, jazz & musical dance, street dance, hip hop, clip & show dance, stamina and stretching training, drama and vocals. Additionally various modules are offered such as tap dance acrobatics, break dance, improvisation, nutrition, physiology and anatomy. The students perform at several occasions and finish the season with a final presentation. To enter the program students need a positive recommendation from their teachers and/or to make an appointment to audition. For more information please send an email to vooropleiding@leidseballet-theaterschool.nl. You may call or visit (by appointment) at the following hours: Wednesday from 8.15pm to 9.00pm and Thursday from 4pm to 4.45pm. For more detailed information please contact Carol Schrijnemaekers, artistic and executive director or Loes Wigman, training coordinator.
