Where to Study Dance

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BELGIUM

Antwerp
Junior Ballet Antwerp
Director: Alain Honorez

A pre-professional platform aimed at Classically well-trained dancers aged between 17 & 21 years specifically designed to bridge the gap between studies and a professional career. The two-year program includes workshops based on threpertoire of today’s leading dance makers as well as extensive stage experience, individual artist coaching and career guidance. Applications and more information: juniorballetantwerp.be

Brussels
Brussels International Ballet School
Artistic Director: Anderson Santana
Rue François Gay 83-85, B-1150 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2772 0062
Professional Training Program for age 14 – 19
Please find all information and application forms at
www.brusselsintballet.org

Liege
Mosa Ballet School
At Mosa Ballet School, we bring excellence and respect to the dance. Striving not only to be the best but to become a better person. This is our philosophy: conscious competition. Excellence, humanity and collaboration are our assets for aiming higher, for dreaming bigger.

Mosa Ballet School Pl. Saint-Paul 14, 4000 Liège (Belgium)
Tel: +32 (0)4 325 18 00
hello@mosaballetschool.eu
www.mosaballetschool.eu

ENGLAND

London 
Central School of Ballet
The Countess of Wessex Studios, 21 – 22 Hatfields, Paris Garden, London, SE1 8DJ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7837 6332
info@csbschool.co.uk
www.centralschoolofballet.co.uk
Executive Director: Mark Osterfield
Artistic Director: Kate Coyne
Central’s Professional Performance Course leads to a BA (Hons) degree in Professional Dance and Performance, validated by the University of Kent. Ballet Central is the touring company of Central School of Ballet and final year students join the company as part of their BA (Hons) Degree course.

London
English National Ballet School
Carlyle Building, Hortensia Road,
London SW10 0QS
Artistic director: Viviana Durante
http://www.enbschool.org.uk

London
London Studio Centre
artsdepot, 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley, London N12 0GA
Director Nic Espinosa
www.londonstudiocentre.org/

London
Masters of Ballet Academy
Club des Sports - East Acton Lane, London, W3 7HB
Artistic Directors: Elena Glurjidze & Olga Semenova
email: fiona@mastersofballetacademy.com
www.mastersofballetacademy.com

London 
The Royal Ballet School 
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7836 8899
enquiries@royalballetschool.org.uk
www.royalballetschool.org.uk
Director: Christopher Powney
Application procedure: Application Forms are available from the School and must be completed and sent to the Auditions Department before the respective closing dates. Details can be found on the School's website. Videos submissions accepted for applications from Scotland, Ireland and Overseas for full-time courses at Upper and Lower Schools.

FRANCE

Paris
Ecole de Danse de l’Opéra national de Paris 
20 Allée de Danse, 92000 Nanterre
Tel: +33 1 40 01 80 00
www.opera-de-paris.fr
Under the direction of former Paris Opera étoile Elisabeth Platel 

GERMANY

Hamburg
The School of the Hamburg Ballet
Director: John Neumeier
Pedagogical Director: Gigi Hyatt
AUDITION 7 April 2024
School year 2024 / 25, Ages 10 - 18 years. Housing available from age 11.
Established in 1978, the School trains young international students for a professional career in dance. The basis of the Curriculum is the classical ballet technique. Modern dance, variations, repertoire and dance composition are also essential parts of the syllabus. Advanced students take part in performances with the Hamburg Ballet.Caspar-Voght-Strasse 54, D-20535 Hamburg
Enrollment and information: Leslie Heylmann
schule@hamburgballett.de
www.hamburgballett.de

Stuttgart
John Cranko School
Werastraße 27, 70182 Stuttgart
Director: Tadeusz Matacz
https://www.john-cranko-schule.de/en

NETHERLANDS

Amsterdam 
Dutch National Ballet Academy
Postbus 15323 1001 MH Amsterdam
Tel: +31 (0)20 527 7667
info.dans@ahk.nl
www.dutchnationalballetacademy.nl
Director: Ernst Meisner
The Academy works in association with the Dutch National Ballet

The Hague
Royal Conservatoire Dance
Director: Jan Linkens
Bachelor of Dance, Royal Conservatoire Dance Ensemble and International Dance Intensive & ChoreoComp
Royal Conservatoire Dance works in association with Nederlands Dans Theater
www.koncon.nl/dance

NEW ZEALAND

Wellington
New Zealand School of Dance Te Whaea - National Dance and Drama Centre
11 Hutchison Rd, Newton, Wellington PO Box 7146, Wellington 6242
Tel: +64 4 381 9252 Fax: +64 4 389 4996
dance@nzschoolofdance.ac.nz
www.nzschoolofdance.ac.nz
Director: Garry Trinder

PORTUGAL

Leiria
Conservatório Internacional de Ballet e Dança Annarella Sanchez
Director: Annarella Roura Sanchez
Travessa do Sol nº 14, Gândara of Groves, 2415-599 Leiria
Tel: +351  244 854 749 / 939 616 456 / 937 716 092
academia@academiaannarella.com
https://academiaannarella.com/site/

SWITZERLAND

Geneva 
Ballet Junior de Genève 
Tel: +41 22 329 12 10
s.wood@limprimerie.ch
www.limprimerie.ch
Artistic Director:Sean Wood

USA

New York
The Ailey School
405 W 55th Street, New York, NY
Tel: +1 212 405 9000
Co-directors: Tracy Inman, Melanie Person
https://www.alvinailey.org/school/

New York
Joffrey Ballet School
434 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Tel: +1 888 438 3808
www.joffreyballetschool.com

New York
School of American Ballet at Lincoln Centre
Tel: +1 212 7696 600
www.sab.org