Professional
Training Program
This year-round training program is designed to meet the needs of those dedicated students who seek the highest standard of classical ballet education to prepare for a professional career.
Working daily under Edward Ellison's artistic direction, and his faculty's careful guidance, students develop the essential skills to fully explore and realize their greatest individual potential. This program is based on the Vaganova method, a system of training that is logical, thought-provoking, inspiring and highly effective. There is great emphasis on our men's program, focusing on the development of the power, stamina, and masculinity associated with strong male technique.
Along with daily lessons in classical technique, students are immersed in learning the classical repertoire and are exposed to a variety of workshops to develop fluency in various styles of dance.
After School & Weekend Training for Ages 10-13
Ellison Ballet has expanded the year-round Professional Training Program to include the Preparatory Level for serious young dancers ages 10-13. Students receive a minimum of 15 hours per week of world-class training from highly-qualified, renowned masters of the craft.
This exclusive opportunity offers dedicated students the chance to build the strong classical foundation necessary to prepare them for the upper levels of the program, and, ultimately, a professional classical ballet career.
A Full-Time Training Program for Ages 13-21
A full-day training program designed to meet the needs of those dedicated students 13-21 years of age who seek the highest standard of classical ballet education to prepare for a professional career.
Working daily under Edward Ellison's artistic direction and his faculty's careful guidance, students develop the essential skills to fully explore and realize their greatest individual potential.
AUDITION
AUDITION
Enrollment for the Professional Training Program is by audition only. Students may audition in one of two ways:
Public Audition held in NYC each July
Video Submission
Please click the button below to find out more about the audition process and to register for your audition:
Ellison Ballet offers safe, secure housing for all enrolled full-day students.
International Students
Ellison Ballet is authorized under Federal Law to enroll non-immigrant alien students to the full-day levels of the program. International students who are invited to enroll in the full-day Ellison Ballet - Professional Training Program will be required to obtain an M-1 Student Visa. Ellison Ballet will provide the student with the necessary forms and instructions on how to apply for the visa.
For more information, please contact Diane di Stasio at diane@ellisonballet.org.
Ellison Ballet International Students
Academics
Ellison Ballet recognizes that a complete and rigorous academic education is crucial to the development of each student and in accordance with the regulations of the Chancellor of the City District of New York and all other regulations of the City and State of New York, requires that all enrolled students have a plan in place to complete their academic education. Students and families are expected to make their own individual arrangements for independent academic schooling so as to accommodate each student’s unique needs.
Ellison Ballet students have attended the following qualified online educational institutions that fulfill City and State educational requirements toward the completion of the high school diploma:
Dwight Global Online School**
Laurel Springs School**
Stanford Online High School - Stanford University
The George Washington University Online High School
The Keystone School
**Ellison Ballet Partner Schools