Intermediate and Advanced Ballet

• Intermediate II level dancers are eligible to participate in the fall contemporary performance, VBC’s annual production of Nutcracker, and the spring performance. They may join the Touring Ensemble in order to be considered to perform at community engagement events. Separate performance fees are required to participate in these productions and Touring Ensemble with additional days/times for rehearsals.
• It is recommended that dancers invest in six classes a week: three ballet classes, two beginning pointe classes, and one modern class. Only dancers who are on pointe before Nutcracker will be considered for pointe roles, including Big Snow. These are the minimum requirements to improve in knowledge and body strength and to be considered for solos in VBC’s classical ballet productions.
• Students who wish to perform in VBC productions must be enrolled in four classes per week, including at least two ballet classes, one pointe class, and one modern class. These are the minimum requirements to continue to improve in knowledge, technique, and musicality. Intermediate II students not enrolled in six classes per week will not be considered for solos in classical ballet performances.
• Students will be evaluated after Fall Semester and undergo an end-of-the-year examination during the Spring Semester to determine readiness to progress to the next level. Promotion is not guaranteed. To progress, dancers must demonstrate the knowledge, strength, focus, and skill required to be successful at a higher level and to protect themselves from potential injury.
• Any student that wishes to perform Trepak in VBC’s annual Nutcracker performance MUST enroll in Character class. However, please note that enrollment in character class does not guarantee that a dancer will be cast in Trepak.

• Intermediate III level dancers are eligible to participate in the fall contemporary performance, VBC’s annual production of Nutcracker, and the spring performance. They may join the Touring Ensemble in order to be considered to perform at community engagement events. Separate performance fees are required to participate in productions with additional days/times for rehearsals.
• It is recommended that dancers invest in seven classes/week; three ballet classes, two pointe classes, one modern class, and one variation class, unless informed otherwise by the Artistic Staff. These are the minimum requirements to improve in knowledge and body strength and to be considered for solos in VBC’s classical ballet productions.
• Intermediate III students who wish to perform in VBC productions must be enrolled in five classes per week: two ballet classes, two pointe classes, and one modern class. These are the minimum requirements to continue to improve in knowledge, technique, and musicality.
• For students to be on pointe they must be registered and attend a minimum of two ballet classes and two pointe classes per week.
• Students will be evaluated after Fall Semester and undergo an end-of-the-year examination during the Spring Semester to determine readiness to progress to the next level. Promotion is not guaranteed. To progress, dancers must demonstrate the knowledge, strength, focus, and skill required to be successful at a higher level and to protect themselves from potential injury.

• Intermediate IV level dancers are eligible to participate in the fall contemporary performance, VBC’s annual production of Nutcracker, and the spring performance. They may join the Touring Ensemble in order to be considered to perform at community engagement events. Separate performance fees are required to participate in productions with additional days/times for rehearsals.
• It is recommended that dancers invest in eight classes/week: three ballet classes, two pointe classes, one modern class, and two variations classes, unless informed otherwise by the Artistic Staff. If the dancer is invited to join the pas de deux class, the recommended weekly class load is nine classes per week. These are the minimum requirements to improve in knowledge and body strength and to be considered for solos in VBC’s classical ballet productions.
• Intermediate IV students who wish to perform in VBC productions must be enrolled in six classes per week, including at least two ballet classes, two pointe classes, one variation class, and one modern class. These are the minimum requirements to continue to improve in knowledge, technique, and musicality.
• Intermediate IV students not enrolled in eight or nine classes per week, as denoted in the previous paragraph, will not be considered for solos in classical ballet performances.
• For students to be on pointe they must be registered and attend a minimum of two ballet classes and two pointe classes per week.
• Students will be evaluated after Fall Semester and undergo an end-of-the-year examination during the Spring Semester to determine readiness to progress to the next level. Promotion is not guaranteed. To progress, dancers must demonstrate the knowledge, strength, focus, and skill required to be successful at a higher level and to protect themselves from potential injury.

Advanced Ballet classes include Ballet, Pas de Deux, Pointe and Variations, Modern Dance, and Core Strength Training.

• Advanced ballet level dancers are eligible to participate in the fall contemporary performance, VBC’s annual production of Nutcracker, and the spring performance.
• They may join the Touring Ensemble in order to be considered to perform at community engagement events.
• Separate performance fees are required to participate in these productions and Touring Ensemble with additional days/times for rehearsals.
• It is recommended that dancers invest in nine classes/week: three ballet classes, two pointe classes, two variations class, one contemporary/modern class, and one pas de deux class, unless informed otherwise by the Artistic Staff. These are the minimum requirements to improve in knowledge and body strength and to be considered for solos in VBC’s classical ballet productions.
• Students who wish to perform in VBC productions must be enrolled in six classes per week, including at least two ballet classes, two pointe classes, one modern class, and one variation class. These are the minimum requirements to continue to improve in knowledge, technique, and musicality. Advanced ballet students not enrolled in nine classes per week will not be considered for solos in classical ballet performances.
• Recreational dancers who are not interested in performing but want to learn Classical Ballet or Modern technique are recommended to enroll in four to six classes per week to maintain their skill as an Advanced dancer.
• For students to be on pointe they must be registered and attend a minimum of two ballet classes and two pointe classes per week.