Pre-Professional Division
Beginning at age 9, students may audition for The Georgia Ballet's Pre-Professional Division, an accelerated training program designed for dedicated dancers who wish to pursue ballet at a higher level. Placement is based on technical ability, artistic potential, and readiness for the program.
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Students train three to six days per week, depending on their level, receiving comprehensive instruction designed to prepare them for collegiate and professional opportunities. Dancers in the Pre-Professional Division regularly earn acceptance and scholarships to prestigious summer intensives across the country and internationally, and have been recognized for their excellence at leading ballet competitions, including the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), Universal Ballet Competition (UBC), Ballet Championships of America (BCA), and/or American Dance Competition International Ballet Competition (ADCIBC).
Pre-Professional C
Mondays: Ballet at 5:30-8:30pm with Lauri Worrill-Biggs
Thursdays: Ballet at 5:30-7:30pm with Lauri Worrill-Biggs, Pre-Pointe at 7:30-8:30 with Mayuri Pradhan
Fridays: Ballet at 5:30-7:00pm with Lauri Worrill-Biggs
Additional Class Offerings (additional charge applies):
Contemporary on Wednesdays at 7:00-7:30 with Lex Everett
YAGP Prep *by invitation only* on Tuesdays at 7:00-8:00pm with Haley Rohr
Pre-Professional C is to ensure the correct strength and alignment of the dancer  is ready for the rigors of pointe work to ensue in the following level.  Student may spend up to two years in this level if not qualified in age, development, maturity, body and feet for the demands of pointe work in Pre-Professional B level.
Pre-Professional B
Mondays: Jazz at 5:30-6:30pm with Lex Everett, Ballet at 6:30-8:30pm with Mayuri Pradhan
Tuesdays: Ballet at 5:30-7:00pm with Lauri Worrill-Biggs
Wednesdays: Ballet at 5:30-7:00pm with Lauri Worrill-Biggs, Contemporary at 7:00-7:30pm with Lex Everett, Repertoire at 7:30-8:30pm with Lauri Worrill-Biggs
Fridays: Ballet at 5:30-7:00pm & Pas at 7-7:30 with Malachi Aldridge
Saturdays: Body Conditioning at 9:30-10:00am with Ashleyanne Hensley, Ballet at 10:00am-11:30am
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Additional Class Offerings (additional charge applies):
YAGP Prep *by invitation only* on Tuesdays at 7:00-8:00pm with Haley Rohr
Pre-Professional B level demands that dancers be ready in age, maturity, alignment, Â strength, and responsibility of the classical ballet form in order to be successful in pointe work. Students may spend one to two years in Pre-Professional for pointe work development. Body conditioning, contemporary, jazz, and repertoire are a part of the program offerings.
Pre-Professional A
Mondays: Ballet at 5:30-7:00pm with Haley Rohr, Jazz at 7:30-8:30pm with Lex Everett
Tuesdays: Ballet at 5:30-7:00pm with Margit Peguero
Wednesdays: Ballet at 5:30-7:00pm with Haley Rohr, Pointe at 7:00-7:30pm with Rohr, Contemporary at 7:30-8:30pm with Lex Everett
Thursdays: Ballet at 5:30-7:00pm with Haley Rohr, Pointe at 7:00-7:30pm with Haley Rohr, Repertoire at 7:30-8:30pm with Haley Rohr
Fridays: Ballet at 5:30-7:00 with Malachi Aldridge, Pas De Deux at 7-7:30 with Malachi Aldridge
Saturdays: Body Conditioning at 9:30-10:00am with Ashleyanne Hensley, Ballet at 10:00am-11:30am
Pre-Professional A-level dancers are continuing refinement and personal growth through more artistic and strength development opportunities. A dancer may spend two or more years in this level before being promoted to a Conservatory dancer.
Conservatory Daytime Program
Intermediate to Advanced / Pre-Professional Dancers (Audition Required) train Monday through Friday from 2:15–5:15 PM. Classes include ballet technique, pointe, repertoire, contemporary/modern, anatomy, and strength and conditioning. Students in C3–C5 also attend classes on Saturdays.
Additional classes in the evening program are allotted as a part of the program allowing the serious student to be in the studio up to 6 days per week and up to 24 hours of technical training. Performance opportunities with the Professional Company are available along with adding the YAGP Competition Training Program to their training through an audition process. Class Schedule: Monday through Friday 2:15-5:15pm for Levels 1-4 and Saturday 9:30-12:30pm for Levels 3-5. Six additional hours in the evening/Saturday classes are optional as a part of the Conservatory Program rate.
Student Trainee
Upon completion of the Conservatory Program for 1 year a C3/5 dancer may be asked to be a part/full time Student Trainee. Student Trainees are in the studio up to 34.5 hours a week, rehearsing with the Company and in their required School classes with the Conservatory level 3/5. Dancers must have flexible schooling to accommodate this rigorous schedule.