17 to 21 years old (after baccalaureate)
16 to 20 class per week
Duration: 2 years
Over 11 months, from September 1 to July 31
Culture INTERNATIONALE
To prepare for an international career
Unique combination classical ballet and CONTEMPORARY
classical ballet & NEO-classical ballet (Balanchine)
CONTEMPORARY techniques Graham, Horton, Limon, Cunningham, release, contact, improvisation
Performance and TECHNICAL VIRTUOSITY
ARTISTIC and CREATIVITY development, shows
international career opportunities
All our graduates have a contract with a company within the year.
Individual coaching
Preparation for theE.A.T.classical ballet or contemporary.
The Paris Marais Dance School is a benchmark training program for young dancers aged 8 to 21 who are destined to join a professional dance company. During their final year, students prepare for the stage and auditions to join a professional company in France or abroad.
Talented young pre-professionals wishing to acquire a high degree of technical and artistic mastery, selected by audition, have access to all styles and can collaborate effectively with the best choreographers.
PARIS MARAIS DANCE SCHOOL offers a first-rate professional training program for future dancers and soloists in search ofartistic, technical and creative excellence.
Its originality lies in its exceptional combination of dance classical ballet and contemporary dance, through the two most accomplished and virtuoso techniques, the Martha Graham technique in contemporary dance and the Balanchine technique in dance classical ballet.
The combination of these two complementary techniques gives today's dancers the richest technique for an international career with today's leading choreographers.
The comprehensive program is organized around three main themes: technique, repertoire and choreography.
Combined with class theory, individual research and individual coaching, it enables each dancer to really find his or her way, and orientate themselves towards the company that best suits them.
Students are monitored jointly by their teachers. A written technical and artistic assessment is given each term during a personal interview. Students are assessed on an individual basis, not by level group. Intermediate objectives to be reached are defined jointly with each student according to fully personalized timetables.
Students are trained to enter world-class companies. It's a state of mind and professionalism they need to acquire, with behavior and physical fitness being key elements.
Former students of our training have been accepted by the MarthaGraham Dance Company II (NY, USA), the Metropolitan Ballet in Minneapolis (USA), Coyote Dancers Company (NY, USA), compagnie Karine Saporta (Paris), South Bohemian Ballet (Budapest), Russe Opera (Bulgaria), Eliot Smith Company (Newcastle, UK), Ballet Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Dutch Don'tDance Division (NL), Oldenburg Ballett (Germany), Nevada Ballet (USA), European Ballet (Austria), Dresden Ballett (Germany), Hamburg Ballett (Germany), Prejlocaj (France),Delattre Dance Company (Mainz, Germany), Ballet national de Marseille ... and successfully completed their E.A.T. classical ballet or contemporary.
The course prepares students for the following diplomas
- E.A.T . classical ballet: examen d'aptitude technique de danseur classical ballet, awarded by the French Ministry of Culture (DRAC). Tests: free variation, compulsory variation, oral presentation in French, interview with the jury.
- E.A.T. contemporain: technical aptitude exam for contemporary dancers, awarded by the French Ministry of Culture (DRAC). Tests: free variation, compulsory variation, oral presentation in French, interview with the jury.
- Diplôme de fin d'études de Paris Marais Dance School: this diploma is awarded to students who successfully complete their second year of the advanced cycle. .
