Courses for professional dancers
Diploma for ballet instructors
W here can you get the same artistic training as Roberto Bolle? How can you perform some of your first dance steps on the renowned stage of the La Scala Opera House? What school allows you to interpret masterpieces by Kylian, Béjart, and Balanchine?
There is only one answer to all these questions: the historic La Scala Academy Ballet School, with its Courses for professional dancers.
HIGHLIGHTS
01.
TRADITION
The school has surpassed the milestone of two hundred years of activity and has seen the succession of prestigious masters and famous dancers such as Carlo Blasis, Olga Preobrajenska, Enrico Cecchetti, Cia Fornaroli, Ettorina Mazzucchelli, Esmée Bulnes, Elide Bonagiunta, John Field, Anna Maria Prina. Countless former students who have embarked on a career full of successes, from Carla Fracci to Liliana Cosi, from Luciana Savignano to Oriella Dorella, from Paola Cantalupo to Marco Pierin to Gilda Gelati, to the stars of today Roberto Bolle, Massimo Murru, Sara Renda , Sabrina Brazzo, Alessio Carbone, Gabriele Corrado, Mara Galeazzi, Vito Mazzeo, Marta Romagna, Nicoletta Manni, Rebecca Bianchi, and young promises Angelo Greco, Jacopo Tissi, Virna Toppi, Martina Arduino.
02.
DIPLOMA
Today, the school allows dancers to get a dual diploma in classical-academic and modern-contemporary ballet. The School prepares dancers of a very high professional level, able to fit in the most popular companies in Italy and abroad, first of all the La Scala Corps de Ballet. After the junior high school, from 2017 the students can attend a high school, which offers a superior experimental route specially designed for them.
03.
EXPERIENCES
The intensification, in recent years, of meetings and seminars with internationally renowned choreographers and dancers has further enriched the already profound and rigorous preparation. Moreover, the granting of choreography to the school of the contemporary repertoire of artists such as George Balanchine, Mats Ek, Jiří Kylian, to name a few, interpreted in major Italian and European theaters, has further expanded the knowledge of the repertoire of the students.
Recap 2022-23
Curricular Units and Teachers
Length
School years run
from September to
June.
Students must pass final exams at the end of each year to be admitted to the following year.
Students must pass final exams at the end of each year to be admitted to the following year.
Admission Requisites
Candidates attending the fifth grade of elementary school
during academic year 2021-2022 may apply for admission
to course level 1 of the Academy Ballet School.
Candidates who have the proper preparation for the course level corresponding to their age group and school level may apply for admission to course levels 2–7.
Candidates who have the proper preparation for the course level corresponding to their age group and school level may apply for admission to course levels 2–7.
Selection Process
Candidates for admission to the Ballet School must
pass a selection process consisting of an audition
and a medical exam.
Candidates must accept all provisions contained into the course announcement to be admitted to the selection process. Please, read the announcement for all the details.
The selection path for courses 1 to 3 is different from the other courses.
You can click here for all the video-instructions for courses first, second and third.
Candidates must accept all provisions contained into the course announcement to be admitted to the selection process. Please, read the announcement for all the details.
The selection path for courses 1 to 3 is different from the other courses.
You can click here for all the video-instructions for courses first, second and third.
SCHOLARSHIPS, SPECIAL RATES, EXEMPTIONS
(Not applicable to external students)
The Academy makes every effort to assist worthy aspirants with financial aid to meet tuition costs. Various options are available, including scholarships, student loans, or tuition exemptions. After the student has passed the selection process, requests for financial aid shall be submitted at the time of enrollment in the 2022-2023 academic year, including the family’s equivalent financial status indicator (ISEE form, as of July 31, 2022).
Financial aid cannot be guaranteed to every family requesting it. The Academy will evaluate each request on a case-by-case basis.
Please, find ont the official announcement all the details.
The Academy makes every effort to assist worthy aspirants with financial aid to meet tuition costs. Various options are available, including scholarships, student loans, or tuition exemptions. After the student has passed the selection process, requests for financial aid shall be submitted at the time of enrollment in the 2022-2023 academic year, including the family’s equivalent financial status indicator (ISEE form, as of July 31, 2022).
Financial aid cannot be guaranteed to every family requesting it. The Academy will evaluate each request on a case-by-case basis.
Please, find ont the official announcement all the details.
You must apply within May 8, 2022.
Register to the Academy enrollment platform at iscrizioni.accademialascala.it.
Your email and the password you choose will become your login credentials [username and password] that can be used again for subsequent visits. You will also be asked to read the privacy notice. APPLICATION:
After registering, enter the information requested for the specific applicant following the step-by-step. You will asked to download, sign, and attach the Terms & Conditions “Condizioni di contratto per la partecipazione". This step is necessary to proceed with the application process.
ATTACHEMENTS:
- 1 passport-sized photo of the candidate;
- full cv, only if adult.
FEE:
You will be asked to pay the application fee directly online via credit/debit card or credit transfer. The payment must be made online directly through the enrollment platform (do not close the page before paying).A summary of entered data is generated at the end of the above steps.
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Thanks to:
Associazione Genitori Allievi della Scuola di Ballo, Associazione Musicale l’Accordo, Carla Klinghofer – Lions Club Milano ai Cenacoli, Fondazione Rocca, Rotary Club Milano Leonardo da Vinci Naviglio Grande.
Associazione Genitori Allievi della Scuola di Ballo, Associazione Musicale l’Accordo, Carla Klinghofer – Lions Club Milano ai Cenacoli, Fondazione Rocca, Rotary Club Milano Leonardo da Vinci Naviglio Grande.
