Professional Training Program

Under the guidance and instruction of Terminus School faculty, students train in preparation for professional companies' expectations while cultivating a deep love and respect for the dance art form in a safe and supportive studio environment.

All dancers in the Professional Training Program participate in the Spring Showcase at the end of the academic year and have the opportunity to perform in the Nutcracker Suite.

PTP is an advanced ballet technique program for pre-professional dancers. The program emphasizes complex movement sequences, ensemble awareness, classical repertory, advanced pointe technique, and men's combinations.

Ballet classes include technical influences from the Russian, French, Danish, and American styles with a focus on the CPYB and Vaganova methods. Dancers trained in pointe technique for more than five years are encouraged to wear pointe shoes for barre and/or centre work.

Learning objectives include gaining a deeper understanding of classical ballet and contemporary techniques while working at a pre-professional level. Focus includes transition steps, syncopation, musicality, proper placement, execution of steps, and the carriage and coordination of the port de bras. Dancers in the PTP level increase their strength in jumps and turns with attention to speed, height, and accuracy while using their technique as a foundation to express artistry, musicality, fluidity of movement, and overall performance quality.