Young Ballet Company
The Young Ballet Company meets weekly to develop a young ballet dancer’s understanding of ballet repertoire and performance skills while creating work for performances throughout the year.
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Overview
Dancers will rehearse at Wallace Studios where they will work as an ensemble. Each day will start with a technique class accompanied by live music to focus the dancer’s mind and body in preparation for the rest of the day.
Following this, the Young Ballet Company will learn classical ballet and contemporary repertoire and will work with professional choreographers, enhancing the skills required to be a dancer in a company. Each dancer will also develop their own creative and choreography skills in response to tasks, stimuli and themes given throughout the session when working on new choreography.
During the year the company will create and rehearse choreography for multiple performance events and have the opportunity to work with guest artists to increase their skills and knowledge.
The Young Ballet Company is an audition company open to all dancers from Primary 7 to S6 who have some experience in Classical Ballet training. Dancers will be streamed to the appropriate level during the audition process.
Join us for our Open Day on Thursday the 29th of May 2025
The important details
For Ages:
Primary 7 Upwards
Application Deadline:
June 2025 for 2025/26 Entry
Venue:
The Wallace Studios at Speirs Locks 210 Garscube Road Glasgow G4 9RR
Dates:
1 September 2024 - 15 June 2025
Time:
Sundays 10:00am - 3:00pm
Open Day
29th May 2025
Cost
2024/25 - £1,600/£1,200/£800
Performance Opportunities
Winter Sharing Dec 2024
Dance Showcase Term 3 2025
Other performances opportunities
- Go Dance – Theatre Royal 2025
Entry Requirements
Dancers should be in primary 7 for the start of the academic year.
Dancers should have experience in classical ballet training and an interest in expanding their dance vocabulary and performance skills.
The Young Ballet Company is open to any current students or young people who dance to audition and meet the standard required by the audition panel.
Fees & Funding
Tuition Fees
Young Ballet Company Fees for 2024/25 are £1,600
If you attend the JC Modern Ballet programme or the Pre-Juniors Ballet programme you will receive the following loyalty discounts off your fee:
- 2 hours per week- 25%
- 4 hours per week- 50%
These discounts will be applied to your account when you have been awarded a place in the Young Ballet Company.
Financial Support
We want to make the performing arts as accessible as possible. Anyone who faces financial barriers to participate in the Junior Conservatoire can apply at any time, whether upon acceptance to a course or during the course, for a bursary or scholarship.
Please take the time to refer to this bursary and scholarship criteria.
For anyone who requires a bursary or scholarship please email JuniorsDDPF@rcs.ac.uk or Juniorsdance@rcs.ac.uk and you will be sent an application form.
We will try to support as many students as possible to attend the Junior Conservatoire training and therefore may not be able to cover full student fees.
These funds are currently supported by the generosity of individuals and charitable trusts including:
- James McAvoy Drama Scholarship
- Agnes Allan Bursary
- Bill and Margaret Nicol
How to Apply
Applications for 2025/26
Applications for August 2025 will open in January 2025 and auditions will take place in June. All applications should be completed online and there is an audition fee of £45.
Audition Information
Students who apply for the Young Ballet Company will participate in a group ballet class during which time the dancers will be streamed into the appropriate level of company.
Applications for 2025/26
More information on the audition format for the 2025/26 entry will be sent nearer the time.
Audition date: week beginning the 16th of June 2025
OPEN DAY – Thursday the 29th of May 2025
Term Dates
These are the term dates for 2024/2025.
Date: 25th August 2024
Location: Wallace Studios
Term 1
2nd September – 15th December 2024
No classes 7th – 20th October
Term 2
6th January – 6th April 2025
No classes 17th – 23rd February
Term 3
22nd April – 22nd June 2025
Junior Modern Ballet Photo Gallery
Get in Touch
If you have any questions about the Junior Conservatoire or the application process please don’t hesitate to contact us at juniorsdance@rcs.ac.uk.