Atlantic City Ballet
The Atlantic City Ballet will begin its 11-week International Trainee and Apprentice Program with dancers attending from various Asian countries. The competitive program is open to dancers seeking a professional dance career and provides the experience necessary to ease the transition from student to professional, all while offering personal attention in a small nurturing environment.
Trainees will participate in daily technique classes and will have the opportunity to take part in company classes and rehearsals. At the end of the program, the trainees will be part of the Corps de Ballet for AC Ballet's Spring production of Swan Lake.
Hundreds of dancers from around the world audition for a chance at one of 20 positions available in the program.
After completing the program, many of the dancers are invited to join the company and others have been hired by other professional companies on Broadway and throughout the U.S. One dancer recently became a member of the Radio City Rockettes.
Since its founding in 1982 by international ballerina Phyllis Papa, the Atlantic City Ballet has served as one of the cultural treasures of New Jersey and continues a tradition of dance excellence for future generations of ballet audiences.
