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Teacher Programs
Are you a high school dance major? A professional dancer looking to make a career change? Are you a practicing ballet teacher seeking to enhance your knowledge and teaching skills? Are you interested in obtaining Registered Teacher Status with the RAD, a Cecchetti or ISTD teaching qualification, NBS accreditation AND a university degree?
Canada's National Ballet School has a teacher training program for you.
For over four decades, NBS has been successfully training teachers, principals, ballet masters, choreographers and artistic directors who now hold posts in school and companies across Canada and all over the world.
NBS is at the forefront of dance education, constantly evolving its programs to fuse the great ballet traditions with the latest advancements in the science of movement, sports medicine and care for the child.
As a student of the Teacher Training Program, you will:
- benefit from the experience of international faculty who have trained many of the world's great dancers
- work with acclaimed pianists who are experts in music for dance
- learn from specialists in anatomy and conditioning for dance students
- receive individual attention and career placement assistance
- gain practical hands-on teaching experience with both recreational and professional students
If you are interested in furthering your teaching career in an exciting and progressive environment, now is the time to apply.
Please visit theTeacher Training Program Auditions page for more information and links to relevant pages.
Follow the below links to learn more about each of the specific Teacher Training Program streams offered.
Three-Year Diploma - A solid foundation for your dance teaching career
Five-Year Joint Diploma/Degree - Earn a university degree
Professional Dancers' Program: Make a career change
Professional Development Program: Enhance your skills in a collegial atmosphere of learning
Workshops for Dance Teachers: experienced NBS staff offer workshops in all cities on the National Tour and in Toronto
Summer Seminar: five intensive days of classes, workshops, lectures and discussions
Fees and Financial Information: Academic Year 2007/2008
"The extensive Teacher Training
Program gave me the solid training, professional accreditations and the
practical experience to meet the challenges of teaching. I know that I
can count on the NBS network for continuing help and employment opportunities."
Artemis Gordon, Dance Umbrella,
Vancouver, B.C.