Professional Programs

Professional Ballet Program

The Professional Ballet Program at Canada’s National Ballet School provides full-time ballet training to students from Grade 6 to 12 as well as a Post-Secondary Program and is carefully and progressively designed to take the student from the earliest stages of intensive training to the brink of a full-time career in dance. In addition, all students receive individual support and guidance as a part of their career orientation and employment search.

Teacher Training Program

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.

Nehemiah Kish & Andrew Burashko in Intermezzo by Cylla von Tiedemann.

"I had the privilege of spending four years at Canada's National Ballet School where I received a world class education in both ballet and academics. The school's focus on developing healthy and intelligent artists, along with the mentoring I received from the house parents in residence, provided me with the tools to become a professional dancer. Perhaps the most inspiring experience at the Ballet School was being surrounded by dancers my age from around the world who shared my passion for dance."

Nehemiah Kish
Principal dancer, The Royal Ballet