About BFan’s Apprentice Program

Ballet Fantastique's year-long Apprentice Program offers an inimitable immersive professional training and rehearsal program for advanced, exceptionally gifted professional-track dancers ages 18-25.

This rigorous program is designed to develop our industry's next generation of professional performing artists, providing talented aspirants with a unique training and performance curriculum.  Ballet Fantastique's Apprentice Program equips talented dancers with the knowledge, technical training, and performance experience needed to pursue a viable professional career and/or higher education. The Program also represents the a formal track towards being selected for professional positions with the Ballet Fantastique Company upon graduation.

Ballet Fantastique’s Apprentice Program includes both studio and theater components, with intensive daily training, as well as a full rehearsal and performance season with the professional Ballet Fantastique company. 

Ballet Fantastique Apprentices are the elite pre-professionals within Ballet Fantastique's professional company. Apprentices are mentored by and work alongside the international professional Company artists of Ballet Fantastique.

Tuition-based, scholarship-based, and stipend-based positions available. The best way to audition is to attend the Professional Dancer Development Program, held annually (usually in July-August). Contact ashley[at]balletfantastique.org for audition details.

Apprenticeship Fellowship Program

Provides a full season training scholarship to select Apprenticeship Fellows. Contact ashley[at]balletfantastique.org for audition details.