August TDC Academy Opportunities Apprenticeships are an opportunity offered to a limited number of mature TDC Academy students who show exceptional promise in the area of professional dance. These students are periodically chosen by he TDC Artistic Director to fill limited training positions that become available withing the professional company. Two evaluations of the students progress will be reported during the academic year. The first will be after the Winter break and the final will be a post-demonstration report. Post evaluation consultations are available by appointment.
Daily classes are closed to observation.
On May 17 and 18, the dancers of the dancers of the TDC Academy will present a dance concert in celebration of their instructional year. This concert is intended to give the young students the opportunity to learn performance and presentation skills. This culmination of the season training can be seen not only in technique, but in the areas of confidence and the joy of dance expression in performance. To fully understand the development and syllabus training of the TDC Academy, please take the opportunity to join us at both of these events. The basic technique consists of a strict code of rules regarding posture and movement based on five absolute positions of the feet characterized by turnout of the legs from the hip.