- Les Ballets de Monte Carlo
- Monaco Dance Forum
- Académie Princesse Grace
- SEASON 2023-2024
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Admission & Short courses
Admission & Short courses
Access to education at the Princess Grace Academy is only possible after selection by application and audition. Two possibilities for auditions: short course-audition or private audition.
SHORT COURSE-AUDITION
The courses are available to those whose application has been selected. Applicants aged 13 to 17 (in 2023) who wish to join the Academy for the following season, may request to be auditioned during these courses, they will be observed throughout the course.
Duration: 1 week
Curriculum: classical, Contemporary, Pointe, Men's class, Pilates Class. Music Class, French class for foreigners, seminar.
Possibility to follow one or more sessions (summer courses). We have a boarding facility (with limited places) for students wishing to stay at the Academy.
Prices:
1 100€ / week (tuition + accommodation)
600€ / week (tuition only)
→ WINTER COURSES:
DATES TO COME
→ SUMMER COURSES:
DATES TO COME
PRIVATE AUDITION
Private auditions are held at the Academy by invitation and after receipt of an e-mail application. They are organised over three days depending on availability on the calendar (excluding periods where there are courses and preparation for examinations or shows). The material (see below "requirements and supporting documentation for selection") is to be sent by e-mail to: apg@balletsdemontecarlo.com
Occasionally, public auditions can be organized abroad.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION for a SHORT COURSE-AUDITION
and/or a PRIVATE AUDITION
To apply for a SHORT COURSE-AUDITION and/or a PRIVATE AUDITION, please prepare the documentation:
- your CV/Resume (date of birth, nationality, size, weight, dance studies and academic studies)
- 1 ID photo and 2 dance outfit photos (poses arabesque and développé seconde)
- if private audition: the dates you are available
- a video link of a classical extract with following exercises (to adapt to student level):
*one exercise of battements tendus back to the barre, front camera, bare feet
*one barre filmed from profile with pliés, battements tendus, jetés, fondus, adage and grands battements
*center exercises : Adage, pirouettes, grandes pirouettes (according to level), tombés balancés and tombés pas de bourrés exercises, small, medium and big jumps, plus pointes exercises for girls
*a variation/choreography (according to student level)
- a video link with contemporary extract. If you do not practice contemporary dance, please indicate it in the application form in the “additional commentary” section.
Total video duration must not exceed: 15 minutes
A few guidelines before you apply for Short courses:
Gather all documentation before accessing to the platform
Use a computer rather than a mobile phone or a tablet
For video: maximum 5 links, we request direct link (Youtube or Vimeo for example). We won't accept video if we need to download video or with request of authorization. We ask you to indicate password if necessary.
Should you have previously completed an application form, please don’t register through the link on the website but contact us by email (academieprincessegrace@balletsdemontecarlo.com) to receive access to your previous application.
Each applicant will receive an initial e-mail acknowledging receipt of the application. Then, a second e-mail indicating whether the file is complete or incomplete, any missing documents to be provided. Applications which are not up-to-date or completed within the three days following the deadline for registration will not be considered.