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 accessible after selection. The registration request will be filled online with all requested documentation (cf. Supporting documentation in the footer). The applicants may request to be auditioned during these courses. Possibility to follow one or more sessions. 

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:
1 200€ / week (tuition + accommodation)
700€ / week (tuition only)

We have a boarding facility (limited places) for students wishing to stay at the Academy.

Note: students who already participate in a short course in Academy Princess Grace and students who already registered for a short course, please contact us by email. Don’t use the registration link. Applications with missing or non-compliant documentation will be considered after all the other applications and won't be examined if the applicant don't send or correct the missing documentation/information. Use a computer rather than a mobile phone or tablet.

►WINTER COURSES: 

For students between 13 and 17 years old (born between 2012 and 2008). Possible audition for season 2025-2026.

From Monday 17th to Saturday 22nd February 2025

Arrival and registration: Sunday, February, 16th afternoon
Departure: Saturday, February 22nd in the afternoon

APPLICATION FORM ► REGISTRATION CLOSED
 

►SUMMER COURSES: 

For students between 11 and 19 years old. Possible audition for season 2025-2026 (born between 2012 and 2008).

From Monday 7th to Saturday 12th July 2025
From Monday 14th to Saturday 19th July 2025
From Monday 21st to Saturday 26th July 2025
From Monday 28th July to Saturday 2nd August 2025

Arrival and registration: Sunday afternoon
Departure: Saturday afternoon

APPLICATION FORM ►FILL HERE
Applications will be processed as they are received, and the response will be sent within 20 days of registration. Selection will end when course is complete.

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 (to be completed online for the short-course audition)
- 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.

Information:
Tel.: +377 93 30 70 40
Email: academieprincessegrace@balletsdemontecarlo.com