Classes
Students who attend the scheme will be required to undertake 6 to 8 hours a week of training activities, outside their normal school or college hours. They will take a minimum of 3 classes per week which will include but will not be limited to:
Contemporary Technique
Ballet Technique
Creative and Choreography Workshops
Supplementary Sessions
These classes will be implemented to give maximum training potential to each student. They will include but not be limited to:
Body Conditioning - Designed to develop the student's physical skills. Also including essential information about Diet and Nutrition; Injury Awareness / Injury Prevention etc
Dance History / Dance Appreciation - The students will attend performances from some of the leading professional dance companies that vist The Lowry each year.
Intensive Courses
Further to the weekly training schedule, participants will work with professional choreographers and companies during half-term breaks, Easter and Summer Holidays all helping to enrich their overall training potential.
Individual Training Plans
Each student will have an Individual Training Plan (ITP), which will be drawn up and agreed by the student, parents/guardians and the C.A.T team.
The ITP will set out the programme of training, study, work and related activities that each participant will undertake. These will be reviewed and evaluated in order to help the participants achieve their potential throughout the year.
The Future
The primary aim of the scheme is to provide a strong foundation from which students can access professional training conservatoires, advancing their potential towards a sustainable and successful career in dance whether as a performer, choreographer or otherwise.