2011-12 Season Junior Company News and Information

	Junior Company Application Form

About the Junior Company

Statement of Purpose

It is our hope at Ballet Petit to provide our students with a well rounded ballet curriculum. An important aspect of this curriculum is that of the performance realm. Ballet Petit invites its more serious and skilled dancers to focus specifically on various aspects of the performance experience through full participation in the Junior Company.

The Junior Company is a place for serious students to further study their art. Junior Company members will learn more about traditional ballet repertoire, stage make-up, costuming, various composers, famous ballet companies, etc. Members will explore a variety of choreography- traditional, famous, and experimental. Members will also have the opportunity of creating pieces themselves. Field trips to professional performances, often models of master choreography and performance, will be scheduled as appropriate.

The Junior Company serves as the core of Ballet Petit’s performance group and will have the opportunity to perform several times each year in a variety of settings. All members are expected to participate fully in all performances and activities of the Junior Company.

In an attempt to keep pace with the wonderful development of our Junior Company program, there will be several changes adopted this year affecting both application and retention of membership. Please read this application carefully so that you fully understand the new requirements. These changes have been made in order to keep the program functioning at the level expected of the preprofessional group that it has become.

Requirements for Membership

Applicants must meet each of the following requirements to be considered for membership:

• Be a student already placed in Pointe 2 regularly attending regular ballet classes a minimum of three days per week



• Have and maintain good behavior and regular class and rehearsal attendance



• Adhere to all rules, policies, and procedures of Ballet Petit



• Be committed to attend all Junior Company sessions from beginning to end



• Agree to request , in advance, to be excused only for extremely important matters (It is expected that there will be none to two or fewer EXCUSED absences and/or illness absences. 2012 graduates will be granted one additional excused absence to be used only for verifiable/official graduation activities.) Early departures will count as an absence. Sessions end at 7:00 p.m.



• Be responsible for knowing all rehearsal and performance schedules, special requirements, etc.



• Pay annual membership of $250.00 when applying and any uniform fees within one week of acceptance. This fee covers the cost for costuming necessary for the Junior Company work to be presented at the Spring Concert.



• If the chosen work requires costumes likely to be reused, this fee will be a rental fee. If the costumes are not, the costumes will be released to dancers following the performance.



• Always attempt to set a good example to other Ballet Petit students, families, and guests



• Satisfactory completion of this application

All Junior Company members must adhere to these criteria in order to retain membership. Failure to maintain one or more of the standards set forth here will be cause for a variety of sanctions ranging from casting deletions to dismissal from the Junior Company. Under most circumstances reapplication will not be possible until the open application period the following August. Dancers will be dismissed following their third unexcused absence.