Young Ballet Company

The Young Ballet Company meets weekly to develop a young ballet dancer’s understanding of ballet repertoire and performance skills while creating work for performances throughout the year.

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Overview

Dancers will rehearse at Wallace Studios where they will work as an ensemble. Each day will start with a technique class to focus the dancer’s mind and body in preparation for the rest of the day.

Following this, the Young Ballet Company will learn classical ballet and contemporary repertoire and will work with professional choreographers, enhancing the skills required to be a dancer in a company. Each dancer will also develop their own creative and choreography skills in response to tasks, stimuli and themes given throughout the session when working on new choreography.

During the year the company will create and rehearse choreography for multiple performance events and have the opportunity to work with guest artists to increase their skills and knowledge.

There are two levels in the Young Ballet Company course. Level 1 study on Sundays from 10am – 1pm, Level 2 study on Sundays from 1.30pm – 4.45pm.

This is an auditioned course open to all dancers from Primary 7 to S6 who have some experience in Classical Ballet training. Dancers will be streamed to the appropriate level during the audition process.

The important details

For Ages:
Primary 7 Upwards

Application Deadline:
June 2025 for 2025/26 Entry

Venue:
The Wallace Studios at Speirs Locks 210 Garscube Road Glasgow G4 9RR

Dates:
25th August 2025 - 14 June 2026

Time:
Sundays 10am - 1pm (Level 1), Sundays 1.30pm - 4.45pm (Level 2)

Open Day
2026 TBC

Cost
£1,324

School of Dance Winter Sharing Dec 2025

School of Dance Annual Showcase Term 3 2026

Other performances opportunities

Go Dance – Theatre Royal
YDance Destinations

Entry Requirements

Dancers should be in primary 7 for the start of the academic year 2025/26.

Dancers should have experience in classical ballet training and an interest in expanding their dance vocabulary and performance skills.

The Young Ballet Company is open to any current students or young people who dance to audition and meet the standard required by the audition panel.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

Young Ballet Company Fees for 2025/26 are £1,324.

If you attend the Junior Conservatoire Modern Ballet programme you may receive the following discounts:

2 hours per week- 15%
4 hours per week- 20%

These discounts will be applied to your account when you have been awarded a place in the Young Ballet Company.

Financial Support

We want to make the performing arts as accessible as possible. Anyone who faces financial barriers to participate in the Junior Conservatoire can apply at any time, whether upon acceptance to a course or during the course, for a bursary or scholarship.

Please take the time to refer to this bursary and scholarship criteria.

For anyone who requires a bursary or scholarship please email JuniorsDDPF@rcs.ac.uk or Juniorsdance@rcs.ac.uk and you will be sent an application form.

We will try to support as many students as possible to attend the Junior Conservatoire training and therefore may not be able to cover full student fees.

These funds are currently supported by the generosity of individuals and charitable trusts including:

James McAvoy Drama Scholarship
Agnes Allan Bursary
Bill and Margaret Nicol

How to Apply

Applications for 2025/26

Applications for August 2025 will open in January 2025 and auditions will take place in June. All applications should be completed online and there is an audition fee of £45.

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Audition Information

Students who apply for the Young Ballet Company will participate in a group ballet class during which time the dancers will be streamed into the appropriate level of company.

Applications for 2025/26

More information on the audition format for the 2025/26 entry will be sent nearer the time.

Audition date: week beginning the 16th of June 2025

OPEN DAY – Thursday the 29th of May 2025