AGES 10–17

Refine alignment, flexibility, strength and control through advanced barre work and focused conditioning. At this level, the goal is cleaner lines, greater stability and the kind of technical precision that carries into every style of dance.

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Nevada Ballet Theatre • Broadway productions • Cirque du Soleil

Ballet technique builds the control, placement and body awareness that professional dancers rely on far beyond classical ballet.

AGES 10–17

Take advanced ballet technique beyond the barre with center and floor work designed to strengthen balance, transitions, movement quality and precision.

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Nevada Ballet Theatre • Broadway Las Vegas • Large-scale production shows

Professional choreography demands dancers who can move cleanly through transitions, retain corrections and maintain technique while performing—not just at the barre.

AGES 10–17

Build the foot and ankle strength, alignment, stability and technical foundation required for safe progression toward pointe work.

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Nevada Ballet Theatre • Classical productions • College & conservatory dance programs

For dancers pursuing ballet-intensive opportunities, pointe training can become an important part of their technical foundation and training résumé.

AGES 10–17

Push technical skills further through focused training in turns, leaps, jumps, tricks and the mechanics needed to perform them with power, control and consistency.

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Cirque du Soleil • Las Vegas production shows • Commercial dance

This is where technique becomes performance-ready. Professional dancers aren't simply expected to have impressive skills—they need to deliver them cleanly, confidently and repeatedly.

AGES 10–17

Train the body behind the choreography through strength, flexibility, stability, endurance and movement conditioning.

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Cirque du Soleil • Professional dance companies • Live entertainment

Professional performance is physically demanding. Conditioning helps dancers build the stamina, control and physical resilience required for long rehearsals and repeated performances.

Cirque is an especially legitimate reference here: its current Las Vegas productions include highly athletic performance environments, with shows such as O, Mystère and Michael Jackson ONE.

AGES 10–17

Refine movement quality, musicality and storytelling while developing the control and emotional connection that transform choreography into a performance.

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Cirque du Soleil • Contemporary performance • College dance programs

At the professional level, technique is only part of the job. Dancers need to communicate, interpret choreography and make an audience feel something—skills that become increasingly important in contemporary and theatrical work.

AGES 10–17

Combine strong jazz foundations with commercial movement, sharp dynamics, musicality and individual style through fast-paced choreography.

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Michael Jackson ONE • Las Vegas production shows • Commercial dance

This is one of the clearest bridges into commercial performance. Michael Jackson ONE, for example, currently combines acrobatics with urban dance and choreography in a cast of dancers and other performers.