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Admission Requirements and Fees
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Student success in college requires well developed learning skills and attitudes (such as being able to work independently,
participate in a team, be well-organized, develop good work habits, and show initiative). These skills are as important as prior academic
achievement. Applicants should have thoroughly developed these skills and attitudes before beginning their college programs.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent. A minimum of three years of previous dance training in jazz, hip hop or musical theatre.
Applicants must attend an audition and interview.
List of Courses
Printable version Curriculum Planner Start Date (January 2010)
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Printable version Curriculum Planner Start Date (January 2011)
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OUR PROGRAM
This intensive three-semester program develops your technical training and professionalism for a career in commercial dance. Using primarily jazz, as well as hip hop, chorus repertoire and ballet, your dance technique is strengthened and polished to a professional level. Vocal and acting skill development is fully integrated with performance training, while academic and essential employability components teach you career management and personal marketing skills. As a graduate, you will have achieved a strong overall performance quality encompassing dance, vocal and acting skills combined with the professionalism required to begin and maintain a commercial dance career.
STUDENT SELECTION
Students auditioning for Commercial Dance Studies should have a minimum of five years training in Jazz Dance; training in additional dance forms is an asset.
YOUR CAREER
Our graduates are working! In the commercial dance industry, performing on cruise lines, at resorts and casinos, as well as touring with children’s productions such as Franklin, the Turtle. In the project-based dance industry, applying for funding for their own projects, choreographing, founding companies, joining and forming groups and producing shows; performing in festivals, cabarets, theatres and resorts. In traditional festivals, apprenticing, performing and touring with established festivals such as Stratford and the Charlottetown Festival. In the dance training studio industry, driven by television and live dance competitions, graduates are teaching, choreographing, coaching and judging, as well as founding and taking ownership of their own studios. In the dance fitness and workshop industry, teaching and developing the expanding market of dance fitness and specialized workshops, and taking this product across Canada and abroad. In the sports and dance teams industry, cheerleading, forming and joining dance teams. In film and television, appearing in productions and music videos, and developing dance on film projects. On arts and master’s degrees in universities and continued professional development in fields such as circus performance, personal fitness, stage management, nutrition and physical therapies.
"My time at George Brown College was an incredible experience. I felt I was given the chance to grow personally as an artist as I learned
more about my art."
Alicia Darling (2007 graduate)
COURSES
In order to graduate, you must successfully complete all of the required credits. Please see an advisor to confirm your chosen path before registration in each semester.
SEMESTER 1
DANC1057 Jazz Dance I
DANC1058 Hip Hop I
DANC1059 Chorus Repertoire I
DANC1060 Acting for Dance I
DANC1061 Vocal for Dance I
DANC1062 Ballet I
COMM1007 College English
COMP1082 Computer Skills and Applications
GNED General Education Elective
SEMESTER 2
DANC1064 Jazz Dance II
DANC1065 Hip Hop II
DANC1066 Chorus Repertoire II
DANC1067 Acting for Dance II
DANC1068 Vocal for Dance II
DANC1069 Ballet II
DANC1022 Music Theory
DANC1070 Introduction to Commercial Dance Careers
SEMESTER 3
DANC2012 Jazz Dance III
DANC1074 Chorus Repertoire III
DANC1072 Acting for Dance III
DANC1073 Vocal for Dance III
DANC1075 Ballet III
DANC1071 Performance Preparation
DANC1076 Production
SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE
All students rehearse throughout the fall term for their full in-theatre Christmas Showcase performance.
For
more information,
call 416-415-5000 ext. 2196,
or e-mail
or education@balletjorgen.ca.
For updated information and course descriptions, call 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
George Brown College is continually striving to improve its programs and their delivery. The information contained in
this calendar is subject to change without notice. It should not be viewed as a representation, offer or warranty. Students are responsible for verifying
George Brown College admission, graduation, and fee requirements as well as any requirements of outside institutions, industry associations, or other
bodies that may award additional designations concurrently with, or after completions of, a George Brown College program.
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Revised:
August 18, 2011
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