THE PRE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Are you looking to build a career as a dancer in the commercial performance industry? Do you want to learn what it takes to train like a professional dancer? Look no further!
In this three-month intensive, you will learn both on- and off-stage skills from current working industry professionals, giving you the foundation to break into the performing arts industry.
Program Details
Dancers will have the opportunity to take an unlimited amount of classes from our weekly 17-20 class schedule, work with professional guest choreographers and receive real industry knowledge and information. This experience also includes a 3 month mentorship with current working professionals, Q & A session with Agent, Mock Audition, Headshot/Resume/Reel info session, professional Headshot photoshoot with a makeup artist and an end of semester showcase.
Each dancer will be mentored by a current working professional.
Bi-weekly sessions covering an array of topics from agencies, headshots/resumes/reels, mock auditions, and more!
A professional headshots photoshoot with a makeup artist.
Perform in an end of semester showcase to put their hard work and dedication out on stage.
Hear From Our Alumni
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Isabelle Richards
Summer 2023 Alumni
“The BDS pre pro program has been life changing. It effectively communicates a commitment to facilitating discovery, growth, and new opportunities for the dancers in a collaborative art space. The mentorship and community, engaging in weeks of training and rehearsals, highlights the program’s dedication to fostering perserverance, relationship-building, and professionalism. I am now a professional dancer working on many projects all with the continued guidance of the program. If you strive to be the best dancer you can, this is something you can not miss participating in!”
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Mischa Moxey
Summer 2023 Alumni
“The Pre-Professional program allowed me to form a great relationship with one of my mentors, Alexis Beffer, who’s passion for teaching, dance, and overall life has impacted me tremendously. The grace and leadership she has extended to me throughout this program, and even after, has propelled my dance career and built my confidence in a major way, and I am extremely grateful for her continuous support.”
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Savannah Kimber
Summer 2023 Alumni
“The Pre Professional program is an experience that has evolved and shaped me into the dancer I am today in ways that I couldn’t see for myself if I hadn’t been given the opportunity to train from the amazing mentors and faculty at Boston Dance Studios. This program helped me grow in so many different styles, techniques, and skills that are so important to being a versatile dancer and artist. One of the best parts of this program was seeing the growth in myself not only as a performer and dancer, but in the way I approach taking classes, learning choreography, and understanding who I am as a person.”
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Abby Pratt
Fall 2023 Alumni
“The Pre Professional program at BDS not only pushed me to my full potential as a dancer, but also as a person by challenging me in my training while also providing me with plenty of industry knowledge that is essential for navigating the professional world. In addition to amazing training, I was connected with so many working professionals through the classes offered at BDS, my mentorship, and also the opportunities that are specific to pre pro students. The variety of training from the faculty along with Alexis and Tara’s guidance left me with everything I needed to confidently move forward in my dance career.”
