Ballet Cymru Associates

Ballet Cymru’s Associate Programme is designed to complement students’ existing dance training and aims to give young, talented ballet dancers the opportunity, understanding and insight into what life as a professional dancer may entail, through a closer and more regular working relationship with Ballet Cymru. Ballet Cymru is an inclusive company and we strongly encourage applications from young disabled dancers and dancers from protected characteristics.

The programme runs monthly on Sundays from September to August at Ballet Cymru’s dance studios in Newport and is available to dancers from the ages of 9+. The programme works on 3 levels:

  1. Junior Associates: aged 9 – 11
  2. Mid-Associates: aged 11 – 13
  3. Senior Associates: aged 14 +

Ballet Cymru Associate sessions run from 2 – 3.5 hours each month, depending on the associate level. Associates will have the opportunity to work with the professional dancers, Artistic Directors and guest teachers of Ballet Cymru. Associate sessions will consist of ballet technique classes, pointe work/strength coaching (where appropriate), repertoire and other dance/movement training. Over the duration of the course, Associates will enhance their choreographic skills by completing creative and explorative tasks.

The Associate Intensive is also included in the programme, (excluding the Junior Associate level) which is a week-long summer course held at Ballet Cymru’s studios in Newport, concluding in a performance to showcase the Associates’ progress over the academic year and the choreography developed during the course of the intensive week.

For more information on the Associate Programme contact amydoughty@welshballet.co.uk