• YAGP Outstanding School Award

• YAGP Outstanding Teacher Award

• YAGP Grand Prix Award

• YAGP Outstanding School Award • YAGP Outstanding Teacher Award • YAGP Grand Prix Award

Pre-Professional Ballet Training 2025

Information:

  • Beginning August 18, 2025, the Pre-professional training program extends over twenty weeks, concluding on December 31, 2025.

  • Classes are scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 5 PM to 9 PM and on Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM.

  • Wednesday and Sunday are reserved for personal variations only.

  • To secure enrollment, a non-refundable deposit of $500 is due by July 15th, and the remaining non-refundable balance must be paid by August 18,2025

  • The deposit is applied as a credit towards the tuition for the 2025-I session.

Requirements:

  • Participation in ICB’s pre-professional program is by audition and acceptance only

  • The audition is open to dancers aged 9 through 14. Dancers must be at least nine years old by their audition date.

  • Interested dancers must register online for an audition. No walk-ins or Zoom auditions are accepted.

August 18 - December 31, 2025

Session I

About ICB’s Pre-Professional Ballet Training Program

Illinois Classical Ballet, recognized as a YAGP Outstanding Ballet School, offers an intensive pre-professional ballet training program for dancers ages 9-14. Designed to prepare young dancers for professional ballet schools, college performing arts programs, or a career in ballet, this program provides rigorous training to help them achieve their full potential.

  • Small-sized classes

  • Individualized training

  • Opportunities for private lessons, audition preparation, and competition coaching

  • Assistance with career planning

  • One-on-one mentoring

Graduates of the pre-professional program have received numerous offers from professional ballet companies and prestigious college programs both nationally and internationally.

Curriculum:

ICB’s Pre-Professional Classes consist of the following:

  • Classical Ballet Technique

  • Pointe Technique (Pre-Pointe)

  • Classical Variations

  • Repertoire & Choreography

  • Character

  • Stretching / Conditioning

  • Floor Barre / Pilates