Fusionworks Youth Ensemble is a pre-professional company experience that encompasses technique classes, enrichment, and repertory, plus additional rehearsals and performances. It is the highest level of study at our school.
Overview
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Fusionworks Youth Ensemble (FYE) dancers learn, rehearse, and perform works by master choreographers; have dances set on them by contemporary dance artists; and create their own dances. They also engage in collaborative activities with Dancing Legacy’s network of professionals and community members, uniting the students with the broader field of dance. In addition to their annual concert, they perform year-round on mini-tours throughout the region. These types of pre-professional experiences are rare in studio settings and unprecedented for students of this age.
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Components
- Technique & Style Classes
- 2-3 Technique classes/week (Ballet, Modern, Technique Workshop)
- 1-2 Style classes/week (Jazz, Tap)
- 2-3 Technique classes/week (Ballet, Modern, Technique Workshop)
- Enrichment: Focused study in October and November, with stand-alone sessions throughout the year
- Repertory rehearsals for students to study and perform dance masterworks
- Improvisation and composition sessions for students to work on their own choreography
- Performing in the annual FusionFest in June
- Professional Opportunities (Additional time may be scheduled in connection with specific activities)
- Collaborative activities with Dancing Legacy’s network of professionals and community members, uniting the students with the broader field of dance
- Performances throughout the year in the community
- Honors Society (optional but recommended)
Weekly Schedule
(for full-time Ensemble members)
- Tuesdays 6:00-8:30pm: Intermediate/Advanced Ballet, Pre-Pointe/Pointe, Rehearsal Block
- Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm: Open Jazz, Open Tap
- Thursdays 6:00-8:30pm: Intermediate/Advanced Modern, Modern Repertory, Rehearsal Block, Enrichment (Oct & Nov)
- Saturdays 12-1:30pm: Technique Workshop, plus monthly 1:30-3pm Rehearsal Block
Part-time Ensemble members
- For those interested in the Ensemble experience, but not able to make the full-time commitment, contact us about options to be a part-time member (coming to fewer classes and/or fewer rehearsals and performing in fewer dances).
- Schedules may be adjusted for a limited time period during a sports season or performing arts production.
How to Join
- Proficient with Level 3 material
- Adept with Modern Repertory material
- Interview with faculty that reflects student understands the responsibility and commitment