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: At least 3 classes per week including Ballet and Modern with Jazz and/or Tap and/or Pre-Pointe/Pointe (if invited)
- Enrichment: 4 sessions from September-December
- 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
- Tuesdays 4:30-7:30pm: Intermediate/Advanced Ballet, Pre-Pointe/Pointe (if invited), Rehearsal Block
- Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm: Open Tap and/or Open Jazz
- Thursdays 4:30-7:30pm: Intermediate/Advance Modern, Enrichment (Sep-Dec), Repertory & Rehearsal Block (Jan-Jun)
How to Join
- Proficient with Level 3 material
- Adept with Modern Repertory material
- Interview with faculty that reflects student understands the responsibility and commitment