Our long term aim is to nurture young dancers and enable them to maximise their potential; thus creating world class dancers who have the capacity to engage and compete with their international peers around the globe.
Centres for Advanced Training provide a vital link in this process by identifying children as young as 10 and ensuring that they benefit from the highest quality prevocational training. CAT’s prime objective is to help and encourage young British dancers to access institutions and conservatoires of excellence at 11, 16 or 18 years.
Context
Unlike other specialist training programmes the Centres for Advanced Training are non-residential allowing students to remain in the mainstream education system and live at home with their family.
Access
The programme is open to all children between 10-16 years regardless of previous dance training. We readily accept children who have limited dance experience alongside those who have had considerable prior training. With the generous support of the MDS we are able to select children purely for their potential regardless of family and financial circumstances. Each family is means tested so families only pay fees according to their means. The MDS issues numerous full grants on an annual basis to students who could not otherwise afford to dance.
The Circus Space
The Circus Space is now hosting a CAT Scheme and inviting young people with a passion for Circus to apply. Applicants must be aged 10 -18 and have the ambition and dedication to develop careers as professional Circus Artists. Previous Circus experience is not essential. http://www.thecircusspace.co.uk/