Vocational Training Program

About

Vitacca Houston’s Vocational Training Program is our evening training option for beginning, intermediate, and advanced dancers ages 8–18. This training opportunity offers a focused environment for study outside of normal school hours, including both foundational classes and excellent advanced training for focused dancers. The pre-professional to professional curriculum includes advanced technical training in ballet, pointe, modern, contemporary, and jazz

Our Vocational Training Program dancers are invited to perform in the end of season performance, though it is not mandatory. We offer further performance opportunities to dancers accepted into the Vitacca Studio Company (ages 10–18), Vitacca Ballet Youth Ensemble (ages 10–13), or Young Artists Performance Company (ages 8–12).

  • Students 9 and older are placed in Divisions A through D by knowledge, ability, and potential through an Assessment Class ($25). Children’s Program students (up to the Primary Ballet levels) are placed by age as of September 1. Please contact school office to schedule an assessment class, learn more, and register.

  • Vitacca offers ongoing training enrollment by assessment class. Dancers are welcome to schedule an assessment class (required for new students) at any time.

    • Registration forms for Divisions B – D available at time of Assessment Class. They may also be found below in the Divisions Overview dropdown.

    • Details for Division A can now be found on our Children’s Program page.

    • Please contact school office to schedule an assessment class at houstonadmin@vitaccdance.com.

    Dancers wishing to join a Vitacca performance company, the Accelerated Homeschool Division, or a scholarship program must audition for review and acceptance. Auditions occur annually between April and August– please see our Auditions page for updates.

    Registration Fee $65
    Sibling Registration Fee $35 (per sibling)

  • Division training costs (tuition) is based on a 35-week season and divided into ten payments from July through April. Tuition is invoiced on the 25th of the preceding month and late on the 2nd of the month. Exception – December installment will be invoiced on the 30th. Month to month registration is not allowed.

    Tuition amounts are available on Division Registration Forms. ​10 payments/installments July through April. All tuition and fees are non-refundable.

    TO PAY

    We now accept registration payments through Zelle! Scan the QR code (linked below) in your banking app to send money to pay. Please include a memo that notes what you are paying for. For online registration, please note that PayPal and online payment with a credit card incurs an event platform processing fee. Zelle payment does not incur a processing fee. Click here to pay via Zelle

  • 2024/25 SEASON

    TERM ONE: August 19–December 21, 2024
    TERM TWO: January 6–May 17, 2025
    Spring Soiree Performance Week: To be announced.

    HOLIDAYS & SCHOOL CLOSURES

    June 28–July 7, 2024 — Offices Closed
    September 2, 2024     — Labor Day
    November 25–30, 2024 — Thanksgiving Holiday
    December 22, 2024–January 5, 2025 — Winter Break
    January 20, 2025 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    March 10–16, 2025— Spring Break
    April 18–21, 2025 — Spring Holiday

 

School Info

TERM ONE: August 19–December 21, 2024
TERM TWO: January 6–May 17, 2025
Spring Soiree Performance Week: To be announced

Training Divisions

Overview

  • Recommended ages 12+ (Teen Novice)
    Teen Ballet & Dance Classes for the Novice Artist

    • Weekly ballet class required: Wednesdays 7:15–8:15 pm

    • Extended class options: Modern (by assessment), Contemporary, and Stretch & Strengthen

  • Recommended ages 10–12
    Training includes:

    • Mandatory: two ballet, two pointe preparation, and one extended training (i.e. jazz, tap, modern) per week

    • Recommended: three ballet classes per week

    • Performance Opportunities: Invitation to Spring Performance; Young Artists Company or Youth Ensemble by audition (Note: YAPC & Youth Ensemble dancers have additional training requirements)

  • Recommended for teen training
    Training includes:

    • Mandatory: three ballet, two pointe preparation, and one extended training (i.e. jazz, tap, modern, contemporary) per week

    • Recommended: four ballet, one modern, one contemporary per week

    • Performance Opportunities: Invitation to Spring Performance and Young Artists Company or Youth Ensemble by audition (Note: YAPC & Youth Ensemble dancers have additional training requirements). Advanced dancers are reviewed for Vitacca Studio Company, audition required (note: Studio company dancers have additional training requirements).

  • Recommended for teen training
    Training includes:

    • Mandatory: three ballet, two pointe, and one extended training (i.e. jazz, tap, modern, contemporary) per week

    • Recommended: four ballet, three pointe, one modern, one Contemporary, and one Conditioning per week

    • Performance Opportunities: Invitation to Spring Performance. Advanced dancers are reviewed for Vitacca Studio Company, audition required (note: Studio company dancers have additional training requirements).

  • Recommended ages 14+
    Vitacca Studio Company Division Only

    • Mandatory: four ballet, two pointe, one contemporary, one modern, and one conditioning per week

    • Recommended: four ballet, two pointe, one modern, one contemporary per week

    • Mandatory Performance Opportunities: Vitacca Studio Company by audition

Registration Forms +
Division Schedules

Teen/Foundations + Division B
ONLINE REGISTRATION

Other Programming

Vitacca's Children’s Program provides a fun and enriching enviroment, designed for dancers ages 2–9. Open enrollment and online registration available. Find out more on the Children’s Program page.

Vitacca Dance offers pre-professional Performance Companies for dancers ages 10–19: Vitacca Studio Company, Vitacca Ballet Youth Ensemble, and Young Artists Performance Company (YAPC).