ArtéBallét®— Europe’s Boutique Advanced Winter Ballet Intensive

Yes. Admission to the Advanced/Pre-Professional Program is selective. Applications are reviewed to ensure that each dancer’s technical level, experience, and artistic readiness are well suited to the pace and environment of the program.

The Advanced level is designed for advanced, pre-professional, and professional dancers training toward, or already working at, a professional standard. It is intended for dancers with a strong classical foundation, technical clarity, artistic maturity, and the focus required for an intensive training environment.

The Advanced/Pre-Professional Program is generally intended for dancers aged 14/15 and above. Exceptionally strong younger dancers may be considered if their technical level, maturity, and training experience align with the program. Most of our dancers are bachelor ballet students or pre-professionals or advanced dancers training at a private ballet school with the intention to enter the professional field.

Please have ready a headshot, a first arabesque photo taken from the side, a dance photo of your choice, and one or two short ballet clips. Clear phone photos and recordings are welcome; professional production is not required. See the video options below, and the pointe requirements for female-identifying dancers.

Choose one or two examples that best show the strength and level of your classical ballet technique: a barre or center exercise, a clip filmed after class or in rehearsal, a classical variation in the studio or on stage, or an existing audition video or ballet showreel. These are alternatives, not a checklist. Please include your extensions and enough material for us to assess your placement, control, coordination, and movement quality. Your full body must be visible, and you must be easily identifiable. You’re welcome to share more if it gives us a fuller picture of your ability.

Around five minutes in total is a guide, not a limit. Shorter or longer footage is welcome, provided it gives us a clear picture of your technique. Recordings from the past two years may be submitted if they accurately reflect your current level — there’s no need to film something new when you already have suitable footage.

Yes. Female-identifying dancers must be en pointe in both the first arabesque photo and the dance photo, and must demonstrate secure pointe work in their video. Faculty may advise against pointe work during the program if it is not safe or appropriate for a dancer at that time.

No. The Winter and Summer Intensives are two distinct ArtéBallét experiences, each with its own artistic focus and program structure. The Winter Intensive is designed as a concentrated four-day experience with a strong emphasis on repertoire, coaching, and the creative process. Dancers train together in one dedicated group per program, working on classical and/or contemporary repertoire alongside Arté ChoreoLab, where they enter the studio with a choreographer to explore movement, creation, and new choreographic work. This creates an intimate, ensemble-focused environment with consistent access to faculty throughout the program. The Summer Intensive is our most extensive annual program and offers a broader training experience. Dancers are placed in multiple smaller groups and experience a wider range of techniques, faculty, repertoire, and artistic approaches across the program. The Summer Intensive culminates in a theater performance and also offers optional add-ons and additional individual opportunities. Both programs remain intentionally personal in scale and reflect the same ArtéBallét artistic standards, but Winter should not be viewed as a shorter version of Summer. Each intensive is developed as its own experience, with a different rhythm, focus, and artistic purpose.

No. The Winter Intensive is intentionally structured around one dedicated group per program, rather than the multiple-group structure of our Summer Intensive. The Intermediate and Advanced/Pre-Professional Programs take place on separate dates, allowing each program to have its own training environment, faculty, repertoire, and artistic focus. Dancers remain together throughout the four days, creating a consistent ensemble and allowing faculty and choreographers to work with the group progressively across technique, repertoire, coaching, and Arté ChoreoLab. This more concentrated structure is an intentional part of the Winter Intensive experience.

No. Dancers may only apply for the full four days, depending on availability.

All winter intensive participants take part in the culminating studio presentation in Amsterdam.

The Winter Intensive is intentionally designed as a distinct ArtéBallét experience. Advanced admission is highly selective, with each cohort carefully curated to bring together dancers of a strong and complementary artistic level. Winter groups typically welcome 15–30 dancers, creating the energy, exchange, and artistic depth of an international studio environment while preserving the high-level training and considered approach that define ArtéBallét.

After acceptance, dancers receive official enrollment instructions and payment details. A place is secured only once the required registration and payment steps have been completed. Because places are limited, early registration is strongly advised.

Because group sizes are intentionally limited, registration may close before the official application deadline once capacity has been reached. Accepted dancers are encouraged to complete registration promptly to avoid losing their place.

Tuition, package details, installment options, scholarships, and additional fees are available on the Tuition & Fees page.

ArtéBallét does not provide housing. Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation in Amsterdam. We recommend securing accommodation early, especially during the Christmas period.