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, and contemporary.
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), Resident Artist Program, or Young Artists Performance Company (ages 8–12).
Training Includes
Ballet
Pointe preparation
Jazz technique
Modern (age/level permitting)
Contemporary (age/level permitting)
Class Schedule
TERM ONE: August 28–December 21, 2023
TERM TWO: January 8–May 18, 2024
Important Dates
2023/24 SEASON
Pre-Season (pre-professional): To be announced
TERM ONE: August 28–December 21, 2023
TERM TWO: January 8–May 18, 2024
HOLIDAYS & SCHOOL CLOSURES
June 26–July 8, 2023 — Offices Closed
September 4, 2023 — Labor Day
November 20–25, 2023 — Thanksgiving Holiday
December 22, 2023–January 7, 2024 — Winter Break
January 15, 2024 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
March 11-16, 2-24 — Spring Break
March 29-April 1, 2024 — Spring Holiday
Dress Code
TO PURCHASE
ONSITE: Available at Vitacca Schools while supplies last.
ORDER: Please fill out a Dress Code Order Form and submit to the office via mail, email, or in person. Payments accepted by cash, check, or card.
Registration + Placement
Registration is open!
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. 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.
Placement
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.
TUITION PAYMENT
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
Training Divisions
Vocational Training Divisions
Teen Ballet Class
Recommended ages 12+ (Novice)
Teen Ballet for the Novice Artist
Weekly ballet class
Wednesdays 6–7:15pm
DIVISION B
Recommended ages 10–12
Training includes:
Mandatory: two ballet, two pointe preparation and one jazz technique per week
Recommended: three ballet classes per week, two pointe preparation, one Jazz per week
Performance Opportunities: Invitation to Spring Performance and Young Artists Company by audition (Note: YAPC dancers have additional training requirements)
DIVISION A/B
Recommended ages 11–13
Training includes:
Mandatory: three ballet, two pointe, and one Extended Training including Contemporary or Modern
Recommended: four ballet, three pointe, one modern, one contemporary per week
Performance Opportunities: Invitation to Spring Performance and Young Artists Company by audition (note: YAPC dancers have additional training requirements). Advanced dancers are reviewed for Vitacca Studio Company, audition required (note: Studio company dancers have additional training requirements).
DIVISION C
Recommended for teen training
Training includes:
Mandatory: three ballet, two pointe, and one Extended Training including Contemporary or Modern
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).
Division D
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
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, Young Artists Performance Company (YAPC), and Resident Artist Program (RAP).