Graduates

Students and their families are given advice about vocational Schools, Universities and Colleges that specialise in dance nationally and internationally.  Students who are preparing to leave the programme at 16 or 18 years participate in an Audition Tool Kit course – which prepares them for the application and audition process.  Advice and support is readily available for all students to help them identify which higher education programme best meets their needs. CAT graduates are currently furthering their dance training institutions including the following:

  • Arts Educational School London
  • Bird College
  • Central School of Ballet
  • Elmhurst
  • English National Ballet School
  • The Hammond School
  • The Royal Ballet School
  • Laban
  • LIPA
  • London Contemporary Dance School
  • London Studio Centre
  • Millenium Performing Arts
  • Northern Ballet School
  • Northern School of Contemporary Dance
  • Performers College
  • Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
  • Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
  • The Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
  • Stella Mann College
  • Tring Park
  • Urdang Academy

The first cohort of CAT students who graduated from the scheme have completed vocational training courses and have or are currently working professionally with:

  • Bad Taste Cru
  • Ballet Black
  • Hofesh Shechter Company
  • Motionhouse Dance Theatre
  • New Adventures
  • Rambert Dance Company
  • Russell Maliphant Company
  • Scottish Dance Theatre
  • The West End Production Thriller
  • Thriller Live
  • X Factor

Currently the South Asian graduates do not have a vocational training option or a university based degree course in a classical dance form for them to progress on to after graduating from the CAT. Many students turn to academic courses and continue their dance training with a private tutor. Their passion and commitment to dance does not disappear at graduation but their choices are limited and the opportunity for mentoring and apprentice roles within established companies are available but also limited.

Similarly specialist progression routes for Urban dance students are limited and they often seek mentoring and training through alternative or peer led opportunities as ways into the industry. 

I think the best thing about the training is that we are taught not only the technique and movement but we are taught the science behind it. I find this really helpful as it gives me an understanding of why things are done a certain way and I can visualize the body whilst doing the movement.

Yorkshire Young Dancers, Northern Ballet Theatre, male student age 14