To nurture and promote the art of dance – this is the raison d’etre of the Johane Casabene Dance Conservatoire (JCDC), where the training of classical ballet and other genres of dance are taken to a higher level of excellence.

Casabene inaugurated the first Dance Conservatoire in June 2007. Since then, it has been an ongoing challenge for the whole teaching faculty and students at the school. Hard work, determination, passion and dedication are all apparent in the high level of technical and artistic ability of the students at JCDC. The JCDC offers dance students the possibility to train on a professional level in a friendly environment.

The curriculum includes classical ballet, modern jazz, hip hop and contemporary dance. The Estudio de Danza – Centre for Spanish Dance is now also being housed at the JCDC, offering specialised classes in Spanish dance.

All courses are open to students aged three years and over, and lead to professional level, as well as to teacher-training courses.

There are also classes for teen and adult beginners and all course qualifications are recognised by the National Commission for Further and Higher Education Malta.

The teaching faculty includes Casabene, Alison Bird, Deborah McNamara, Sandra Mifsud, Warren Bonello and Bettina Von Brockdorff. This year, Etoile dancers Donatien Ravet (graduate from the Ballet de Marseille) and Anne-Laure Gosselin (graduate of the Paris Opera) will also be joining the team.

During the last academic year, over 95 per cent of the Conservatoire students obtained a distinction and they all participated in La Bayadere at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, as well as various television and national events.

The JCDC is now situated in Qormi (opposite HSBC Call Centre – Ċentru Rużar Briffa). The premises are fully licensed and also an approved dance centre for the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.

Registrations are now open. For further information, call on 2742 7933, 2158 0172 or 9942 7933.

www.casabene.com

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