YEAR ROUND PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
LOS ANGELES PRE-PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
Complexions Academy welcomes an exciting new chapter with the inaugural Year-Round Pre-Professional Program in Los Angeles, offering serious young dancers the opportunity to experience the distinctive training, repertory, and artistic environment of Complexions throughout the academic year.
Under the artistic direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Founding Artistic Directors of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, the program brings the artistic perspective and professional training environment of Complexions Academy to Los Angeles through an immersive five-day-a-week experience.
Created for dancers ready to move more deeply into pre-professional study, the program combines technical development, conditioning, repertory, choreography, professional master classes, and performance opportunities within a focused Academy setting.
WHAT TO EXPECT?
PRE-PROFESSIONAL MONDAY-FRIDAY TRAINING
Ages 14+ 4:00 - 8:00 PM 20 Hours per Week
Technical Efficiency I Artistic Expression I Versatility I Range of Dynamics
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Enrollment is intentionally limited to preserve a focused, high-caliber pre-professional training environment with meaningful faculty access and individualized artistic development.
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Daily NIQUE classes - the official Contemporary Ballet training method of Complexions developed by Complexions co-founders/co-artistic directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson.
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Complexions Contemporary Ballet Repertory
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Additional master classes in Contemporary, Hip Hop, Improvisation, Modern, etc.
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Mentoring from Complexions Contemporary Ballet faculty and Artistic Directors
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Creative process
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Performance opportunities
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson
Founding Artistic Directors
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
In Collaboration with: Ido Tadmor
LEVEL
Pre-Professional
Ages 14+
LOCATION
The Shay's Ve' Neta Dance & Healing Center
5253 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016
2026-27 SESSIONS
SESSION 1 October 12 - December 18, 2026
SESSION 2 January 11 - May 28, 2027
WEEKLY TRAINING WORKFRAME
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY Body Conditioning I Technique I Repertory/Choreography
TUESDAY - THURSDAY Technique I Repertory I Master Class
COMPLEXIONS TRAINING EXPERIENCE
The Year-Round Pre-Professional Program provides a consistent environment where technical training and artistic development progress together.
Dancers are challenged to expand precision, musicality, physicality, versatility, coordination, expressive range, and performance quality while gaining direct exposure to the artistic language and repertory of Complexions.
The year-round structure allows that development to build progressively, giving dancers the time and consistency to deepen both technical command and individual artistry.
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PRE-PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM
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BODY CONDITIONING
Strength | Stability | Mobility | Alignment | Coordination | Stamina
Focused physical preparation designed to support advanced dance training while developing the strength, control, stamina, and physical readiness essential to a professional dance pathway.
CONTEMPORARY BALLET TECHNIQUE
Precision | Musicality | Dynamic Range | Full-Body Articulation | Efficiency
Training rooted in classical principles while developing the contemporary physicality, coordination, versatility, and dynamic range central to Complexions.
REPERTORY & CHOREOGRAPHY
Repertory | Choreographic Process | Ensemble Work | Musicality | Performance
Dancers will have opportunities to experience Complexions repertory and works by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, connecting daily training with the artistic language, creative process, and performance demands of Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
MASTER CLASS SERIES
Professional Guest Artists | Choreographers | Teachers | Movement Specialists I Wellness Classes
A rotating series featuring professional guest artists, choreographers, teachers, and movement specialists, offering dancers additional exposure to professional perspectives, movement practices, and artistic voices.
ADMISSION & ELIGIBILITY
Admission is intended for dancers demonstrating the technical foundation, artistic readiness, physical preparation, and commitment appropriate for sustained pre-professional training.
INAUGURAL AUDITION FEE
$20
50% off the standard $40 audition fee
2026-2027 INAUGURAL PROGRAM TUITION
INAUGURAL ARTIST YEARLY TUITION $17,500
An inaugural full-year tuition rate created for the founding Los Angeles cohort. Invited returning artists who maintain continuous enrollment and program eligibility may retain their Inaugural tuition rate for up to two consecutive academic years.
Monthly and quarterly fees will be adjusted to the Inaugural Tuition Fee if Registered before October 10th, 2026
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REGISTRATION FEE $200 (Yearly, non-refundable)
MONTHLY $2,300 (9 installments I $20,700 total)
QUARTERLY $6,660 (3 installments I $19,980 total)
YEALY $19,000 (paid in full)
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Refund Policy
Registration Fee is non-refundable.
Tuition refunds are not available; credit certificates can be considered in a case-by-case basis and only in the event of accident or illness..
Financial Aid may become available.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ​
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Information will be emailed to the address you provide on the registration form.
Kindly submit an accurate contact email for the student
Look out for emails from info@complexionsacademy.com and please check your spam folder!
An application response will be emailed to you within 15 days of receiving your video submission or attending an In-person audition.
If accepted, you will receive an invoice. Please complete payment before the invoice due date to ensure your participation. A Complexions Information Packet containing instructions, forms and waivers, will be emailed to you prior to the start of the intensive.
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