La Danse Royale
Le Programme Junior · La Danse Royale, Tokyo
Jeunesse
Élite

The junior programme — pro-track and competition preparation.

One-to-one and small-cohort coaching for pre-professional dancers aged 8 to 20, admitted by season. 

Programme d'Excellence
La Mission

Every season here begins from one belief: hard work never betrays us.

Jeunesse Élite is the most demanding programme the Atelier runs — and the care underneath it is the same one the house was founded on. The director has written it out in full: why she teaches as she does, and what parents can expect of the studio their child enters.

Read our mission
Le Segment

Who the junior programme is for.

One-to-one and small-cohort training for pre-professional dancers  — working toward international competition, vocational-school entry, and a professional career. 

I

Competition

Variation coaching and full-season preparation for YAGP, Prix de Lausanne, and other stages — from selection to podium.

II

Audition

Domestic & international company and overseas vocational-school entry: video selection, repertoire, and interview.

III

Technique

Pro-track private class, pointe and pas de deux — built on anatomy and safe practice.

La Méthode

Five programmes, one discipline.

I

La Classe Privée

The Private Class

One-to-one pro-track technique.

Per session In studio or online
II

La Variation Classique

The Classical Variation

A classical competition variation carried from selection to stage-ready.

May be combined with La Variation Contemporaine as a single Variation package.

6–10 sessions Package
III

La Variation Contemporaine

The Contemporary Variation

Contemporary repertoire for the Prix de Lausanne and other concours requiring a contemporary variation, and for company auditions — with guest choreographers and specialist teachers.

May be combined with La Variation Classique as a single Variation package.

6–8 sessions Package
IV

Le Concours

The Competition Season

A full competition season built around a named target — YAGP, Prix de Lausanne, or a Japanese stage.

12–16 weeks On enquiry
V

Le Parcours Pro

The Professional Track

School and company shortlisting; the audition dossier — curriculum vitae, audition photographs in the required positions, letters and forms; filmed audition material; and consultation throughout — for vocational schools and companies at home and abroad.

Per cycle On enquiry
Les Saisons · Admission

Admitted by application only.

The junior programme opens twice a year. Each season admits a small cohort 

Autumn Cohort · 2026
Now open

Saison d'Automne

Applications close 30 Sept 2026
Season Oct 2026 – Mar 2027
Apply for this season
Spring Cohort · 2027
Waitlist

Saison de Printemps

Applications close 30 Jan 2027
Season Apr 2027 – Sept 2027
Join the waitlist
Le Calendrier

One season, seen whole.

Deadlines fall in different months on different continents, and the preparation each one asks for begins long before them. The Atelier keeps the year alongside each dancer — reading the calendar, and planning the work against it.

Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Europe
Prix de Lausanne
Video entry
Finals
European vocational schools
Applications
Auditions
North America
Youth America Grand Prix
Semi-finals
Finals
Summer intensives (SAB, ABT)
Auditions
Offers
Japan & Asia
Domestic concours
Autumn round
Winter round
Vocational & progression auditions
Selection
Summer concours
Summer round
Company engagement
European company auditions
Postings open
Auditions
Contracts offered
Japanese company auditions
Auditions
Contracts offered
Company season & contract start
Season begins
Season begins
Concours, admission & hiring cycle

An example of the time each path asks for. Dates are indicative and vary by year and by institution; each season is planned around the dancer’s named target.

A private presentation and introductory session can be arranged.

Request a private presentation