Ballet Theatre of Maryland School of Classical and Contemporary Dance

Like other qualified professional company schools, BTM offers a complete curriculum for a future career as professional dancer as well as for the health and knowledge of the recreational dancer. It is designed to provide anatomically sound training while providing and increasing variety of special classes and performance opportunities that make greater demands on the student with each level of study mastered. The syllabus is based on the Christensen aesthetic which enhances the classical Trench, Italian and Russian tradition with cross-training in contemporary dance forms and ideas, as well as holistic and scientific research to prepare graduates for the eclectic demands of dance companies now and in the future, and for granting the recreational student with the tools necessary to sustain a healthy body-throughout their lives.