Teacher Training Program
About the Program
The Teacher Training Program is a full-time post-secondary program that can be completed in two or three years. The Program provides aspiring dance teachers with the skills and knowledge required for a career in dance education in both recreational and professional environments. A key component of the internationally recognized Royal Winnipeg Ballet School’s Professional Division, the Teacher Training Program has boasted an impressive 100% employment success rate for over three decades.
Teacher Training Program students share studios with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company dancers and enjoy opportunities to observe Company performances, classes, and rehearsals.
Post-Secondary Credentials
Recognized courses and awards up to 18 credit hours towards a B.A., B.Ed, and Kinesiology and Applied Health degree with the University of Winnipeg.
Teacher Training Program Director
Johanne Gingras
Program Director Johanne Gingras was instrumental in developing the Teacher Training Program curriculum, and was named Director of the program in 1997. Ms. Gingras has taught various levels in the RWB School Professional Division for more than 25 years, as well as works closely with Teacher Training Program students. She also teaches ballet, pointe, character, repertoire and choreographs and rehearses students for performances in the PD. Ms. Gingras is a graduate of the Canada’s National Ballet School Teacher Training Program. She holds a Licentiate teaching qualifications with the Cecchetti Society of Canada and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
More About Our Program
For more information:
LINDSAY MCKNIGHT
Head of School Admissions
lmcknight@rwb.org