Intermediate Teachers who wish to enter students for examinations at the Pre-Professional Level, will seek Advanced Teacher certification. They will also have a desire to gain more in-depth knowledge of ballet history, theory and pedagogy as it applies to the Vaganova method.

Advanced Teacher Examination Requirements:

• Applicants must be Intermediate Teachers with the Society of Classical Ballet (Vaganova Method) and have successfully entered students at the Advanced Level
• Applicants must submit the Teacher’s Examination Request Form. (This document is contained in the Membership & Examination Forms booklet.)
• Examination fee payable six weeks prior to topic submission date

Advanced Teacher Examination Procedure:

• One examiner required
• The examination consists of a written theory paper of 4000-6000 words based upon a topic of the candidate’s choosing upon approval of the assigned examiner. The theory paper is due eight weeks from the date of topic submission. Theory papers will become part of a theoretical library of the Society of Classical Ballet (Vaganova Method) for member use only. Re-publication of the theory paper, in part or whole, is subject to the written approval by the author

Advanced Teacher Rights, Privileges & Requirements:

• Once Advanced Teacher membership is granted the teacher may present students for examination up to and including Advanced and becomes eligible for appointment to the Examining Committee as vacancies occur
• Advanced Teachers may use the SCBVM Adv. accreditation after their names and the Society’s logo in documents and advertising materials
• Advanced Teachers become inactive after two years of without examinations.  Active status may be regained after submitting students into exams
• All rights and privileges with the Society will be revoked when a member fails to remit their annual membership fee

Please contact the Society’s office for further information about becoming an Advanced Teacher with the Society of Classical Ballet (Vaganova Method).