Witness Queensland Ballet Academy's Pre-Professional Program dancers’ technical and artistic expertise across both classical and contemporary styles of dance. The program will include excerpts from Ben Stevenson OBE’s popular production The Nutcracker, along with works by two Resident Choreographers Paul Boyd (Academy Ballet Master) and Louise Deleur (Head of Contemporary Dance), and a selection of pieces highlighting the emerging choreographic talent from within the cohort. Queensland Ballet Academy’s Pre-Professional Program is a full-time, final year training program providing young dancers with the preparation they require before joining a professional ballet or dance company. Based at Queensland Ballet’s home in West End, the next generation of dancers thrive in this studio-to-stage, industry-aligned training program.