Fire Year
fire year
feel, inspire, reflect, engage!
The school year 2025/26, SEAD is offering once again its program entitled FIRE year… feel, inspire, reflect, engage!
It is a one year intensive program, beginning in September 2025, for selected candidates from our last round audition in May 2025. FIRE year is for individuals who are looking for a strong year of training before their next step in dance. It can be either a time out from their dancing career or simply a full year of training. Upon completion of FIRE year, students will receive a SEAD certificate. FIRE year is intended to bring fresh insights and new energy to life, to fire up the dancer’s motivation with an energetic understanding of technique and creativity. FIRE year aims to remove blocks and stagnation by bringing light and inspiration by joining SEAD’s community of artists!
FIRE year is divided into six sessions of four to six weeks long, similar to the professional program. FIRE students are integrated with the other school year students ; in choreographic showings, informal showings, student meetings and group projects. Apart from technical and creative abilities, the students are assessed on their maturity and willingness to work in a school community as well as their commitment to dance. Class schedules will be sent in August, as well as dates for orientation and sessions.The Fire year students are placed into a a particular year and are then regarded as one of the classmates of that year.
SEAD believes that the FIRE program is a chance for those students who have a passion for dance to study intensively, on a one year basis, in preparation to either audition once again with a more nourished and developed technique or to approach their dance career with a more defined goal and focus. Students who want to make the transition from the FIRE year into the professional undergraduate program can audition in May and can be accepted into either the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year depending on their progress.
Audition
SEAD holds auditions annually for entrance into the four-year undergraduate professional dance program, the postgraduate I.C.E. program, and the one-year intensive FIRE program. The first round auditions take place in numerous different cities around the world.
Admission & Tuition Fees
Our programs combine annual tuition fees with a tiered administration fee, which varies by course and year of entry. Full details can be found on the Tuition Fees page.
