よくある質問
English: FAQ BELOW the Japanese questions and answers!
Ｑ. 1
Ｑ，体験レッスンはありますか？ある場合、お金はかかりますか？
Ａ，体験レッスンは可能です。
ホームページより平日夜のABSレッスン時間をご確認いただき、メールで体験レッスンの旨ご連絡ください。
参加希望日と時間もあわせてご連絡をお願いします。
平日が難しいようでしたら、土曜日朝のカンパニーレッスンでも受けることができます。
お気軽にご参加ください。
なお体験後、入学をご希望でしたら、オーディションを別日に受けていただきます。
Ｑ. 2
Ｑ，見学はできますか？
Ａ，申し訳ありませんが、見学はお断りしています。ぜひ体験レッスンで、他の生徒たちと一緒に受講しながら、クラスの雰囲気を味わってみてください。
実際にクラスを受けていただくことで見学以上に参考になると思います。ご質問もお気軽にどうぞ。
Ｑ. 3
Ｑ，舞台は年に何回くらいありますか？
出演費はどれくらいかかりますか？
A,年にABSは２０－４０回程度公演があり、参加費は全員無料です。
衣装や小道具もこちらで用意します。また、年に1度の自主公演では、全額奨学金の生徒は全額無料、
一部奨学金の生徒は５５０００円（チケット代２０枚分を含む）通常生徒は６５０００円（チケット代２０枚分を含む）の予定です。
Ｑ. 4
Ｑ，ABSを三年間終えたらどうなりますか？
A,海外または国内のバレエカンパニーのオーディションを手配、またはご希望ならABCに入団できます。
ご本人の気持ちを聞きながら、心を尽くして希望の進路に進めるようバックアップいたします。
卒業後ABCに入団した場合、全額奨学金の生徒は正団員として、一部奨学金の生徒は準団員として入団することができます。
Ｑ. 5
Ｑ，コンクールは出ても良いですか？
A,ローザンヌやニューヨーク、パリ、もちろん国内のコンクールへの出場は可能です。
ご本人に合うバリエーションなど、アドバイスや指導もご希望に応じて行っています。
また、コンクール出場前にABS公演内でバリエーションを踊る機会を提供します。もちろんこの公演への参加は全員無料です。
Ｑ. 6
Ｑ，前のスタジオの発表会に出たりお手伝いをしたりと、前の先生とつながっていても大丈夫ですか？
A, もちろん大丈夫です。
ABCは団員や生徒が他の舞台やレッスンに参加することを、一切規制していません。
ABSの生徒たちに対しても同様です。どうぞ自由な気持ちで、好きなジャンルのダンスや好きな外部の舞台、レッスンにご参加ください。
Ｑ. 7
Ｑ，17日のオーディションに行けない場合どうしたらいいですか？他の日は可能ですか？
A, 可能です。17日以外でもご相談いただければいつでもABSやABCのレッスン時間内に個別でオーディションを行うことができす。
ご都合の良い日をあわせてお知らせください。
Ｑ. 8
Ｑ, オーディションの採点基準は？
A, クリスとリオは違った観点からあなたをみます。 主に舞台上の表現者、ダンサーとしての可能性を見させていただきます。現状のテクニック（柔軟さや回転数など）はあまり重視しておりません。
ご本人も気づかないような新たな可能性を、私たちが見出すことができればと思います。
Ｑ. 9
Ｑ, 寮はありますか？
A,残念ながら、ABS生徒専用の寮はありませんが、現在地方から来ている生徒達は、親戚の家や学生寮、または一人暮らしと様々です。
住む場所は個人で手配をお願いしておりますが、在学中の悩み、バレエ以外の生活面においても親身になって相談を受けつけています。
Ｑ. 10
Ｑ: 入学はいつからですか？
A:基本的にオーディション後はいつからでも入学可能です。オーディションの際にご相談下さい。
また、ABSは３学期制（4月、8月、1月）ですが、奨学生で学期の途中から入学された場合は、次の新しい学期から奨学金が支給されます。
FAQ
Question 1
Question: Is there a try out class to see the academy, dancers and teachers?
Answer: Yes! Please take our free try out class! You are invited to take a free trial class at any time.
Just give us a simple email and let us know when you are coming!
Every day of the week in the evening during ABS classes (http://abc-tokyo.com/abs/schedule.html) or Saturday morning is fine. We are looking forward to see you!
In the trial class you can meet teachers, meet fellow students and feel the relaxed atmosphere!
Of course we will be able to answer questions you have after class.
(Please know the Trial Class is free, but the Trial class is not the Audition).
Question 2
Question: Can I just come and watch the class?
Answer: Just watching might intimidate the other students.. .From our experience it is much better to take a class then to watch it – so you really have an experience! We are sure that you will like the free TRY OUT CLASS and enjoy the atmosphere.
Watching a class is sometimes very intimidating for the dancing students – as you can imagine yourself– so please simply try the free try out class and join us dancing!
Question 3
Question: Do students have to pay for performances?
Answer: We have many performances a year and we provide costumes and all for them. Only once a year there is a production in which students get tickets and pay some participant fee. BUT: full scholarship students go completely free even of those costs! And the partial scholarship students get a reduced fee (55.000 Yen for what they get 20 tickets a 3.000 Yen per ticket).
Rehearsals for these events are during the normal lessons - variation and rehearsal times – you don't have to skip school or anything else to be in them.
But you don't have to perform in all these events, if you don't want.
If you are too busy with school or have any other reason, simply let us know in which ones you want to be in, and in which ones not. Not a problem at all!
Question 4
Question: What happens after the graduation?
Answer: You have a big variety of auditions and we offer help for those to prepare!
It is our pleasure to help you audition in foreign countries!
If you want, we help you free of charge to find a company you like the repertory, help you to prepare a good curriculum, shoot photos for you, help with the travel route, etc. We help you in writing the application letters too (English, German and French).
You can audition in Japan for Japanese companies too. In this case we think that you don't need any special help...
But of course you can join ABC Company too and will be very busy with us!
Question 5
Question: Can I participate at competitions?
Answer: Yes, we are happy to prepare you for competitions like Lausanne, Paris, New York and in Japan!
Almost at any time one of the ABS students is preparing for some special event!
We help you for finding a good variation fitting your type and technique and prepare you in rehearsals.
Before you dance the variation at the competition we will give you chances to perform it in
performances of ABS, so that you have a couple of “trial-runs” before the “big one”.
Recently one of our students won a prize in a Japanese competition and accepted the invitation to continue her studies in Germany – which we completely supported.
If you don't like to do competition, then that is fine too. Some students don't like, some students like. It is absolutely up to you.
Question 6
Question: Can I continue contact with my old ballet school if I want?
Answer: We are very happy, if you continue with your old school and ballet master.
You can continue performances, can help with teaching, with performance preparation and everything
else!
In addition you are able to receive a free Ballet Teachers Course as student at ABS. That will allow you to become a ballet teacher with diploma to assist your former sensei even better!
Question 7
Question: I cannot make the official audition day. What can I do know?
Answer: It is no problem at all, if you cannot come to the official audition day (June 17 is the next one). Just give us an email and let us know when you can take a “personal audition”. Then you simply come to one of our classes and we talk later with you.
You can take the audition at any morning class from ABC/ABS or any evening class! We will adjust to your schedule and help you finding a stress free day, which fits your life.
Question 8
Question: What do you look at during the audition? What can make me a full scholarship student?
Answer: Most of all we look at your potential, of what you can become if you are trained excellent in a professional atmosphere. We look at were you can be in three years with us.
Honestly we are not so much interested in how high your legs are today and how many pirouettes you turn today.
We mostly look at your artistic potential as performer, actor, THEN your technique, stretch, and so on.
As we will help you to become a professional dancer we have different measurements than you think: your teacher might even think you are not so gifted, but we might see an undiscovered potential in you, which we will help you to develop with our teaching.
And you might receive a full or half scholarship, even if you would never have expected it.
Question 9
Question: Do you have a dormitory?
Answer: No, unfortunately we don't have a dorm. Many of our students stay with extended family in Tokyo and come to our studio which is on the JR Yamanote line.
We have access to 5 different trains and it is very convenient usually to come to us.
Some of our students rent a student apartment under supervision, or stay alone.
We will of course talk to you and your parents and talk through the best options for you.
Of course the ABS students who work with us and stay in similar situations can share with you and your parents their own experiences – that will help you too!
We provide a personal care for each student during the time with us during injuries, illnesses and other situations. We have several persons who take especially care of the younger students.
Question 10
Question: Which time can I join ABC and ABS during the year?
Answer: You can join ABS at any time during the year.
Even if you make an audition during the year you can start immediately.
Just note that scholarships are only given at the beginning of the next semester (We have 4 semesters a year). That means: you can for example audition on July 20 in a private audition and get a full scholarship.
So you can start from July 21 on with taking classes with everybody, but have to pay as regular student until August 16.
The full scholarship will be given from August 16, 2010 – which is the beginning of the summer semester.