CORPS de Ballet International – Ballet Excellence in Higher Education

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Mission Statement

The CORPS de Ballet International, Inc. is a professional non-profit Corporation dedicated to the development, exploration, and advancement of ballet in higher education and to the service and promotion of the art of ballet.

Objectives

The specific objectives are as follows:

To serve and support the community of university and college teachers of ballet
To foster excellence in ballet teaching, creation, performance, and research
To advocate for diversity, inclusion and access across all aspects of the ballet field including training, education, and scholarship
To promote recognition of the contributions that dance, ballet in particular, and the other arts, in general, apply to society
To sponsor and initiate activities and research related to these goals
To serve as a ballet emphasis resource for graduate students and dance professionals who teach in higher and secondary education