About
Company Info:
The HARID Conservatory, in Boca Raton, Florida, was established in 1987 to provide superior professional training for gifted young dancers. Students from across the United States and around the world are selected for enrollment through audition. Admission is based on artistic talent and physical capability. All students attend tuition free during the school year.
HARID offers high-school-age students comprehensive ballet training and an enriched academic education within a carefully supervised boarding-school environment. The four-year curriculum includes ballet and related dance courses (pointe, variations, partnering, men’s work); character, modern, jazz, and Spanish dance; Pilates; music studies; dance and music history; nutrition; kinesiology; ballet methodology; career-related seminars; and dance performance.
Academic studies are undertaken on campus via a structured and supervised virtual-school program utilizing Florida Virtual School courses. Honors and advanced placement courses are offered. In addition, dual-enrollment opportunities are available with several local colleges and universities. (International students who are developing English-language competency are enrolled in courses provided by Edmentum.)
Graduates receive a high-school diploma and, for those who qualify, a HARID Conservatory Certificate of Completion.
Awards:
HARID is recognized as a high school by the State of Florida and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Precollegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS). Florida Virtual School is accredited by Cognia.
The caliber of training provided by HARID is made evident by the national and international recognition received by its students. In addition, HARID alumni can be found dancing in leading professional companies across the United States and in Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia. Many have distinguished themselves as soloist and principal artists in major companies
Extra Information:
The HARID Conservatory is an extraordinary and precious gift, given selflessly by Fred Lieberman to aspiring young dancers, the South Florida community, and the entire dance world.
