Paris Marais Dance School is a private, independent dance school in central Paris offering classical ballet and contemporary dance instruction with equal emphasis, welcoming amateur and pre-professional students from children to adults.
Paris Marais Dance School is a private, independent dance school founded in 2012 by Maggie Boogaart and Ghislain de Compreignac. Located at 26 boulevard de Sébastopol in the 4th arrondissement, the school teaches classical ballet and contemporary dance with equal emphasis. The faculty includes state-certified teachers, former professional dancers, and guest instructors. Joy Womack, an international prima ballerina, and Alexandre Proia, a former principal dancer with New York City Ballet, teach classical ballet and repertoire.
The school offers amateur classes for children from age 8, teenagers, and adults, as well as a pre-professional training program for students aged 9 to 21. Contemporary instruction includes Graham technique, release, improvisation, and contact. Additional disciplines include tap, Broadway jazz, yoga, Pilates, and floor barre. Students may enter adapted-schedule dance programs (CHAD) from age 9 in partnership with local schools. The school runs workshops during school holidays and summer intensives focusing on Graham technique, Balanchine/Robbins repertoire, and international training.
Former students have been accepted into companies including Martha Graham Dance Company II, Rambert Ballet, Hamburg Ballett, and Ballet national de Marseille. Some have also passed the classical or contemporary EAT examination.
Paris Marais Dance School is a private, independent dance school founded in 2012 by Maggie Boogaart and Ghislain de Compreignac. The school combines classical ballet and contemporary dance instruction, giving both equal value, and welcomes amateur children, teenagers, and adults, as well as young pre-professionals aged 9 to 21.
The school is located at 26 boulevard de Sébastopol, 75004 Paris, France, in central Paris next to Forum des Halles and the Centre Pompidou. It is accessible by Metro lines Châtelet, Rambuteau, Les Halles, Etienne Marcel, and Hôtel de Ville, RER Châtelet-Les Halles, and multiple bus lines.
The school offers amateur classes and pre-professional training in classical ballet and contemporary dance, as well as tap, jazz, yoga, and Pilates. It provides holiday workshops, summer intensives including Graham technique and Balanchine/Robbins programs, private lessons, trial classes, and open days. The school also offers horaires aménagés danse programs in partnership with local schools.
Amateur children, teenagers, and adults can join, as well as young pre-professionals aged 9 to 21. The pre-professional program requires auditions. Trial classes are available, with children’s trial classes free all year and adults’ trial classes free in September.
Classical classes are open to children aged 8 and above, pointe work for girls aged 12 and above, contemporary classes from age 8, Graham technique from age 14, and jazz classes from age 15 for advanced students. The school welcomes all levels from beginners to pre-professionals aged 9 to 21.
The school offers pre-professional training created to prepare students for auditions with dance companies. Former students have been accepted into companies including Martha Graham Dance Company II, Rambert Ballet, Hamburg Ballett, Dresden Ballett, Ballet national de Marseille, and many others across Europe and the USA. Former students have also passed the classical or contemporary EAT.
The school teaches classical ballet and contemporary dance equally. Contemporary instruction includes Graham technique, release, improvisation, and contact. The school also offers specialties including tap, Broadway jazz, yoga, Pilates, floor barre, and repertoire. Faculty includes state-certified teachers and professionals with international ballet company experience.
The school’s summer intensive programs include performances as part of the international summer stage.
Contact the school by email at contact@pmds.fr, by phone at 06 51 21 37 30, or at the address 26 boulevard de Sébastopol, 75004 Paris, France.