TO PROVIDE PRE-PROFESSIONAL DANCE TRAINING TO GIFTED DANCERS AND TO PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS. TO SET THE STANDARD FOR DANCE TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES BY PRODUCING DANCERS WHOSE ARTISTIC QUALIFICATIONS MAKE THEM SUPERIOR CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT BY PROFESSIONAL BALLET COMPANIES, AND WHO ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OFFER THEM THE OPTION OF PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. HARD ALSO SEEKS TO FURTHER ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIFE OF SOUTH FLORIDA BY PRESENTING HIGH-QUALITY STUDENT PERFORMANCES FOR THE COMMUNITY.