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Pacific Ballet Academy offers a full range of graded classes, from pre-ballet to pre-professional training. We provide a unique opportunity for students of all ages and abilities to study the traditions and discipline of Russian Ballet. Whether a student's goal is a career in dance or purely recreational exercise, our dedicated faculty offers personal attention and professional training to match each student's interests. | ||
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14, 2012 - Second Term begins January 16, 2012 Our Fall Term is now well underway and many lower-level classes are full. At this time, any prospective students are welcome to take a placement class and we will do our best to find a space for them! Adult Schedule We have an expanded Adult class schedule, with additional morning classes and Sunday classes offered. We are happy to introduce Eric Bourman to our faculty, teaching both adult and youth classes. Please click below to get the updated schedule and rates. During our Winter Break, Eric Bourman will teach all his adult classes except 12/25/11 and 1/1/12. Please see below for the holiday schedule. Adult Schedule Winter Holiday Schedule Winter Break - December 18, 2011 through January 2, 2012. Classes resume Tuesday, January 3. Our regular classes will not be held, but some adult classes will continue. Please see below for the Holiday schedule: Winter Holiday Schedule Nutcracker Performances at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts: Our performances over Thanksgiving weekend went very well, with everybody dancing beautifully! We thank all the people involved for their hard work in making this production a success! Spring Showcase 2012 Performances will be held March 24 & 25, 2012 at the Mountain View CPA. Because it is so early, we ask that contract and payments be returned November 7, so that we can order costumes in time Showcase 2012 Contract & Information Parking We remind you to drive slowly and carefully in our parking lots, and to park only in our lots on Wright Street (by Studio 1) and the strip alongside our building next to Studios 2 and 3. We ask parents and friends to enter our parking lots with great care and vigilance for the sake of our precious children. We also ask that you be considerate of our neighbors; we bring a lot of children and cars into their space. Finally, we ask that children, especially siblings of students, not play or go near the rocks in the front of our Studio 1 entrance. Our neighbors have had a window broken and we will have to pick up damages if this happens again. No playing in rocks, no rock throwing! Parents and friends, please help with this! Performance Photographs Photographs from our past performances are available for members of our school and are password-protected. Please go to our Performances page for the links. |
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| Philosophy We follow the philosophy of Danilova and Balanchine, who believed that the quality of ballet instruction was more important than the quantity. This philosophy is followed by some of the most selective schools in the United States, including the School of American Ballet in New York City. We encourage our students to have other interests in addition to ballet, knowing that not everyone plans a career in dance. We also provide daily classes for intermediate and advanced students who are very serious about their studies. Curriculum The syllabus used at our school is based on the Russian system of dance training, which is taught at most major professional schools. We also incorporate other styles of ballet into our classes to ensure that our students are able to adapt to different dance and choreographic techniques. Please visit our Curriculum page for details. Location and Facilities Our ballet campus is located at 295B Polaris Avenue, Mountain View, California, where we have three studios. For the safety and comfort of our dancers, each studio has a sprung dance floor. Click here for a printable map and driving directions. Enrollment Approximately 250 students attend our school during the academic year. During the summer we offer an intensive ballet program to approximately 100 students. Registration Families new to our school should call or visit our ballet campus to obtain registration forms. These forms must be completed and returned to the school prior to admission. Pacific Ballet Academy reserves the right to determine the proper class level of all entering students, regardless of their prior training. Performances Ballet is a performing art, and we feel that participation in performances is an important part of our students' training. We provide two opportunities for performance experience each year at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts: in the late Fall we stage The Nutcracker and in the late Spring we stage our school recital, the Summer Showcase. For more information, please visit our Performances page. Wellness Clinic As a special service to our students, we offer a monthly Wellness Clinic, where our students can meet with Chiropractor Dr. Rick Chaeff to discuss injuries, strengthening and stretching exercises, and proper nutrition. There is no charge for this service, and parents are encouraged to accompany their dancer to the clinic. |
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| Top of Page Pacific Ballet Academy • P.O. Box 765 • Los Altos, CA 94023 Ballet Campus located at: 295B Polaris Avenue • Mountain View, CA For more information, contact: director@pacificballet.org Or telephone Pacific Ballet Academy at: (650) 969-4614 Photographs are the property of Pacific Ballet Academy, and may not be used or reproduced for any reason without the written permission of the directors. Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004 • All Rights Reserved |