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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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schedule will change as of June 2! Please click here for the Summer, Adult & Open class schedule for June: June 2013 class schedule Adult Classes We have Adult classes for all levels. Please click here for schedule and rates (refer to the June schedule above after June 1): Adult Class Information Summer Course 2013: We have classes for every age and ability! Intensive Daily Classes for Levels IV-VII: June 10-July 12, 2013 Information & Registration packet Flexible Classes for Pre-Ballet, Level I & II/III: June 8-July 13, 2013 Information and Registration Weekly Dance Camps for 6-11 year olds: July 22-26, July 29-Aug 2, August 5-9 Information & Registration 2013 Information and Registration - 2nd Term ends June 1, 2013. We are now taking registration only for summer classes. Registration for the 2013-2014 school year will commence July 1 (information not yet updated). We have links to the current year important documents below (not updated for Fall 2013): 2012-2013 Registration Form: Please fill out and mail it to us along with the tuition payment. Priority for current students begins July1 and ends July 23. On July 23, we will open registration to everybody, new students included. 2012-2013 Tuition Rates, Holidays, and Performance Dates: Lists tuition rates and our holidays and performance dates for our Nutcracker and Showcase performances - please refer to this important document! 2012-2013 School Information and Guidelines 2012-2013 Faculty Instructors 2012-2013 Schedule for the 2nd Term: January 14 - June 1. 2013 Boys' Class - Mondays from 3:30-4:30pm with Eric Bourman. We are starting a special class for boys ages 7 and older. Please call for more information. Spring Showcase Information - March 23-24, 2013 Our performances went very well! Thank you everybody, for making it such a wonderful production! 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. 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 |