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about us
CHILDREN'S BALLET CLASSES IN PASADENA, CA
Whitley Ballet School offers children and adult classes in Ballet, Jazz and Tap dance, and is based in Pasadena, California.
Our teachers take a fun and caring approach to developing sound classical ballet technique, and a love of dance in the early years. We specialize in helping shy dancers gain confidence.
Our ballet classes follow the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus which provides a strong foundation in classical ballet technique.
In January 2023 we celebrated 10 years of dancing with you!
In December 2023 we began work on opening our shop and Pointe shoe fitting service, Ballet Corner.
Read Miss Natalie’s bio here
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Our Services
Classical ballet Classes
Our ballet classes aim to instill a lifelong love of dance and movement. Using the Royal Academy of Dance framework, our teaching philosophy centers around building confidence and inspiring creativity. We focus on creating a safe, nurturing environment where students feel comfortable taking risks and challenging themselves. For young beginners, creative movement and pre-ballet classes introduce students to ballet in a playful way.
Private lessons and coaching
From adults learners to more serious pre-professional students working towards exams or competition, we offer intermediate, advanced and pre-pointe/pointe private lessons and coaching. Additionally, they include analysis and comprehension of the various methods of training, such as Cecchetti, Vaganova, RAD, French/POB, and Bournonville, placing emphasis on understanding their historical and contextual significance. Students learn and work on advanced steps, variations and choreography.
“Ms.Natalie is an awesome teacher. She is patient and very creative. She’s not pushy. She allows the kids to be kids all the while learning and learning to love dance.”
“Best Ballet school ever!! Miss Natalie is a very kind and warm teacher. She loves to teach and the students feel it. Our child had learned so much and is very happy, she can not even consider going to another academy. If you are looking for a great place for your kids to learn and feel confident as well as encourage this is the best one.”
Royal Academy of Dance examinations
We are privileged to be able to offer Royal Academy of Dance examinations as part of our class program. This structured goal-setting process greatly aids students in developing both their technical and artistic skills, laying a well-paced and detail-oriented foundation for dancers to carry in all areas of life. Working towards clear and measurable goals, such as passing an exam, allows dancers to organize their methods and practice effectively, while also fostering the confidence and motivation that arises from achieving their objectives. We take pride in our students' hard work, reflected in our 100% pass rate.
Online lessons
We provide classes and private lessons online via Zoom for dancers. Please contact us by email to schedule.
Performances
Find our gallery of performances here
“My daughter has been to Miss Natalie’s class for a whole year now. She loves it. Actually we both love the class and Miss Natalie. The class’s being fun. I didn’t want to ruin her passion so I intentionally avoided those studios with very strict training tendencies, whereas Miss Natalie is super nice and good with kids. All the kids love her. She does a lot of demonstrations and the way she moves is already a very good demonstration of delicate ballerina. I think at such early age, the taste and love for he art is much more important than mere techniques. Miss Natalie’s class is very nourishing to the little ones!”
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rates
$20-30
$25
group class
In-person small group class (single or by session) held in Pasadena. One-off events in-person, and online lessons via Zoom
One-time registration fee
Signing up for our classes requires one new registration fee per family
$40 +
Private lesson
Private lessons can be delivered online via Zoom or in-person (limited schedule available)
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Gallery
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CONTACT US
For all inquiries and registration, please email whitleyballetschool.frontdesk@gmail.com
No phone calls please! We try to keep our classes small and personal, and try not to disturb our students’ learning by taking calls in the class. This also helps us to keep costs down for parents. Thank you for your understanding!
Whitley Ballet School classes are currently held in-person in Pasadena, and online via Zoom if requested. All classes require registration prior to joining. Please contact us to arrange a visit or drop in to a class.