The Ballet Studio

The Ballet Studio is a new school in San Francisco organized as a non-profit to teach classical ballet to children from pre-ballet through advanced levels. The Director, Henry Berg, is an established teacher whose long career has produced dancers for the Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and the School of American Ballet. The philosophy of the Ballet Studio is to offer teaching at a level that can promote a serious career ballet dancer as well as a student using ballet as a complementary dance discipline. Classes will include ballet history, choreography and music so that the students will grow into adults with a full experience of what has been called “a science on top of which art is precariously balanced.”

DRESS CODE
Girls wear pink tights and pink ballet shoes. Boys wear a white tee shirt, black tights, white socks and black or white ballet shoes.

PARENTAL PARTICIPATION
It is our belief that the parents of our students need to be involved in the learning process. We intend to maintain regular parent teacher conferences and lecture demonstrations to expose families to the experience and development of their child.

TUITION
Tuition fees are based on the academic calendar year which runs 40 weeks from September through June. The annual fee may be paid in full, in three equal trimester payments or in ten equal monthly installments. Please call for a registration form.

CLASSES
Mr. Berg’s teaching is based on the Vaganova syllabus which has proven to be highly successful in reaching young children. By building carefully on these foundations, Mr. Berg’s students will progress through the more difficult stages without demanding more from their young bodies than they can handle. Extra classes will be offered by guest teachers monthly. The instruction will vary, but will include Flamenco, dance conditioning and drama techniques.

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