787 W. Woodbury Rd #6 Altadena, CA 91001 (626)797-0961 Director: Crystal Peterson www.ClassicalBalletAcademy.org
Classical Ballet Academy
KEY Program Overview
Knowledge
Excellence
Youth
CBA’s KEY Program provides
an extraordinary ballet education to dedicated students ages five and up.
The schedules, curriculum and instruction
is equivalent to that of the top ballet institutions worldwide.
The KEY program opens the doors to opportunity
through the specially designed curriculum, ballet syllabus, master instruction and additional performance opportunities.
Students will be presented the essential keys
needed to progress intelligently in a steady escalated fashion.
The versatile syllabus prepares students
for the diverse repertoire of classical and contemporary choreographers worldwide through exposure to syllabi from the French, Italian, Balanchine, English and especially the Soviet and Danish schools with their unique strength building aspects and special movements.
Exceptional students in the KEY Program
will have the opportunity to compete in highly acclaimed ballet competitions such as the “Youth American Grand Prix and the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson Mississippi” for medals, scholarships and professional contracts.
Students who maintain study in the KEY Program
can rest assured that if and when they decide to pursue a professional career, they will be able to meet or exceed the expectations at auditions for major company schools and/or colleges that major in dance.
“True dancers are not just fine technicians, they are artists!”
The KEY Program places focus on the essential aspects of artistry, emotional expressiveness, musical nuance, and the rhythmical characteristics that differentiate one movement from another. With internal understanding of these invaluable principals, students will then be able to develop their own highly refined personal style on their individual path to becoming a true artist.
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CBA’s KEY Program is a highly progressive format for committed students ages 6+
New Students are welcome into the KEY Program at any time for one trial session.
Each session thereafter, is by invitation only.
This program is based on advanced concepts that will increase awareness, challenge and enhance the mental capacity, build endurance, flexibility and coordination. The schedules, syllabus and curriculum are specially designed to achieve maximum results while assisting each individual to reach their full potential.
Tuition is paid per session upon acceptance. Students in this program are expected to maintain
excellent attendance, health, and uphold exemplary work ethics.
Students in the KEY Program receive priority treatment meaning (additional attention and corrections, help in order to overcome any weak or troublesome areas as well as further enhancement of each student’s strengths and a continued focus on artistic development.) Students also receive additional performance opportunities, evaluations and a discounted tuition rate.
