Perfect TechniqueBeautiful and perfectly placed technique with precision.
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Captivating ArtistryFinding who you are as an artist, as a human, and as a dancer.
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Be InspiredKeep the passion for ballet alive with amazing collaborations.
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The Ballet Clinic is Arizona's Elite Ballet Prep School. Each year only twelve kids are accepted into a graduating group. The goal is to prepare your child for an elite professional school, with the hopes of a full scholarship. The Ballet Clinic has placed students on full scholarships to the Paris Opera Ballet School, The Royal Ballet Upper School, The Royal Ballet School at Whitelodge, American Ballet Theatre's JKO, the San Francisco Ballet School, The School of American Ballet, Kansas City Ballet School, Nashville Ballet School and the Juilliard School.
A Ballet Education’s curriculum is based on the principals and fundamentals of classical ballet to ensure the quickest and strongest results for students aspiring to be professional dancers. Taking the best from the different pedagogies from ballet, a Ballet Education’s curriculum prepares dancers to be employable, healthy, and have longevity in a professional career. A Ballet Education’s methods have been proven and has seen young dancers receive professional contracts and full scholarships to professional schools and universities with the success rate sitting at 95%. The curriculum itself allows for any dancer to start the process of learning classical ballet for the modern day market. |
David KingDavid King was born in Busan, South Korea. He trained at the prestigious Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet under Marcia Dale Weary, and spent summers at many of the top ballet schools around the United States. Mr. King danced for various companies around the United States. He then received his BA and MFA from the University of Minnesota in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies in the Arts. Mr. King served as the founder and Artistic Director to Redlands Dance Theatre for two seasons.
After sustaining an injury, David focused on teaching, specifically teaching ballet for ethnic body types. Throughout his teaching career, he has taught master classes, workshops, and seminars at various levels of education. David has taught at some of the top schools around the world, and is known for his elite coaching and world class training for international competition winners, professional dancers and working professionals. David King is also the owner of A Ballet Education the number 1 ballet blog, and dance resource online. |
Ashley Lorraine BakerAshley Lorraine Baker was born in San Jose, California. She is a graduate of the Arizona School of the Arts and the School of Ballet Arizona. She then attended ASU to recieve her degree in dance on a full scholarship. She later was the ballet director at a smaller school in Arizona, before she became the school manager for the School of Ballet Arizona. She served as Artistic Director for All Bodies Dance Company for three years. She joined the Ballet Clinic in 2019. Ashley Lorraine Baker is also a contributing photographer to A Ballet Magazine, and currently freelance dances in Modern Dance.
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Terin ChristopherTerin Christopher is a professional dancer and teacher/choreographer based out of Phoenix Arizona. Terin is currently dancing with a professional Los Angeles based dance
company MusEffect, where he performs at events in Los Angeles and other places all over the country. He also is a faculty member on Muse Dance Company, a traveling workshop company where he teaches all levels in multiple different styles and sets choreography at studios all around the country. He was one of the top 50 finalists on “So You Think You Can Dance”season 15 out of thousands who auditioned. Terin is super passionate about sharing all of his knowledge and experience with his students to prepare them as much as possible for the professional dance world. In his classes, Terin focuses on dancers finding their own unique style within their movement while also focusing on confidence, clarity, and technique. |