ABOUT THE BALLET CLINIC
What is everyone talking about? A Ballet Education's The Ballet Clinic is Arizona's Elite Ballet Prep School. Each year, a select few students are selected to be trained and prepared for the world of ballet. With a success rate that boasts an average of 97% placement into professional school, each year The Ballet Clinic curates a unique, specialized, individualized experience for each dancer. Here, dancers learn everything from the classical ballet vocabulary and performance to the business aspects of ballet, marketing, photography, videography, choreography, ballet history, and more. The Ballet Clinic has won YAGP's outstanding teacher award consecutively since 2019, outstanding teacher at Icon Dance, and has been recognized by the State of Arizona for our outstanding achievements.
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, Tulsa Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Sarasota Ballet, NYU, Ballet Dortmund, and the Juilliard School, just to name a few.
A Ballet Education's curriculum is based on the principles 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 have seen young dancers receive professional contracts and full scholarships to professional schools and universities with the success rate sitting at 97%. The curriculum itself allows for any dancer to start the process of learning classical ballet for the modern-day market.
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, Tulsa Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Sarasota Ballet, NYU, Ballet Dortmund, and the Juilliard School, just to name a few.
A Ballet Education's curriculum is based on the principles 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 have seen young dancers receive professional contracts and full scholarships to professional schools and universities with the success rate sitting at 97%. The curriculum itself allows for any dancer to start the process of learning classical ballet for the modern-day market.
Who are we looking for?We are looking for dancers who are fundamentally interesting, who show an aptitude and potential to succeed in dance, specifically ballet.
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What we do?We specialize in helping individuals succeed in their goals. Bad feet? No problem.
Nobbly Knees? Don't Worry. Unflexible? It's chill. We really don't care about your body-type. If you can dance, you can dance. If you behind, that's fine, we can teach you. |
How we do it?It's our secret.
Just kidding. We care about the overall dancer as a student and as a person wanting the opportunity to succeed in this profession. |
FACULTY AT THE BALLET CLINIC
David King
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Jacqui Pickering
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Tia Rush
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Previous Seasons
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Season 5 (2023-2024)Season 5: Tenacity & Radiance
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Season 4 (2022-2023)Season 4: Refractions. Season 4 has once again brought a huge success. With dancers placing around the world at The Royal Ballet School, John Cranko School, English National Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Alberta Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, School of American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and many others. Additionally, two of our dancers qualifies and attended YAGP finals in Tampa, Florida. Both received numerous offers including the John Cranko School. Many of our students received year-round offers to San Francisco Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School, School of American Ballet, and ABT's JKO.
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SEASON 3 (2021-2022)Season Three: Collaborations (in progress). Season 3 has brought us amazing collaborations with world renowned choreographers and teachers. Guest teachers were brought to teach the students choreography, movement theory, and modern technique. Our August guest faculty included: Nicole Olsen, Jordyn Siegfried, Michael Cook and Spencer Dennis. Our Fall Faculty included Thang Dao, Fabiola Ambrosio, and Jason Coosner. For more information on season three, take a deeper look here.
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SEASON 2 (2020-2021)Season two was originally titled "Perfect Vision", but that was announced before the pandemic. Season two's title became "American Beauty". Inspired by American fashion, our season opened with our hay photoshoot inspired by Ralph Lauren and ended with our shoot inspired by Calvin Klein titled CK: Clinic Kids. In season two, we also filmed our Winter Holiday showcase, and Paquita's Wedding featuring New York City Ballet's Ashley Hod and Andrew Veyette. The success of season two created a 100% graduation rate. Take a deeper look at season two here.
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