Ballet - Orinda Ballet Academy
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Orinda Ballet Academy
Artistic Director, Patricia Tomlinson
www.OrindaBalletAcademy.com
The Orinda Ballet Academy and Youth Company was founded in 2009 by Artistic Director, Patricia Tomlinson. Orinda Ballet is a year round Ballet Academy and youth performing company based in the Orinda Community Center. Offering classes for students aged 3yrs to 18 years, starting with the Pre-Ballet through advanced pre-professional divisions. In addition to ballet classes, Pilates reformer and contemporary classes are offered. All students have the opportunity to participate in the bi-annual performances of “The Sweet Dream Nutcracker” in the Fall term and a story ballet in the Winter/Spring term. Summer term holds a demonstration performance. Past Spring term productions include, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Swan Lake”, “Alice in Wonderland”, “Peter Pan”, “Coppelia,” and “Firebird”. Ms. Tomlinson has over 30 years of professional dancing, and instructing experience. Her background includes training in NYC under George Balanchine’s world-renown “School of American Ballet.” Ms. Tomlinson’s performing career began early as a student in NYC, performing with NYC Ballet and Natalia Markova’s company. Her extensive professional dancing career includes working as a soloist and principal dancer with Houston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Diablo Ballet, as well as guesting in various companies. Ms. Tomlinson has taught and set Ballet’s throughout the United States. She holds a B.A in Performing Arts and is a certified Pilates trainer in all apparatus. Ms. Tomlinson take’s great pleasure in working with her students and sharing her passion of ballet and dance.
Ballet Levels: for detailed ballet level descriptions, please click on the following link: http://www.orindaballetacademy.com/ballet-divisionscurriculum.html
Dress Attire: click on the following link- http://www.orindaballetacademy.com/dress-code.html
Private Lesson Information: please visit: www.orindaballetacademy.com
Refund Policy: Once terms begins- Partial Refunds are allowed- based on date of withdrawal or refund paperwork submission. Refund amount is based on the remaining weeks of term, not on how many lessons attended. Our policy allows students to make up missed classes in other classes, within the term.
Upcoming Sessions
Tue, Thu, Sat, 4:45p-6p
Mon, Wed-Thu, Sat, 5:30p-7:30p
Mon, Wed, Sat, 5:30p-6:45p
Tue, Thu, Sat, 4:45p-6:30p
Mon, Wed-Thu, Sat, 5:30p-6:45p
Mon, Wed-Thu, Sat, 5:30p-8p
Mon, Wed-Thu, Sat, 5:30p-7:45p
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