Find yourself transported into an enchanting storybook world with the fairest of them all…the beautiful Snow White! Join Charlottesville Ballet for a “Snow White Storytime” as a professional ballerina reads the classic fairytale and teaches introductory ballet steps in an interactive story-time experience! April 14, 2016 at 4:00 pm for ages 5+. April 15, 2016 […]
CBA Spring Break
CBA is on Spring Break April 4-8. We hope you enjoy plenty of sunshine and a wonderful week of rest! Classes will resume as usual on Saturday, April 9.
CB Spring Shopping Day
Please Join Us for our first Spring Shopping Day to support the Charlottesville Ballet! Enjoy a relaxed morning of shopping at the Charlottesville Ballet with a variety of goodies from many local vendors. Find unique gifts for upcoming Mother’s Day, graduations, weddings, and more! A portion of all proceeds will go to support the […]
Choreographer Spotlight: Tom Mattingly
This Saturday, Charlottesville Ballet will premiere “Anonym,” a new work by choreographer Tom Mattingly. Tom was most recently a Principal with Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah, and now freelance dances and choreographs in Chicago, Illinois. Co-Director Emily Hartka commissioned Tom to create a new piece for Charlottesville Ballet as part of its […]
Meet the Artist | Nanae Matsushima
Meet Nanae Matsushima, one of Charlottesville Ballet’s Company Artists! You might recognize her as the “Sugarplum Fairy” in a pink and gold tutu from The Nutcracker, but this March she’ll be in a black tutu performing as the vivacious “Kitri” in Don Quixote + New Works! 1. When did you first start dancing? I started […]
Meet the Characters of Don Quixote!
This March, Charlottesville Ballet presents Act III of Don Quixote! The ballet is a little different from what you might remember from your high school English class! In Act I & II, we meet our main characters: Kitri, Basilio, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Kitri and Basilio are sweethearts, but Kitri’s father wishes her to marry for […]
CBA | CLOSED Tuesday, February 16
For the safety of our CBA students and families, Charlottesville Ballet Academy will be closed today, February 16, 2016. Stay warm, be safe, and send us your favorite snow day pictures on Facebook! MAKE UP CLASSES: With all of our snow days, we want to remind you that students can select a make-up […]
CBA | Closed Monday, February 15
For the safety of our CBA students and families, Charlottesville Ballet Academy will be closed today, February 15, 2016. Stay warm, be safe, and send us your favorite snow day pictures on Facebook! MAKE UP CLASSES: With all of our snow days, we want to remind you that students can select a make-up […]
CB Sponsor Spotlight: Trager Brothers Coffee
Charlottesville Ballet is starting a new Sponsorship Spotlight on the CB Blog! Each month we’ll feature a different CB Corporate Sponsor and share a little bit about what our organization means to theirs and what theirs means to the Ballet. We are delighted to announce that our first featured corporate sponsor will be the Trager Brothers […]
CBA OPEN | Wednesday, January 27
We are thrilled to announce CBA WILL be open for classes, Wednesday, January 27th! We will begin celebrating Parent Observation Week on Wednesday. Please arrive a few minutes early and don’t forget your camera!