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!
CBA CLOSED | Tuesday, January 26
Due to the unsafe conditions of the CBA parking lot, Charlottesville Ballet Academy will be closed Tuesday, January 26, 2016. We plan to be open Wednesday, January 27, for our normally scheduled classes. MAKE UP CLASSES: With all of our snow days, we want to remind you that students can select a make-up […]
CBA Closed | Monday, January 25
For the safety of our CBA students and families, Charlottesville Ballet Academy will be closed today, January 25, 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 | Saturday, January 23
Due to the inclement weather, all Charlottesville Ballet Academy classes will be cancelled for Saturday, January 23, 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 date […]
CBA CLOSED | Friday, January 22
Due to the inclement weather, all Charlottesville Ballet Academy classes will be cancelled for Friday, January 22, 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 date […]
Growing up with the Father/Daughter Valentine Dance
It’s that time of year again! Temperatures are dropping, weather forecasters begin to slip the “snow” word, and most importantly: love is in the air! Currently, CB staff are gearing up for the fourth annual Father/Daughter Valentine Dance, and the team couldn’t be more excited. “This is such a joyous event,” Ali Brent, CBA […]
CBA Announces Session Classes for Winter 2016
CBA is delighted to announce select session classes to run Winter 2016 from February 1- April 1. “We’re excited to offer these shortened sessions as an opportunity for students to try a class without making a year-long commitment,” Sara Clayborne, CBA Academy Principal says. “We’re especially delighted to have so many different options available for […]
The Mouse King Manifesto
Every year is the same… the clock strikes midnight and my minions appear! Clara and her awful Nutcracker look different, the soldiers’ formations change, their battle strategy varies, but each year I remain the same…for I am the Mouse King! While my opponents vary ever so slightly, every year it is the same drudgery […]
What Nutcracker Means to Me | A Letter from Company Artist and Manager, Caitlin Lennon
This is my eighth season dancing with Charlottesville Ballet and my seventh time re-visiting the role of the Sugarplum Fairy, and each year I do it I find something new about the part. This year is an especially pivotal moment in my career as I’ve taken on the dual role of Company Artist and Company […]