It’s a Sneak Peek Saturday – check out this clip from Emily Hartka’s children’s ballet A Fairy Tale Gathering! Princess Aurora, Cinderella, and Snow White are all vying for Prince Charming’s affection…who will he choose? Come see these characters and more in performances next weekend in Charlottesville (10/10 at PVCC) or next weekend in Culpeper (10/18 […]
New Adult Beginner Ballet session class – Wednesdays from 1:30-2:30pm
Have you heard? There’s a new Adult Beginner Ballet class at Charlottesville Ballet Academy! Join Ms. Heather on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30-2:30pm on your lunch hour or before picking up the kids. This 8-week session class is a great way to try out ballet, stay in shape, and get a fun workout. No previous experience […]
New Children’s Fundraiser: Dancers 4 Dancers
Dear CBA Dancers and Parents, We are excited to launch a new program called Dancers for Dancers (D4D)! The mission of D4D is to have our Academy students raise money for scholarships and help us continue to make dance accessible to young people in our community. Our CBA Dancers are being challenged to raise just […]
CBA’s Most Charitable Donors: Our Students!
Charlottesville Ballet is delighted to recognize some of our youngest and most generous donors…our students!!! This past spring and summer, we have received numerous charitable contributions from our CBA Students who chose to donate their long-saved allowance money to help support Charlottesville Ballet! Some students chose to sponsor a specific dancer (or dancers), as part […]
Newsplex Coverage of the CBA Spring Performance + “Building the Future” Announcement
Thanks to Charlottesville Newsplex for covering the 2015 CBA Spring Performance: Carnival of the Animals and our new “Building the Future” capital campaign! The students had a blast performing this weekend and we want to send a huge thank-you to our students, parents, and families who joined us at the theater! Check out the footage […]
A BIG SECRET from Charlottesville Ballet!
On behalf of the Co-Directors, Professional Company Artists, CBA Faculty, and Board of Directors: We have a HUGE announcement that we’ve been waiting to tell you…. WE’RE EXPANDING!!! Help Us Build the Future of Charlottesville Ballet! We are delighted to announce that the Charlottesville Ballet will be expanding within our current […]
CBA Students’ Exciting Summer Plans!
Charlottesville Ballet Academy is delighted to announce the summer departure of its advanced students! Many of CBA’s upper-level students will attend prestigious national training programs across the country–we are very proud of our students as these are extremely competitive audition-based programs that select students from around the world to train for professional careers in […]
Pictures from “The Firebird” Dress Rehearsal!
Check out pictures by Keith Alan Sprouse from last night’s dress rehearsal in the theater! Join us tomorrow (April 25) at PVCC for the premiere of the new children’s ballet The Firebird. The production features 20 dancers from our professional company as well as over 55 students from the Charlottesville Ballet Academy! You can also […]
The Firebird – Meet the Characters!
Join us on April 25 at PVCC for the premiere of the new children’s ballet The Firebird. The production features 20 dancers from our professional company as well as over 55 students from the Charlottesville Ballet Academy! Charlottesville Ballet has written our own version of the The Story of the Firebird, check out our cheat sheet on […]
Do You Know the Story of “The Firebird”?
This spring, Charlottesville Ballet will premiere a new children’s ballet of the classic Russian fairytale, The Firebird. The ballet is full of magic and romance, and tells the story of the handsome Prince Ivan, his beautiful Princess Katerina, and the magical Firebird that saves them. The Firebird ballet was originally choreographed by Mikhail Fokine, set to music […]