Petits & Foundations
Ages 3 – 10
Where music becomes movement. Creative ballet for the very young, building musicality, posture, and joy before technique has a name.
Saturday mornings · two studiosThe Studio
Slow is not the absence
of speed. It is its mastery.
Élevé is built on a single belief: every body can be taught to fly — not by leaving the ground sooner, but by learning what to do with the air. We train children, professionals, and adults who simply refuse to stop dancing.
- 2012Founded
- 14Faculty
- Every ageWelcome
The Grammar
Five positions.
Infinite sentences.
The Programs
Wherever you begin,
you belong at the barre.
Pre-Professional
By audition
Conservatory rigour, six days a week. Pointe, partnering, variations, and the quiet discipline that turns talent into a career.
Auditions held each JuneOpen & Adult
All levels, 18+
It is never too late to begin, and never too early to return. Drop-in barre, beginner series, and evening repertoire for grown-ups.
Evenings & weekends · drop-in welcome
The Faculty
Taught by dancers
who never stopped.
- Odette Laurent Head of Classical Faculty Pointe, variations, and the art of stillness.
- Mariana Volkov Artistic Director Formerly principal, on a stage she’d rather not name.
- Julian Cho Contemporary & Character Where the rules learn to bend.
Élevé
Begin at the barre.
First classes are unhurried, barefoot if you like, and always begin with breath.
Reserve a first classThe Invitation
Your first class
begins with hello.
Tell us a little about the dancer — the age, the experience, the hope. We’ll find the right barre, the right hour, the right beginning.