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Valentina's School of Ballet

Summer 2024

Ballet Intensive Faculty

JUL 29 – AUG 02  & AUG 12-16

CHRISTIE SCITURRO (Former Miami City Ballet dancer)
PETER LEBRETON-MERZ (Regional tour director for ADC IBC, Intl. Guest Teacher)
NATALYA MAKINA (VSB Teacher, former Perm Ballet dancer)
SAMANTHA SHELTON (ABT Examiner and renowned guest teacher)
VALENTINA BARSUKOVA (VSB Founder and Artistic Director)

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Junior Intensive

AUG 05-09 & AUG 12-16  |  4:30pm-8:30pm

VSB's Junior Intensive is open to dancers age 7-9, with classes taught by VSB faculty and guest teachers.

The end of each week will culminate in a showcase where the dancers will perform the numbers they have learned.

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Contemporary Week Faculty

AUG 05-09 | 4:30pm-8:30pm
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Mr. Villaverde is a professional dancer with the Martha Graham Dance company and former dancer with Ballet X
VSB's award-winning Resident Choreographer & Contemporary Teacher

Summer Intensive Guest Faculty

American Ballet Theatre Dancers

AUG 12-16 | 4:30pm-8:30pm
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Andrii Ishchuk was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. At the age of four, he began studying ballet at Kharkiv Ballet School...
Soloist of ABT (American Ballet Theater)

Teacher Training Program

AUG 26-30 | 11:00am-3:00pm
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Valentina received her Vaganova ballet training in the Ukraine beginning with the Kharkov Ballet School and graduating from Kiev Academy of Ballet
Natalia had a successful career at Perm Ballet Company dancing in Serenade, Giselle, Swan Lake and many other prominent Ballets