Valentina's Shool of Ballet
Valentina’s School of Ballet is fully devoted to providing ballet dancers of all ages an encouraging environment where they are given the opportunity to grow and excel in their ballet education.
Valentina’s School of Ballet offers the best ballet training available in Michigan.
Our students will be trained using the Vaganova Syllabus of classical Russian ballet technique, the world’s most rigorous and thorough style of ballet. All students who wish to apply themselves to learn the discipline of classical ballet are welcome. Those who aspire to dance professionally have the chance to train with exceptional teachers.
The Vaganova curriculum provides ballet students with a structured scientific dance methodology and pedagogical approach that goes beyond basic technique. Students will receive performance experience, not only through community concerts, festivals, and studio recitals, but through participating in national and international competitions.
Are you looking for professional training for your dedicated dancer? Do you want them to attend only prominent competitions such as YAGP or ADC IBC where they can receive scholaships to Summer Intensives or even a chance to be offered a traineeship/apprenticeship at a professional dance company?
Valentina’s School of Ballet offers a year-round pre-professional program for serious dancers. For those young dancers, VSB also offers a little kids program (ballet, jazz, & conditioning) starting at age 3.5. Our end-of-year recital includes a full-length ballet where even our youngest dancers get to perform.
VSB’s professional teachers offer instruction in ballet, pointe, variations, contemporary, character, improvisation, conditioning, and stretching. Our guest teachers include Christie Sciturro (MCB), Andrii Ischchuk (ABT) and Mackenzie Bartlett (Ballet West II).
Our Amazing Team
Owner / Director / Ballet Mistress / Choreographer
Valentina received her Vaganova ballet training in the Ukraine beginning with the Kharkov Ballet School and graduating from Kiev Academy of Ballet
Contemporary master teacher / Choreographer
Becca grew up in Livonia, Michigan and started dancing at age 3. She trained in ballet (Cecchetti), modern, contemporary, tap, and hip hop …
Ballet at a Mistress
Natalia had a successful career at Perm Ballet Company dancing in Serenade, Giselle, Swan Lake and many other prominent Ballets
Condition / Acro / Strech / Rehearsals
Over 15 years of experience working with children of all ages, including teaching languages and rhythmic coaching both in Russia and the US
Teacher
Studied ballet at The School of Ballet Iowa and Northern Illinois University, performed with several dance companies, and built a teaching career at top Chicago-area dance schools
Behinig levels teacher / Costumes manager
Miss Jennifer has been part of the VSB family for a couple years. She has had a love for teaching dance to all ages for over 25 years
Guest Teachers
Masha Beck
Principal of Budapest Opera / Principal of Stanislavsky Theater (Moscow)
Gemma Beasley
Gemma Beasley began her early dance training with Corraine Collins Dance Studios in Cheltenham, England
Alyssa Cebulski
Alyssa Cebulski, from Michigan, joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in NYC in 2016 and has performed in Chronicle...
Virginia Lensi
Soloist of ABT (American Ballet Theater)
Heather Kroshe
NYC
Mackenzie Bartlett
Andrii Ishchuk
Andrii Ishchuk was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. At the age of four, he began studying ballet at Kharkiv Ballet School...
Christie Sciturro
Student of Ms.Valentina at Juliana’s Academy of Dance. She is currently a member of the Corps de Ballet with The Miami City Ballet...
Riley McGuire
Ballet Teacher in Canada, Belorus Ballet School
Samantha Shelton
Board of Examiners and Ballet Faculty, American Ballet Theatre
