Valentina’s School of Ballet’s Pre-Professional Program is for serious students ages 9-19 looking for the highest-quality ballet training. These students are selected by Artistic Director Valentina Barsukova and train 20+ hours a week in classes consisting of ballet, pointe, variations, character, repertoire, contemporary, stretch, and conditioning, as well as private coaching in both ballet and contemporary.
Throughout the year, pre-professional students perform in VSB’s annual Nutcracker production, the Spring Showcase, and the end-of-year ballet production. They also perform group numbers and solos in top ballet competitions such as YAGP and ADC IBC.