VALLEY BALLET ACADEMY

Our mission is to bring excellent ballet instruction to the Antelope Valley in a structured ballet academy format.

Congratulations

Dance Magic & Valley Ballet students who were accepted to 2020 professional intensive summer programs.

Karen Canfield-Complexions Contemporary Ballet 

Jessica Fisher-Alonzo King Lines, American Ballet Theatre 

Peyton Gue-Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Theatre 

Mia Kei-Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre 

Luke Mosher-American Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet Met, and Orlando Ballet

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Former student, Victoria Patten

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Valley Ballet Academy is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 8 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT® National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels.

Valley Ballet Academy founder Vicki Zarley, has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 5, while instructors Tracie Phillips and KD Reilly Lewis have successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3. Valley Ballet dance director, Kathleen Burnett holds an MFA from Oklahoma University and is the co-founder and artistic director of Antelope Valley Ballet. Ms. Burnett is also a certified Progressing Ballet Technique instructor.

Antelope Valley Ballet, co-founded and directed by Dance Magic & Valley Ballet faculty

member Kathleen Burnett, provides professional level performance opportunities for community dancers by audition. The Antelope Valley Ballet presents The Nutcracker, Contemporary Dance and a spring ballet at Lancaster Performing Arts Center annually.

MEET THE VBA INSTRUCTORS