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Studios Teaching the Bournonville Method

The Bournonville method is the Danish style created by August Bournonville for the Royal Danish Ballet, and still preserved there. Its signatures are lightness and buoyancy — quick, intricate footwork, jumps that look effortless and land softly, and an understated, natural charm that hides enormous difficulty, with the arms often held in a modest, characteristic way. It's a distinctive and relatively rare tradition outside Denmark. Studios teaching Bournonville are uncommon and usually have faculty with a specific connection to the style. If you're seeking this particular lineage, expect it to be specialised — and confirm directly how a studio incorporates it. The 12 studios below have real evidence of teaching the Bournonville method — from the studio's own site or from students' reviews — ranked by rating, with the student mentions shown as proof.

Method labels come from each studio's own website and students' reviews, and studios apply a syllabus to differing degrees. If training in the Bournonville method is the reason you're choosing a studio, confirm it with them before you enrol.

All 12 studios teaching the Bournonville method, ranked by rating

  1. Cleveland City Dance — Cleveland, OH
    5 ★★★★★ 75 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  2. Bayou City Ballet School — Houston, TX
    5 ★★★★★ 32 reviews Free trial Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons · 2 student mentions

    “What a wonderful two weeks we had at the Bayou City Ballet Bournonville Intensive!”

  3. Imagine Ballet Theatre — Ogden, UT
    5 ★★★★★ 14 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  4. Virginia Beach Ballet Academy — Virginia Beach, VA
    5 ★★★★★ 11 reviews Kids & teens
  5. Danse Etoile Ballet — Louisville, CO
    5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  6. Judith Svalander School of Ballet — Crystal Lake, IL
    5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  7. Whitley Ballet School — Pasadena, CA
    5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  8. Boys Ballet Summer Intensive — Cary, NC
    4.9 ★★★★★ 41 reviews Kids & teens

    “, Russian/Vaganova, Bournonville, ABT repertoire) and a very kind and professional staff who set high expectations for the dancers (e.”

  9. ALIGN BALLET METHOD LOS ANGELES - BEVERLY HILLS — Los Angeles, CA
    4.9 ★★★★★ 33 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  10. Roudnev Ballet Training — Rockford, IL
    4.8 ★★★★★ 6 reviews Kids & teens Private lessons
  11. Ballet Academy East — New York, NY
    4.7 ★★★★★ 116 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  12. Dance Step — Kensington, CT
    4.7 ★★★★★ 25 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens

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