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Champaign Ballet Academy
4.2 ★★★★☆ 15 Google reviews · Ballet school in Champaign, Illinois
Plan your first class
- Website & schedule champaignballet.com — enroll and see the live class schedule
From the reviews
I trained with CBA from 2000-2010 and it provided me a space to learn, push myself, and develop skills I still use today. If you are looking for quality ballet classes I would highly recommend this studio.
High standards with caring support. The Academy gives dancers opportunities to grow as individuals and dancers. Dancers gain more independence and responsibility as they move through the program.
I danced at the Champaign Ballet Academy for a decade and can attest to the high quality training under Deanna Doty.
Excellent ballet school with a wonderful staff providing high quality instruction. My granddaughter has been a student here beginning at the age of six and has been loving it ever since. Highly recommend!
Your first ballet class at Champaign Ballet Academy
Nervous about walking into your first class? Almost everyone is — and a good studio expects beginners, whether your dancer is five or you're returning at fifty. Here's what to know. What to wear: comfortable clothes you can move in, with socks or bare feet; a leotard and tights are nice if you have them, but not required, and pointe shoes are years down the road — never day one. What to expect: class usually starts at the barre with slow, simple movements to warm up, then moves to the center — follow along, copy the teacher, and don't worry about getting it "right" the first time. Arrive early: come 10–15 minutes ahead to change, find a spot, and let the teacher know it's a first class so they can keep an eye out. It gets easier fast — most people feel far more at home by their third class.
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