Whitley Ballet School

This is a fantastic dance program for little ones! We first had Miss Natalie as a teacher (she is as fantastic as everyone says) and now due to our schedule changing we have Miss Jenna. She is equally wonderful in her own way. We haven’t taken class with Miss Shoshanna, but both Miss Natalie and Miss Jenna are fantastic with the little dancers (my daughter is 4). It is fun for them, but I definitely feel like they are also learning proper technique, dance terms, and a love of dance. We really could not have asked for a better program!

We LOVE Whitley Ballet and Miss Natalie! We would give her more stars if we could. Our 2yo has the best time here, and even though she was really shy for the first few classes, Miss Natalie was never anything but kind, patient, and sweet with her. She has an incredible amount of patience (we’re in the ²⁄₃ yo group) and my husband and I are continually impressed with her grace and professionalism. My only wish is that there were also boys in our class, but that’s not a critique of the school, just a personal wish for greater gender examples in our daughter’s class. All said, we plan to stay in this school as long as our daughter likes it!

Love, love, love Ms. Natalie!!! My daughter has been taking classes for 6 months and she absolutely loves ballet. We saw The Nutcracker last month and she excitedly recognized the moves she’s leaned in her ballet class and said «I can do that!»
Ms. Natalie is very patient with small kids. I could not imagine my daughter having a better teacher.
Ms. Natalie rents the studio space so it is very small, but clean and cozy. It appears she’s running the business by herself so be patient if it takes her a couple days to respond to calls or email — she will respond. Classes for the little ones are 45 minutes. She is great at keeping their attention. Prices are reasonable.
I have no complaints!!!

This is the first ballet class my 2 year old takes. My daughter is very shy and it takes her time to build a connection with adults. But this experience has been Simply AMAZING! My daughter loves Ms. Natalie :) I would recommend Ms. Natalie ! :)

We have cycled through 3 – 4 different Ballet schools over the past few years with our daughter. We gave up about six months ago because she had zero interest and did not want to go to dance. One of her friends encouraged her to try a class with her at Whitley, which turned out to be a night and day difference from other dance schools in the area (in a good way!). Natalie is simply amazing with the kids — the kids are excited and engaged the whole time. All of the key components are here — warm-​up, stretching, positions/​technique, and dance.
In full disclosure the studio is small and bare bones, but don’t let that dissuade you from giving this place a try. Prices are very reasonable and the quality & care of instruction is top notch. Want to know how much my daughter loves going? She had the option between Disneyland and Whitley and she chose to go to ballet class. Enough said…

I absolutely love love LOVE Miss Natalie as a teacher for the kids! She has the most best personality with the kids and makes ballet fun. My boyfriend and I started her off in the winter and boy does she love it! The recital may be small, but it goes together so well! I have watched all the kids and they are all so comfortable with her.
Miss Natalie is hands down the best teacher ever for these little princesses. I feel so happy and comfortable where I don’t have to step in and regulate. Everyone should try her ballet studio! Great prices for a great time at ballet! Can’t wait for spring!

Update: My daughter just finished her third session here. She’s now 2.5 yrs old and is confident on the dance floor (that means I don’t have to stand next to her anymore during class). She admires Ms. Natalie very much and brags about her sometimes. Can’t wait to have her start Spring session! :D

We just started this fall taking ballet classes with my 4 year old daughter. We tried a few different studios (demo/​trial classes) before we found Ms. Natalie at Whitley Ballet School. It was amazing how comfortable my daughter immediately was and I was so impressed with Ms. Natalie’s professionalism and teaching style and ability.
At this young age we felt that ballet class should be fun, learn some ballet technique, have an appreciation of music, and develop a love of dance and ballet. Ms. Natalie combines everything all in one class. She uses proper ballet terminology, as opposed to other schools which use made up terms for the little kids, and is able to teach the kids proper technique at the barre and on the floor as well as teaches them stretching. And at the end… there is princess dancing with wands and crowns. It is so cute and amazing to watch the little girls apply the steps and combinations they learned during class during princess dancing during which Ms. Natalie dances as well and the kids have a chance to watch her.
My daughter loves going to class. I love that the class size is small and that Ms. Natalie is a great teacher with the young kids. They all appear to be having fun and are definitely learning ballet!

This is my daughter’s first ballet class. She’s 3 years old. Ms. Natalie is so incredibly patient, kind, and caring with all the blooming, excited, twirling pink ballerinas in her class. My daughter loves getting a wand and a crown to dance around the room. She loves getting animal puppets to dance with. She enjoys the choreography and even goes home and wants to practice it. We love the little studio and are so happy we found it!

My daugther has taken ballet/​dance classes at other places. Whitley Ballet School is wonderful because it is a great combination of schools that I love. Some schools were too strict and concentrated on the dance positions. While others didn’t teach much ballet and had my daughter playing with playdoh during class!?! My daughter doesn’t even realize that she is learning because she is enjoying the class so much. Natalie is patient and wonderful teacher.

This is the perfect place for the blooming ballerina to blossom. My little girl is almost 3 years old. She loves ballet because of Miss Natalie (the teacher). Miss Natalie not only teaches the children the fundamentals of ballet, first position… but she makes them love ballet. My daughter cannot wait until the next class.