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4301 Harewood Rd NE, Washington, DC, DC, 20017
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0.7 miFort Totten
0.8 miBus 80 con destino a National Museum Postal
0.9 miBrookland-CUA
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Specialties
The Kirov Academy of Ballet is a world-class ballet training institution where serious students from around the world come to prepare for a professional career in dance. Our internationally-recognized faculty trains aspiring young dancers in the methodology of the St. Petersburg-based Vaganova Ballet Academy, noted as the most famous and influential classical ballet school in the world.
The program includes a world-renown artistic program, fully accredited and highly acclaimed academic program for students in grades 7 — 12, and a campus life program that provides a safe and caring environment for the resident students. Admission is by audition only. Please visit the school’s website www.kirovacademydc.org for a full description and for information about how to audition.
History
Established in 1990.
The legacy of Russian classical ballet is more than 270 years old. No other form of dance in the United States has such an established history. Vaganova Ballet Academy and its unique training method has created the world’s most famous dancers including Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Diana Vishneva.
The Kirov Academy of Ballet (KAB) exists to continue that legacy in the United States and make it relevant to today’s dancers. Each year KAB places more than 75% of its graduates with professional dance companies around the world, while other KAB graduates go on to further their education at universities with prestigious dance programs.
Meet the Manager
Adrienne D.
Manager
Born in Detroit, Michigan Adrienne Dellas began ballet instruction at four years of age. She studied with an array of teachers, including Enid Ricardo, Robert Joffrey, Hector Zaraspe, Richard and Barbara Thomas, Alexandra Danilova, Perry Brunson, Birger Bartholin, Vera Volkova and Ludmila Morkovina. She turned to teaching at the age of 20, following a career-ending accident.
From 2001 – 2008, she was the Academy Director at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles, where she directed the master teachers of ten dance programs ranging from classical ballet to hip-hop.
Mme. Dellas is internationally known for her expertise in teaching and choreographing for ballet companies, television and cultural events, directing and teaching ballet intensives, judging competitions, creating and conducting specialized teacher seminars, and coaching professional dancers.
