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As directors of the Scottsdale School of Ballet, we were proud to have our school represented by our Advanced student, Nico Tanaka. Nico, danced the “Gamzatti” variation from “La Bayadere” and scored well in the competion. Although she did not make the finals in NYC, she received high notes and was well reviewed by the

Scottsdale School of Ballet is delighted to invite you to see the upper levels perform Cece Huffman’s classical ballet, World Premiere of “Bach Inventions” set to the piano inventions of Johann Sebastian Bach. Our school’s performance is on Saturday, November 14th at 4:35 p.m. on the open air Pavilion Stage at the Herberger Theater, 222

  2020-2021 Season Directors Sibylle Acatos-Dadey and Donald Dadey are happy to announce that Scottsdale School of Ballet, will be open for in studio classes on Monday, August 17th. Wow, this is our 17th season, and we remain positive for the future ! We are happy to welcome all new and returning students to the

A Letter to our Scottsdale School of Ballet Students  Dear SBB Students, Today you would have been preparing for the opening night of the “Soiree de Ballet 2020”. You would have, as the well trained students that you are, made sure that you had all shoes, leotards, make-up, hair and other necessities already at the

Scottsdale School of Ballet would like to wish all dancers in Scottsdale School of Ballet a very happy and successful New Year. If you are looking for ballet training in the Scottsdale and Phoenix area, look no further. You will find all you need at our school from quality ballet training to dynamic Flamenco and

The Scottsdale Ballet Foundation is once again holding the best Nutcracker Sweets Tea in the Valley! Save the date for the wonderful event with a full 3 Plated Tea Service, crafts for the little ones and featuring a special holiday performance by the students of the Scottsdale School of Ballet. The event will be held

2019 Winter Festival The Scottsdale School of Ballet’s  “2019 Winter Festival”, sponsored by the Scottsdale Ballet Foundation will feature a World Premiere by Donald Dadey, entilted “Distant Land”, set to the charming English folk tunes of John Rutter. This ballet showcases the Pre-Professional levels at SSB in a challenging work with fast technnique and pointework. For the holiday treat of

The 2019 2020 Season Scottsdale School of Ballet is happy again to receive the support of the Scottsdale Ballet Foundation. Please take a few minutes to review this presentation about SSB and the foundation. Just click on each slide to go to the next one. SSB is and is still accepting enrollment for all levels.

Scottsdale and Phoenix Parents Boys Need to Do Ballet! I was introduced to ballet at age 12 and never looked back. I was lucky that growing up in Pittsburgh, I was inspired by the hall of fame wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Lynne Swann, who was injured and rehabilitated back to his steller on

Soiree de Ballet 2019 Scottsdale School of Ballet presented 2 wonderful performances at the Paradise Valley Community College on May 11th and May 12th. Both shows were a rousing success and all in attendance were treated to an evening filled with ballet, contemporary and Flamenco works. Beginning with Contemporary works, we saw interpretations  of humanity

Scottsdale School of Ballet will once again present 2 performances at for the Soiree de Ballet 2019 a the  Paradise Valley Community College for these shows. We are also happy to announce our Spring guest artist, Kenta Taniguchi  (see bio below) of the Eugene Ballet dancing the role of "Solor" in "La Bayadere Act II. Mr Taniguchi, as well as these performances are generously sponsored by the Scottsdale Ballet Foundation. The evening features the perennial favorite, “The Ballet Class,” where the audience gets a look into the training of a ballet student, from the beginning steps through the Advanced level. This is followed by "The Enchanted Room", an original work choreographed by Donald and Sibylle Dadey, and Flamenco by Julia Chacon is set to a compilation score where the story follows a girl who instead of doing homework, daydreams, falls asleep and dreams of a faraway land.  Or is it a dream? For the finale, we present highlights and our variations from "La Bayadere-Act II", set to the wonderful music of Ludwig Minkus. Exquisitely re-staged after one of the classical masters by Sibylle  Acatos-Dadey, with additional choreography by her and director Donald Dadey.  We are also featuring choreography from faculty members, Kelsey Kroll and Rebecca Boizelle for our Contemporary portion of the program. Again, both performances are held at the Center for The Performing Arts, Paradise Valley Community College on May 11th 7:00 and May 12th at 2:30. Paradise Valley Community College is located at 18401 N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85032 at the corner of 32nd Street and Union Hills. To purchase tickets now, click this link SPRING TICKETS  or you can also purchase your tickets in person  at the PVCC box office and over the phone at 602.787.7738. We encourage you to by your tickets early as we have sold out some shows in the past. Kenta Taniguchi Guest...

Classes begin August 13th / Announcing new Faculty Scottsdale School of Ballet classes will begin the week of August 13th for all levels. Please see the schedule page for more information on classes. If you are interested in a new enrollment at SSB, keep in mind that you have a free trial class so we

Scottsdale School of Ballet is so honored to have these Summer guests teaching for the 2018 Ballet Summer Intensive. Please take some time to read about them and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to have your child or dancer study with these illustrious additions to our regular faculty. The summer guests are proudly Sponsored

Scottsdale School of Ballet had a great successful run of performances this past weekend with the Soiree de Ballet 2018 at the Herberger Theater. We are so fortunate to have the faculty, staff and group of volunteers to get this production to the theater is such great shape. We are not only very proud of our

What: Barnes and Noble Nationwide Fundraiser Where: 92nd Street and Shea Blvd When: Sunday April 15th 11:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. Stop by the Barnes & Noble at 92nd Street and Shea Blvd to see the dancers from Scottsdale School of Ballet on April 15th at 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon  perform excerpts from the upcoming SBF

What: Barnes and Noble Nationwide Fundraiser Where: 92nd Street and Shea Blvd in Scottsdale When: Sunday November 12th 2017 11:00 a.m. &12:00 p.m. Stop by the Barnes & Noble at 92nd Street and Shea Blvd to see the dancers from Scottsdale School of Ballet on November 12th at 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon and at

Scottsdale School of Ballet would like to wish everyone “who has to dance”, Happy World Ballet Day. May your mind always be swift, but not as swift as your feet. Finally, a different take on the old adage, “Dance like EVERYONE is watching”

The Soiree de Ballet 2017 which took place at the Herberger Theater Center May 20th and 21st, was a resounding success for the SSB students. The performance to Sold-Out crowds was hailed by all as “the best Scottsdale School of Ballet has presented to date”.  Amanda Vaughan, a board member of the Scottsdale Ballet Foundation

Scottsdale School of Ballet students performed to a delighted the crowd at the local Barnes and Noble Bookstore. They were there to dance for the Scottsdale Ballet Foundation Bookfair to support the Scottsdale Ballet Foundation, who in turn support SSB in performances, provide ballet study scholarships, and provide tickets to non-profit organizations for youngsters to attend. The students performed excerpts from "The Ballet Class" and "The Sleeping Beauty" featured in the upcoming "Soiree de Ballet 2017" which takes place at the Herberger Theater, Saturday, May 20th at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 21st at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are still available here TICKETS Many thanks to the Barnes and Noble for sponsoring SSB, the dancers and SBF board members, Linda Biondo and Amanda Vaughan and all of the volunteers who made this event such a success.