Culver City Ballet & Pilates serves the Los Angeles area with excellent classical dance training and fitness. Our goal is to nurture and inspire the seriously minded ballet student. We provide your children with a safe space to be creative, deepen their love for dance, and most importantly have fun.
We see beyond the dancer in our class, we see the next generation of leaders, innovators, and artists! Culver City Ballet & Pilates has a place for all students to learn and foster their love for dance. Performance experience is an integral part training. Performance opportunities will be offered through Culver City Youth Ballet Company as well as other events at the discretion of the Director.
We see beyond the dancer in our class, we see the next generation of leaders, innovators, and artists! Culver City Ballet & Pilates has a place for all students to learn and foster their love for dance. Performance experience is an integral part training. Performance opportunities will be offered through Culver City Youth Ballet Company as well as other events at the discretion of the Director.
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Nicole's career as dancer and teacher has taken her all over the UK, Canada, and the US. She is originally from Vancouver, Canada but now calls LA her home. She is a graduate of KS Dance LTD, in England and received many awards upon graduation. A few include the Bryan Hodgson Scholarship, the Artistry Award, and Most Promising Teacher.
Enrico Cecchetti (1850-1928) was a dancer and pedagoge who developed the Cecchetti method, also known as the Italian method. He was the first to ever codify and establish a system for training the professional dancer. He trained the best dancers of the day including: Anna Pavolva, Ninette De Valois, Agrippina Vaganova (Mother of Russian Ballet training), George Balanchine (Father of American Ballet) among many others.
6 1st PIN: put one pin into the bun press vertically then horizontally to lie flat against the scalp. The pin MUST go through the hair elastic to be secure. 8 PIN OVER THE NET: Use ballet pins vertically pull the bun flatter then horizontally lay flat and insert into hair elastic to secure. Pin over the hair net.
Pre-Ballet is a play based class where students learn basic steps, improvisation, and music theory. We have lots of props to engage and inspire children's imagination. Our class has consistency so students understand expectations, which in turn makes them learn and build their skills more progressively.
Our regular classes are structured to successfully take students to maximize their potential. Having said that, some students may benefit from private coaching and more detailed one on one work. Individualized attention can help in particular technical issue or working to gain extra refinement. Competition entry is by invitation only.
Reviews (8)
Marc Perlof
Sep 27, 2021
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Great quality, great value. Our daughter was looking to take Ballet lessons and it took a bit to find the right fit. Mrs. Nicole has been instrumental in shaping our daughters discipline to become a great Ballet dancer, performer, and to reach for higher levels. Mrs. Nicole has the students learn theory in additional to performance. Mrs. Nicole lets them have fun, but also makes sure they are working towards their goal.
Emma Jay
Nov 20, 2019
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I took my little cousin here (she’s 10 and had no previous dance training, only figure skating) and when I saw Nicole teaching I could tell that this is a dancer who cares about technique and forming good habits for the kids. Well I was right, because Nicole is an extremely well trained dancer and teacher and continues to further her education for the benefit of her students. This is a great class for beginners to build a strong foundation. I can’t wait to see where this takes my cousin who is very inspired from this class.
Morgan Alexander
Oct 22, 2019
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Nicole is a phenomenal ballet teacher. Form and precision is not lost on her! She’s so great with the kids of all ages, very enthusiastic, incredibly kind and upbeat, and is extremely engaged in the success of her ballerinas! The students all seemed very focused and having fun. I highly recommend this for students of various levels of experience and interests. Also very affordable and worth every penny!!
Nancy K.
Sep 24, 2019
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Adam Ragland
Sep 03, 2019
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Nayla Santo
Jun 08, 2019
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Can’t say enough about Nicole and the wealth of knowledge she brings to the program. She not only teaches kids ballet, but also teaches kids about the body and etiquettes. We love her method and her dedication to this art form. Our daughter comes home and practices all she learns in class. The subtle moves and the big ones. Thank you Teacher Nicole!
T. Lyons
May 14, 2019
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Megan Vaughan Giesbrecht
May 06, 2019
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