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Come peek behind the curtain and see what it takes to stage a ballet for the very first time. This post takes you through the conception and realization of choreography and props for VBC’s premiere of La Fille Mal Gardée.

There’s no question that ballet instruction is a formative experience for young dancers. The sheer time commitment required at the advanced levels of ballet means that dance students will spend the better part of their later school years at their studio. Teachers and...

Based on a curriculum developed in Russia in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Vaganova technique is a time-tested method of training and developing outstanding classical ballet dancers. VBC proudly continues the tradition of Vaganova ballet education in the United States.

Tech week is upon us, and our dancers are hard at work refining our annual full-length Nutcracker production. Here’s a little teaser to whet your appetite. See you at the show!

Partnering is an essential part of classical ballet training, but many schools don’t offer pas de deux classes. Virginia Ballet Company and School’s weekly pas class is an opportunity for our upper-level dancers to hone their technique and prepare to perform complicated partnering roles in our full-length classical ballet productions.

Nutcracker wasn’t an instantly beloved ballet classic. Find out why, learn about the history of this holiday tradition, and take a trip through Virginia Ballet Company’s production, which has run continuously for more than 60 years.

No doubt, your aspiring dancer has dreamed for years of lacing up her first pair of pointe shoes, rising onto the tips of her toes, and floating across the stage, effortless and graceful. That first moment en pointe is eagerly awaited—and painstakingly earned. But...