Continuing in our new series, Dance in the US, lets take a closer look at ballet in Arizona…
Name: Yuma Ballet Academy
Location: 3942 S. Avenue 4 1/2 E, Yuma, AZ 85365
About: This school has an Early Childhood Dance Program for children ages 3 to 6, as well as the regular Ballet Program for those ages 7 and up. There is also a Contemporary Dance Program and a Teen/Adult program offered through the academy. The school offers performance opportunities for students that range from a year-end recital to performances with the company, Ballet Yuma.
The company is directed by Jon Cristofori and Kathleen Sinclair, and the school has had graduates that have gone on to places such as San Francisco Ballet, Houston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company, Boston Ballet, Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo and Atlanta Ballet, among others.
As always, if you are from the company or the school and you would like to tell 4dancers readers something about your organization, please feel free to leave a comment…
