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Support The Company: The Legacy Continues

Westside School of Ballet offers training for dancers of all ages and levels.

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Adult Classes 

Rentals

Classes

For students Under Age 3, please see our Parent & Me class offerings.

Pre-Primary (Age 3)

Primary Ballet (Age 4/5/6)

Ballet I

Ballet II

Ballet III & III+

Ballet IV & IV+

Ballet V & V+

Ballet VI & VI+

Ballet VII

Boys-Only Ballet

Teen Ballet

Pas de Deux

Adult Classes

Jazz

Our Legacy

Yvonne teaching Upper Division students

Westside School of Ballet is Los Angeles’ oldest and most successful public ballet school, founded in 1967 by New York City Ballet’s Yvonne Mounsey, and co-founder Rosemary Valaire, Royal Ballet soloist.

We are dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and the development of the student as an artist. Every year since the school’s founding, our students have been awarded scholarships with major ballet company schools and summer programs. This achievement is a result of the exceptional training by teachers with broad experience performing with professional companies all over the world.

Important aspects of a student’s training are the study of the classics and the opportunity to perform. For over 50 years, Westside Ballet (WSB’s non-profit performing division) has been Southern California’s premiere pre-professional training company, comprising approximately 100 dancers ranging from ages 8 to 18 years. Additionally, all registered students are eligible for a performance opportunity in the Year End Demonstration for the entire school, Pre-Primary (age 3) to Level 7.  

Our Alumni have gone on to dance with numerous professional companies, including New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Houston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet, Sacramento Ballet and Kansas City Ballet.

Sponsors

Project RELEVÉ gives you an opportunity to support the programs of Westside Ballet of Santa Monica, a pre-professional training company serving the Los Angeles ballet community for over 40 years.

With support from the dance community and beyond, Westside Ballet is able to produce professional performances, expand its scholarship program, and build partnerships with numerous community organizations to advance the study and appreciation of ballet in Los Angeles. 

Please consider making a donation to the non-profit Westside Ballet of Santa Monica. Click here to learn more. 

We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of The Huntley, Santa Monica’s legendary hotel, together with the support of:

• The City of Santa Monica
• Il Forno Trattoria 
• Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
• Los Angeles Department of Arts and Culture 
• Lyft
• Ovation Entertainment
• Rotary Club of Santa Monica 
• Santa Monica College Board of Trustees
• The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
• Santa Monica College
• Urth Caffé