A PREMIERE TRAINING FACILITY
CO-FOUNDERS YVONNE MOUNSEY AND ROSEMARY VALAIRE
Martine Harley, Artistic Director
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Looking Ahead
Adult Ballet Basics: New Class Added!
May 28, 2016
Center Basics Workshop will break down each ballet step one at a time. Learn: standing in center, the basic transition steps, simple jumps and more, all with a barre warmup. On Monday mornings, 11:30am-1:00pm, with Rebecca. Adult Ballet Basics is a 4-week workshop taught by Rebecca Witjas and Kasha Kropinski,
New Adult Beginning Pointe Class!
Ballet in Cinema
Sugar Plums Dazzled!
December 10, 2012
This year’s production of The Nutcracker featured two guest Sugar Plum Fairies who are both native Southern Californians, Erin Rivera-Brennand and Joy Womack. Joy Womack began her ballet training with Westside School of Ballet before continuing on with the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow. Miss Womack is now the first American female dancer
Thanks for an Amazing Weekend!
December 10, 2012
WSB’s The Nutcracker was everything we all worked so hard to create. Once again we entered the magical world of sugar plum fairies and toy soldiers at the beautiful Wadsworth Theater in Brentwood. See more spectacular photos of the 2012 production of The Nutcracker in our Gallery. Read more…
A Message from Yvonne’s daughter, Allegra
October 10, 2012
Dear Westside Ballet Family, Thank you all so much for the outpouring of sympathy, support and remembrances this week as we grieve the loss of my beloved mother, Yvonne Mounsey. I want you to know how much she loved and treasured all of you – her dancers and families through every generation. It
In Memoriam: Yvonne Mounsey
October 9, 2012
It is with great sadness that Westside Ballet announces the death of Yvonne Mounsey, founder of Westside Ballet. With a ballet career encompassing more than eight decades, she touched the lives of thousands through her dancing, her choreography, her teaching, and the example she set of a life well-lived. We
