https://www.cityballetofla.org/home daily 1.0 2024-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c89a8c7690560515fb460/1595797333718-PWH55S5HA330F28JX6IQ/Robyn+Gardenhire Home - Robyn Gardenhire MS. Gardenhire is a native Angeleno who established City Ballet of Los Angeles School with the idea of bringing dance to those who were economically and socially disadvantaged. Gardenhire developed this professional training program to address this inequity in the arts. CBLA has built an Open School and The Emerging Artist Program to reach students all over Los Angeles to promote concert dance for all. Ms. Gardenhire is a former dancer with American Ballet Theater, Cleveland Ballet, White Oak Project, Karol Armitage and Joffrey II. She is a founding member of the American Ballet Theater Diversity Board, and is a founding member of the School of American Ballet’s Alumni Board that addresses diversity in its school and company. Ms. Gardenhire is featured in the Misty Coplend movie A Ballerinas Tale and in her Book Black Ballerinas. https://www.cityballetofla.org/about daily 0.75 2023-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c89a8c7690560515fb460/1596231457799-U1FIAZNXE08MGHH61QMC/_CBLA_Disney_Concert_Hall_Los_Angeles_Camera_Creations_LLC-1012.jpg About - The mission of City Ballet of Los Angeles is to sustain a dance institution that reflects the economic and racial diversity of Los Angeles. Introducing the art of dance to students from all walks of life. CBLA opened with the intention of giving back. The scholarships that Ms. Gardenhire received, gave her the opportunity to study dance at some of the most prestigious schools in the country. Far to many times, students run into financial difficulty and are not able to continue and succeed in this art form. It has been CBLA’s most precious gift, to give the life lessons of dance to all students regardless of their economic or social stance in the world. https://www.cityballetofla.org/our-instructors daily 0.75 2020-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c89a8c7690560515fb460/1595891570588-HORC9W6W8HIKLYIZWKGZ/Facetune_11-03-2019-12-05-34.JPG Our Instructors - Yuka Fukuda Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c89a8c7690560515fb460/1596410831863-XYGP0CHHV0X3LMHZC09V/198927_1707752366170_6669321_n.jpg Our Instructors - Robyn Gardenhire Artistic Director & Founder Ms. Gardenhire a native Angeleno, returned to Los Angeles after dancing with Cleveland Ballet under the direction of Dennis Nahat , American Ballet Theater, and The White Oak Project both under the direction of Mikhail Baryshnikov. Ms. Gardenhire has built a dance institution that reflects the economic and racial diversity of Los Angeles, by offering the life lessons of art and introducing a new generation to concert dance, providing classes in Ballet, Modern, Variations, Pointe, and Yoga. Our ballet program is based in the Vaganova Method with the American influence of George Balanchine. Movement that exhibits clean and precise lines that moves from one position to the next without any robotic stiffness. Ms. Gardenhire has been the recipient of: a Fellowship with School of American Ballet, PBS Community Campion, NAACP Award and sits on the board of the Alumni Committee at the School of American Ballet. She was also the catalyst of the American Ballet Theater’s Build-A-Ballet Program that issued out scholarships to minority dancers; one of the recipients being the first African American principal dancer Misty Copland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c89a8c7690560515fb460/1596408855098-M2B13A8FBAWLYJNHHOBJ/daniella+picture.jpg Our Instructors - Daniella Escamilla A product of City Ballet of Los Angeles, Ms. Escamilla attended El Camino College. Escamilla has taught at City Ballet of Los Angeles for several years and continues to show great leadership, compassion and strong technique in her career as an instructor. She has been developing the young dancers program and inspiring her students. https://www.cityballetofla.org/classes daily 0.75 2022-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c89a8c7690560515fb460/1595895440481-3MKQCR9ORGU3IJ37QM7Q/Dance_School_Photography_CBLA_Camera_Creations_Los_Angeles-9189.jpg CBLA Classes & Outreach - EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM Ages 6y.-16yr. Classes are separated by level, audition is mandatory for this program. Lilac 6yr.-7yr, Green Lily 8yr.-9yr. Butter Cup 10yr.-11yr. Blue Birds 12yr.-13yr. Navy Blue 14yr.-16yr. Ballet, Modern, Pointe, Variations, Performance opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c89a8c7690560515fb460/1595895606003-XEP9J2U0DA9SBN8BWBGM/Dance_School_Photography_CBLA_Camera_Creations_Los_Angeles-9269+%281%29.jpg CBLA Classes & Outreach - Modern Class Our modern classes are under the direction of Ms. Yuka Fukuda and are built on the Horton Technique, that emphasizes flat backs, pelvic hinges and lateral T’s. Anatomical studies and African styles also influence the Horton technique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c89a8c7690560515fb460/1595896919206-URJF5LZQAOYRBCK5H8H4/Dance_School_Photography_CBLA_Camera_Creations_Los_Angeles-8999.jpg CBLA Classes & Outreach - Open School Classes We provide classes for students ages 3ry.-12yr. old in ballet, yoga, & modern. Tiny Tots 3yr.-4yr. basic ballet movement Creative Dance. 5yr.-6yr. ballet vocabulary and movement Pre-Ballet. 7yr.-10yr. ballet class & yoga Ballet I. 11yr.-12yr. 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