Virginia Ballet Academy and UNA Dance Theatre would like to congratulate Saho Kumagai for her performance at the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix Regional Semi-Finals held January 8-10, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA.

Saho, age 13, was chosen as one of the "Top 12 Men and Women" dancers in the Junior Age Division’s Classical Dance Category.

Saho’s top 12 finish qualifies her for the 2010 YAGP NYC Intensives.

VBA and UDT dance members are proud of Saho and wish her all the best!

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VBA Employment Opportunities: Instructors Needed! — more

Virginia Ballet Academy (VBA) registration is on-going for the 2009-2012 dance season.

The 2009-2010 Dance Season begins on September 1st — REGISTER NOW.

VBA is currently interviewing for teaching positions — LEARN MORE.

If you are a new visitor to the VBA website, VBA provides students with the highest quality education in classical ballet, pointe, partnering, variation, modern, jazz and tap for students three years and older. As many of you know, our teaching technique is based on the renowned Russian Vaganova method; which is careful and attentive with great attention to the smallest details making dancing beautiful but also safe for our dancers. We will determine the proper class level for each dancer and suggest the number of classes to attend; guiding our students and their families to tailor a program to the dancer’s needs and aspirations.

VBA wants to ensure that each student is receiving the appropriate level of training, so we have changed our Class Levels to help us achieve that goal. Please make note of these changes.

UNA Dance Theatre (UDT) is the Virginia Ballet Academy's performance company. UDT provides professional-level performance experience for members of the company. Auditions for UDT are held each year in the fall and again in the winter. In our spring productions, all VBA students will get a chance to perform along side our UDT company members.

Please feel free to stop by and tour the facility and acquaint yourselves with VBA and our two thousand square foot floating dance floor, carefully constructed to professional standards for the long-term health and safety of our students. We think our dancers will feel the difference.

VBA is located just east of the intersection of Route 419 and Apperson Drive in Salem (location). We welcome your questions, and we very much hope to provide your family’s dance instruction.