Diablo Ballet To Open School, From Tots To Adults

WALNUT CREEK, CA — As part of its 25th Anniversary, Diablo Ballet announced this week that it will be opening its own ballet school at the end of summer at Performing Academy’s Diablo location in Pleasant Hill. Classes will be offered to students ages three through adult who enjoy dancing as well as those who wish to pursue a professional career in ballet.

The Diablo Ballet School will be the first in the East Bay to be run by a professional ballet company.

Under the leadership of Lauren Jonas, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Diablo Ballet and School Principal and company dancer, Raymond Tilton, the School has a dual mission: to train classical ballet dancers who wish to pursue a professional career in ballet and to offer young children and adults in the Bay Area an introduction to classic ballet and the joy of dance by professional dancers.

The school will be located at the Performing Academy Diablo location in Pleasant Hill. This location will also be the new home of Diablo Ballet’s company rehearsals. “We are absolutely thrilled to be opening the school, which has been a part of our long-range plans for almost a decade. A ballet school goes hand in hand with Diablo Ballet’s mission and PEEK Outreach Program: To be committed to enriching, inspiring and educating children and adults through the art of dance,” states Lauren Jonas.

“We couldn’t be happier to collaborate with building owners, Rena Wilson and Renee DeWeese.”

Classes will range from Pre-Ballet to Adult Ballet classes, including Ballet I, Ballet II, Ballet III, Intermediate and Advanced Ballet. Students will have performance opportunities each year and Intermediate and Advanced Ballet students will be given the opportunity to perform with Diablo Ballet in one program during the Company’s regular season.

Registration will begin in May on the company’s website. For information, please call
(925) 943-1775.

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— Announcement from Diablo Ballet