Welcome to Classical Ballet Academy, official school of Ballet Minnesota

Pre-Ballet  ( age 4-6 )

Beginning  Level 1-3  (age 7+)

Intermediate  Level 4-6  (11+)

Advanced  Level 7-8  (14+)

Boys Class

Summer Classes – 2023

2022 -2023

Fall Session: Sept 12 – Nov 27, 2022

Winter Sess: Nov 28 – March 5, 2023

Spring Sess: March 6 – May 20, 2023

Summer Sess: June 5 – August 18, 2023


Click on photo to see Nutcracker Pictures

CBA / BMN Calendar of Events
2022-23 Performance, Holidays, sessions

Why Classical Ballet Academy
About Classical Ballet Academy

A Few Testamonials
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Questions?  TEXT Andrew Rist, co-director, at 651-210-0864. Anytime.

Click on the picture to see the Photopage of CBA dancers performing in 2022

Original ballet with Original Musical Score
created for Classical Ballet Academy

Ballet Minnesota’s
33rd Minnesota Dance Festival – 2022

Advanced CBA dancers performing an original
ballet with Ballet Minnesota, 2022

Check Out These Videos of CBA Advanced Dancers

Julia Cornette  ( advanced )

Check out these Videos

Julia Cornette and Zoe Charais

Classical Ballet Academy
A D V A N C E D
S T U D E N T S

performing at the
Youth America Grand Prix, 2022

Zoe Charais ( advanced )

Resources

Contact CBA:
     The quickest way to contact CBA is to call
the school phone 651-290-0513 at any time.
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Payment Options:

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Download Registration Form

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Online payment: registered students

     For Students already registered for one session

 

Resources:

Rehearsal Schedule

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CBA / BMN Calendar of Events

     2022-23 Performance, Holidays, sessions

Testimonials

     Students who have gone on to dance professionally

Performance Hair & Makeup Tutorial

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Official School of  
B A L L E T  M I N N E S O T A
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Classic ‘La Bayadere’ restaged by Cheryl Rist
‘Rite Of Spring’ choreographed by Andrew Rist

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Mission Statement

The mission of Classical Ballet Academy of Minnesota is to create a professional school dedicated to the pursuit of artistry in dance through the quality education of the Performing Arts Dancer. The Performing Arts program stresses technical as well as performance development through graded classroom progression and performances. Classical Ballet Academy is the official school of Ballet Minnesota. All CBA students can perform in Ballet Minnesota’s productions of the Nutcracker and Minnesota Dance Festival.  Advanced Dancers also have the opportunity to perform with Ballet Minnesota in The Fall Concert, Youth Concert Series and Summer Series River Songs.

Teachers

Andrew Rist

Intermediate through Advanced.

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Cheryl Rist

Intermediate through Advanced.

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Taylor Dreyling Huber

Pre-ballet through Intermediate/Advanced.

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Sarah Pelletier

Pre-Ballet through Beginning.

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Harper Skulley

Intermediate.

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Svetlana Gavrilova Bak

Intermediate through Advanced

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Becca Stevens

Intermediate.

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Karissa Kockelman

Pre-Ballet/Level 2

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