Creative Movement introduces 3 to 5-year old dancers to the joys of combining imagination and movement with music. Its primary objective is to build upon the natural instinct of the body to move…
Pre-Ballet introduces 5 to 8-year old dancers to the formal structure of a classical ballet class without requiring the total outward rotation of the hip joint. Elementary vocabulary is introduced…
Ballet Fundamentals introduces ballet to the beginning student. Work includes elementary barre work, stretches and elementary center work designed to help in…
We offer Ballet classes for students of any age and skill level. Instruction includes age-appropriate barre work, stretches and center work designed to help...
Our Pointe classes teach advanced students the classical ballet techniques involved in pointe work, in which a ballet dancer supports all of their body weight on their…
Contemporary / Modern dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet…
Academy of Ballet Arts
Home of the St. Petersburg Ballet Company
Established 1969
A 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Organization
About Us
The Academy of Ballet Arts is a 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Organization in St. Petersburg, FL that offers professional dance instruction to anyone at any age. Founded in 1969, ABA has been recognized as one of the most established dance studios in the Tampa Bay area.
The mission of the Academy of Ballet Arts, Inc. is to develop the potential of each student to express his or her individual ideas and emotions through the beauty of movement.
In 1969 Lester Jacobsen and Suzanne Pomerantzeff founded the Academy of Ballet Arts and led the classes and summer intensives for the next forty years. ABA is home to the St. Petersburg Ballet Company and the St. Petersburg Folk Ensemble (Russian folk dance).
Academy of Ballet Arts offers instruction in creative movement, ballet, pointe, contemporary, modern, jazz, hip hop, and character dance. Below is the latest schedule.
The mission of the Academy of Ballet Arts, Inc. (a 501(c)3 Nonprofit) since it was established in 1969 is to develop the potential of each student to express his or her individual ideas and emotions through the beauty of movement.