Academy of Ballet and Art

Russian Classical Ballet Training for All Ages

The oldest and most prestigious ballet school in Chicago's Northwest Suburbs, founded in 1996, offering professional Russian classical ballet, contemporary, ballroom, and national folk dance training for students from age 3 through adult.

Academy of Ballet and Arts has trained dancers in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago since 1996, building a reputation as the region's most prestigious ballet school.

The curriculum follows the rigorous Russian classical ballet tradition, with introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels alongside contemporary, ballroom, character, and national traditional folk dance - serving students from age 3 all the way through adulthood.

The academy's results speak for themselves: a Top 12 Finalist at YAGP, UBC, and WBAC from 2017 to 2022, recognition at the Prix de Lausanne, and a 2023 YAGP Outstanding School and Teachers Director award - the kind of results that come from decades of serious, dedicated training.