Long Island Ballet Academy & Dance
is based on renowned Vaganova Method of classical ballet training . The Vaganova method is one of the main training techniques of classical ballet. The students follow a graded syllabus that was developed by Aggrippina Vaganova (1871-1951), a principal dancer at the Maryinsky Theatre in St. Vaganova’s method has become the foremost method, and has trained ballet stars such as Natalia Makarova, Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Students of this Sea Ciff, Long Island, Ballet School receive a unique education. They are enhanced by tradition of Russian classical ballet, and are given a strong base, allowing them to expand into other styles of Modern Dance. The school operates from September through June with an intensive summer program in July and August. Our primary goal is to give each student the personal attention needed to obtain the best dance education possible. Experienced Coaching For Ballet Competitions Available with Irina Lebedeva . Lebedeva was honored to be called as a Judge for the 2012 International Ballet Competition in Caracas,Venezuela.