BBA™Master Classes with Stephanie Saland-September 21, 22 and 23

Stephanie Saland is now joining the growing list of Master Teachers who have been brought to Mountain View by Inna Bayer in her pursuit to provide the best and most diverse ballet education to her students. Ms. Bayer has hosted many internationally recognized ballet Master teachers from around the World. Inna now has the pleasure of hosting Stephanie Saland. Ms.Saland is an active judge and teacher with the Youth America Grand Prix and a presenter for two International Dance Medicine Conferences.

Ms. Saland’s vast knowledge of all aspects of dance will provide a dance experience not to be forgotten. 

“...As a dancer, Stephanie Saland inhabited each role bringing to it a glowing life with every step, every gesture. To watch her was to understand what artistry is. As a teacher she is as unparalleled as she was in her dancing. Dance becomes understandable when touched by Stephanie. It also becomes magic.”

Elizabeth Kaye, Contributing Arts Editor, LA & NY Times

All classes will take place at:

Bayer Ballet Academy™

2028 Old Middlefield Way

Mountain View CA, 94043

For Additional information call,email or visit our website:

info@bayerballetacademy.com--www.bayerballetacademy.com

(650)988-9971

RESERVATION REQUIRED

3 DAYS ONLY

September 21, 22 and 23

Classical Ballet Technique 

Stretching for Ballet

Variations/Repertoire

Cost is $30 per class/or $100 for 4 classes

Friday

3:45 - 5:45

Classical Ballet Technique

(Levels III & IV) ages 8 - 11

6:00 - 8:00

Classical Ballet Technique

( Levels V - VI) ages 12 - 18 

8:00 - 9:00

Repertoire/Variation Class

(Levels V - VI) ages 12 - 18 

Saturday & Sunday

10:00 - 11:30 

Classical Ballet Technique

(Levels III & IV) ages 8-11

11:45 - 1:45 

Classical Ballet Technique

(Levels V - VI) ages 12 - 18

1:45 - 2:45

Repertoire/Variation Class

(Levels V - VI) ages 12 - 18

Schedule for August Master Classes with Misha Tchoupakov and Regina Zarhina

Schedule for August Master Classes with Misha Tchoupakov and Regina Zarhina


• Classical Ballet Technique
• Stretching for Ballet
• Variations/Repertoire
• Pre-Ballet Technique
• Pre-Ballet Stretching 

ONLY FOUR DAYS! Thursday, August 23, 2012,  Friday, August 24, 2012, Saturday, August 25, 2012, Sunday, August 26, 2012. Reservations required. $30 per class/workshop or
$100 for 4 classes/workshops. Classes for pre-ballet 4 and up and all ballet levels.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

3:45 - 5:15 -- Misha
Classical Ballet Technique
(Level III and IV) ages 9 - 10

5:15 - 6:00 -- Misha
Repertoire/Variation Class
(Level III & IV) ages 9 - 10

6:00 - 8:00 -- Misha
Classical Ballet Technique
( Level V - VI) ages 11 - 18

8:00 - 9:00 -- Misha
Repertoire/Variation Class
( Level V - VI) ages 11 - 18

3:45 - 4:45 -- Regina
Stretching for Ballet
(Pre-ballet 4 and 5) ages 6 - 8

4:45 - 6:00 -- Regina
Classical Ballet Technique
(Pre-ballet 4 & 5) ages 6 - 8

6:00 - 7:00 -- Regina
Stretching for Ballet
(Levels I - II) ages 8 - 9

7:00 - 8:00 -- Regina
Classical Ballet Technique
(Levels I - II) ages 8 - 9

Friday, August 24, 2012

3:45 - 5:15 -- Misha
Classical Ballet Technique
(Level III - IV) ages 9 - 10

5:15 - 6:00 -- Misha
Repertoire/Variation Class
(Level III - IV) ages 9 - 10

6:00 - 8:00 -- Misha
Classical Ballet Technique
(Level V - VI) ages 11 - 18

8:00 - 9:00 -- Misha
Repertoire/Variation Class
(Level V - VI) ages 11 - 18

3:45 - 4:45 -- Regina
Stretching for Ballet
(Pre-ballet 4 - 5) ages 6 - 8

4:45 - 6:00 -- Regina
Classical Ballet Technique
(Pre-ballet 4 - 5) ages 6 - 8

6:00 - 7:00 -- Regina
Stretching for Ballet
(Levels I - II) ages 8 - 9

7:00 - 8:00 -- Regina
Classical Ballet Technique
(Levels I - II) ages 8 - 9

Saturday and Sunday August 25 and 26 2012

10:00 - 11:00 -- Regina
Stretching for Ballet

(Level III & IV) ages 9 - 10

11:00 - 12:30 -- Misha
Classical Ballet Technique

(Level III & IV) ages 9 - 10

12:30 - 1:30 - Misha
Repertoire/Variation Class
(Level III & IV) ages 9 - 10

1:00 - 2:00 -- Regina
Stretching for Ballet
(Lev V - VI) ages 11 - 18

2:00 - 4:00 -- Misha
Classical Ballet Technique
( Level V - VI) ages 11 - 18

4:00 - 5:00 -- Misha
Repertoire/Variation Class
( Level V - VI) ages 11 - 18

11:00 - 12:00 -- Regina
Stretching for Ballet

(Pre-ballet 4 & 5) ages 6 - 8

12:00 - 1:00 -- Regina
Classical Ballet Technique

(Pre-ballet 4 & 5) ages 6 - 8

2:00 - 3:00 -- Regina
Stretching for Ballet

(Levels I - II) ages 8 - 9

3:00 - 4:15 -- Regina
Classical Ballet Technique

(Levels I - II) ages 8 - 9

BBA Brings Ballet Master Teachers to Mountain View

Master Classes and DANCE WORKSHOPS with Misha Tchoupakov and Regina Zarhina

• Classical Ballet Technique
• Stretching for Ballet
• Variations/Repertoire
• Pre-Ballet Technique
• Pre-Ballet Stretching 

ONLY FOUR DAYS! Thursday, August 23, 2012,  Friday, August 24, 2012, Saturday, August 25, 2012, Sunday, August 26, 2012. Reservations required. $30 per class/workshop or
$100 for 4 classes/workshops. Classes for pre-ballet 4 and up and all ballet levels.

In the tradition of offering our students and ballet students of the surrounding communities a high quality, uniquely diversified, cross cultural ballet dance education, Inna Bayer has invited Misha Tchoupakov and Regina Zarhina to teach workshops and Master classes at Bayer Ballet Academy.

MISHA TCHOUPAKOV

Born and raised in Moscow, Russia, Misha performed with the Bolshoi Ballet, as well as with the Colorado Ballet, Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Los Angeles Classical Ballet, Vienna State Opera Ballet, and San Francisco Opera Ballet.

Misha also holds an M.F.A. in Dance Pedagogy and Choreography from the Moscow State Institute of Choreography and he has taught for Colorado Ballet, Houston Ballet, Oregon Dance Theatre, Ballet West, David Taylor Dance Theatre, State Street Ballet, Ballet Arlington, Guangzhou Ballet of China, and Galili Dance in Netherlands. He was also on the faculty of the Royal Ballet School and the Elmhurst School for Dance in Association with Birmingham Royal Ballet in the UK. Mr. Tchoupakov serves as Rehearsal Director for the YAGP in New York and is an internationally renowned guest teacher. His most recent engagements took him to National Ballet School in Romania, English National Ballet School in UK and he also teaches annually in Japan.

REGINA ZARHINA

Received her initial education in St. Petersburg, Russia. She fortified that with a M.A. in Theatre and Dance from the University of Colorado in Boulder. In Colorado, she ran her own (very distinguished and strictly ballet) school for 10 years.

She then moved to England, and taught at the prestigious Elmhurst School for Dance in association with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. She’s also traveled the world, teaching, coaching and staging ballets extensively in Japan.

Upon returning to America, she became a Professor at the University of Utah, where she now teaches classes in ballet technique, pointe, variations, repertoire, and character dance. She is also the head of the teaching program at the department and lectures on teaching methodologies

All classes at Bayer Ballet Academy, call or email to reserve a spot.

2028 Old Middlefield Way

Mountain View CA, 94043

info@bayerballetacademy.com

650-988-9971

Ticket sales open for Springtime Novelettes

SPRINGTIME NOVELETTES
Menlo Atherton Performing Arts Center
Atherton, CA, at the intersection of Middlefield and Ringwood on the Menlo Atherton campus


ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY—SUNDAY, JUNE 17TH, 3:00 PM, $25

Bayer Ballet Company presents ...

Springtime Novelettes:
Come dream with us in a unique classical ballet showcase!

Principal Dancer Maykel Solas and Junna Ige of Ballet San Jose, who are Classical Ballet instructors at Bayer Ballet Academy, will be performing along with Bayer Ballet's Youth Company and students.

***ONLY ONE SHOW on Sunday, June 17th at 3 PM, $25 each seat.
Buy your tickets today!!*** http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246005
.

Springtime Novelettes is comprised of diverse pieces from classical and neoclassical ballet. In it you will experience the explosive joy of European character dances, take a journey through an enchanted forest, meet characters from classical ballets and see demonstrations of the training that informs the art of ballet storytelling.

Our program includes an excerpt from The Little Humpback Horse (The Under the Sea scene), variations from Don Quixote, Paquita, The Talisman, Sleeping Beauty, Fairy Doll, Sylvia and more, as well as lively folk-inspired Russian, Moldavian and Italian; Tarentella, Neapolitan (character) dances. Children will especially enjoy Little Red Riding Hood, an original mini-story ballet with an unusual retelling of this classic fairy tale.

The world of ballet is diverse and capacious for both children's dreams and adult inspiration alike. Share our world and learn some of the secrets—large and small—of creating an experience of this fantastic classical ballet style!

One performance only—Springtime Novelettes at 3:00pm, Sunday, June 17th at the beautiful Menlo Atherton Center for the Performing Arts. $25 per seat, each patron needs a seat.
www.thecenteratma.org

Theatre address: 
At the intersection of Ringwood and Middlefield on the Menlo Atherton Campus, enter lot from Ringwood. Ticket both to your left as you approach the building.
Menlo Atherton Performing Arts Center
555 Middlefield Road
Atherton, CA 94027
 

Contact Bayer Ballet Academy
Phone: 650.988.9971
Email: info@bayerballetacademy.com
Web: http://www.bayerballetacademy.com/

Tickets $25

UPDATED Dance Week schedule at Bayer Ballet: Sunday classes added

UPDATED!!!!! Dance week is Sunday April 22rd - Saturday April 29th

We've added a whole new DAY to celebrate. Starting Sunday April 22, 2012 Bayer will offer Sunday classes.  New students can take free classes all week. Schedule of classes is here or see below. Class size is limited and reservations are required.You can print these files from here (JPG format) or download PDF versions on our website.

From BBA Promo

From BBA Promo

Nikolaz Makhatelli, renowned Georgian ballet master at Bayer Ballet

MASTER BALLET CLASSES BY NIKOLOZ MAKHATELI

Recipient of the "Order of the Mark of Distinction" The highest order of the Georgian Republic.

ONLY THREE DAYS! MAY 18TH, 19TH & 20TH 2012

Download pdf of complete schedule

Bayer Ballet Academy Brings Internationally Renowned Ballet Master to Mountain View.

April 6, 2012, Mountain View, CA Inna Bayer, Artistic Director of Bayer Ballet Academy(BBA), brings another outstanding Master Ballet Instructor to teach at her school in Mountain View, California. Nikoloz Makhateli will be teaching Master classes at Bayer Ballet Academy on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 18, 19 and 20.

These master classes are open to all ballet dancers, both enrolled students at BBA and dancers from various studios throughout the Bay Area and beyond, ages 9-18.

About Nikoloz Makhateli
Makhateli’s education in dance extends to the highest qualification as Ballet Master Choreographer in Kirov Ballet, St. Petersburg. He obtained a Master’s Degree as Teacher/Repetiteur of Repertoire/Choreographer, and is an expert in the full Vaganova syllabus, the entire Petipa repertory.

He has toured extensively as a principal dancer with Tbilisi’s National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Georgia: France, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia Poland, Australia, Singapore and many others.

DANCE MAGAZINE "With an international reputation, Mr.Makhateli is one of today's top teachers of the art of classical ballet. He brings in his teachings and knowledge the purity and refinement of the traditions and heritage of the past and hands them on to students today. To obtain a teacher of Mr. Makhateli's outstanding qualifications and background is an asset to any company or school."
—Margaret Willis (DANCE MAGAZINE)
 
Cost
$30 per class
$50 for 2 classes

All Classes will be held at Bayer Ballet Academy
2028 Old Middlefield Way
Mountain View, 94043

You can reach us by email at info@bayerballetacademy.com
or by phone (650) 988-9971.


Nikolaz Makhatelli Master Classes and Workshops at Bayer Ballet

Schedule

Flyer

Boys 8-18 Class with Maykel Solas, Sundays

We are proud to offer a new "ALL BOYS CLASSES" For students 8 -18, no audition required. Contact us for more details.

This class will be taught by Maykel Solas trained in Cuba, and currently a principal dancer with Ballet San Jose.

SUNDAY 2:45 - 4:00

Bayer Ballet Academy
2028 Old Middlefield Way
Mountain View, California 94043, USA

Tel: 1.650.988.9971
E-mail: info@bayerballetacademy.com
www.bayerballetacademy.com
— at Bayer Ballet Academy.

A few videos of Maykal's dancing
La Bayadere variation
Playful Persuasion (contemporary) with Junna Ige