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Year-Round Program

Your Career Starts Here.

Students of professional Vaganova ballet school performing Sleeping Beauty in San Francisco

CITY BALLET SAN FRANCISCO

International Ballet Program

Home: Welcome

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Home of Premier Vaganova Training

For over two decades, City Ballet San Francisco (CBSF) has been a beacon of excellence, propelling our alumni into prestigious professional companies across the globe. With authentic Vaganova training by top industry professionals, extensive performance opportunities, and valuable connections, we nurture talent for a successful ballet career. Our students consistently shine, capturing top accolades in every competition they enter. Beyond our achievements, we have fostered a vibrant community of passionate ballet enthusiasts, united in their dedication to keeping the arts alive.

WHY CHOOSE CBSF?

You are unique. So are we.

Professional ballet school alumna and YAGP Winner in San Francisco

Professional Alumni

CBSF has placed over 40 alumni into top professional companies around the world.

Boys'/Men's SF ballet school students at the barre in technique class

Boys'/Men's Program

Crucial for boys' specialized training, and also for girls as we integrate the two in partnering classes and performances.

Vaganova Ballet Master Teacher with student as Sugar Plum for Nutcracker performance

Faculty & Connections

Our roundup of teachers, that are former dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet, Mariinski Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theatre, ABT, etc, is unparalled.

Professional ballet school students performing Swan Lake in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Quality Performances

CBSF productions rival professional companies, offering students vital experience for a career in dance

FEATURED ALUMNI

CBSF provides our students with opportunities that not only meet, but exceed, what you would expect from a pre-professional ballet school.

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Kyawzwa Lwin

Ballet Austin

Kian Manghise

Mariinsky Theatre

Kailin Kratz

NRW Juniorballett

PROGRAMS

CBSF offers multiple programs to adhere to our students’ needs and provide an unmatched education in classical ballet.

Ballet school students performing Pas de Deux from Swan Lake in San Francisco

International ballet program students performing Don Quixote

Year-Round Program

Vaganova curriculum with performance opportunities for the dedicated student.

Summer Intensive

Train with our world-renowned Master Teachers for the Summer!

International Program

Students from anywhere in the world can now get quality training.

TESTIMONIALS

Students

“CBSF supports my dreams in ballet and makes me feel like I can achieve them.”

“CBSF makes me feel at home. From the first day to now, it will always feel like family.”

“CBSF makes me feel like I have a future in what I love, but I’ll have to work for it.”

Professional ballet school students performing Giselle in SF Bay Area

Professional Ballet School classes in San Francisco

Student of professional ballet school in class at the barre in SF

Boys'/Men's Program dancer at Professional Ballet School

City Ballet SF male alumn of school now dancing professionally with Joffrey Ballet

Vaganova Ballet Method at Professional Ballet School (CBSF)

Ballet school students performing Contemporary Ballet piece

Boys'/Men's Program students of CBSF in class at the barre with Master Teacher

Galina Alexandrova - Artistic Director of City Ballet SF (CBSF)

Ballet school students performing Pas de Deux from Swan Lake in Bay Area

Ballet school students performing Nutcracker in costumes

Professional Ballet Training student of CBSF stretching for flexibility

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