Burbank Dance Academy

Burbank Dance Academy offers Pre-Ballet for children age 3+ or once potty-trained. The academy also offers Vaganova-based classical ballet training along with Contemporary, Jazz, Acrobatics, Tap, Hip-Hop, and a competitive Performance Company. The Étoile Program is available for dancers age 8+ and is audition only.

Programs

• Pre-Ballet Program — Age 3+; or once potty-trained · Preparatory division introducing children to dance; focuses on musicality, rhythm, flexibility, strength, and stamina.
• Academy Program — Vaganova-based classical ballet training supplemented by Contemporary, Jazz, Acrobatics, Tap, Hip-Hop, and competitive Performance Company.
• Étoile Program — Age 8+ · Accelerated pre-professional program for dancers with aptitude for classical ballet; audition only.
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip-Hop
• Tap
• Acrobatics
• Performance Company — Competitive performance company.
• Performance & Competition Teams

At a glance

• Ages: 3–18 years old

About the provider

Jason Coosner is the Director of Burbank Dance Academy. In 2024, Burbank Dance Academy was recognized as being in the top 5% of ballet schools in the U.S. according to the study Quantifying Hierarchy and Prestige in U.S. Ballet Academies as Social Predictors of Career Success, conducted by researchers from Northwestern University, Northeastern University, Harvard University, and the University of Virginia. The academy’s mission is to provide students from age 3 with a dynamic, all-encompassing curriculum focused on the development of the whole dancer in a positive, supportive, and nurturing environment.

Étoile program is by audition only. Pre-Ballet starts at age 3 or once potty-trained.

Last updated September 18, 2026.