Osipova Ballet Academy
Osipova Ballet Academy, 1495 W El Camino Real, Studios C, D, E, Mountain View, CA 94040
This purchase supports a local non-profit
This purchase supports a local non-profit
About
Osipova Ballet Academy offers ballet training that includes a FREE Pre-Ballet Trial Class, Summer Intensive 2026, Summer Camps 2026, Summer Weekend Classes, adult classes, community classes, and outreach performances. Classes at the academy are taught in both Russian and English, and the program includes a Pre-Professional Division and training in the Vaganova Method of Russian classical ballet. The academy describes itself as the keeper and successor of the best traditions of Russian classical ballet and offers a positive learning environment with guidance from renowned Vaganova instructors in a specially designed, widely acknowledged program.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Founder and Artistic Director Ms. Marina Osipova, Ph.D., graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, and received a Ph.D. in teaching ballet from the same institution. Osipova Ballet Academy is an Official Partner school of the Nikolay brand and an Official Member of the International Dance Council CID. The academy’s mission states that it is the keeper and successor of the best traditions of Russian classical ballet and that it remains committed to preparing students for success in all aspects of life through the art form of ballet. Osipova Ballet Foundation was founded as a non-profit community service organization with the stated goal of providing access to classical ballet in the Vaganova Method to a wide and diverse community and offering engagement and performance opportunities for students and the broader community.
Parent testimonials describe the academy’s teaching methods as placing value on flexibility and strength training, focusing on proper technique from the beginning, and note that the younger-children’s teacher is described as both sweet and authoritative. One parent reports that classes are taught in Russian and English and that their child, who does not speak Russian, has still been able to participate fully. Other parents state that their children enjoy the classes, have made friends, and that they see improvement in their children’s dancing, flexibility, strength, posture, and overall enjoyment of ballet.
Last updated June 18, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Founder and Artistic Director Ms. Marina Osipova, Ph.D., graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, and received a Ph.D. in teaching ballet from the same institution. Osipova Ballet Academy is an Official Partner school of the Nikolay brand and an Official Member of the International Dance Council CID. The academy’s mission states that it is the keeper and successor of the best traditions of Russian classical ballet and that it remains committed to preparing students for success in all aspects of life through the art form of ballet. Osipova Ballet Foundation was founded as a non-profit community service organization with the stated goal of providing access to classical ballet in the Vaganova Method to a wide and diverse community and offering engagement and performance opportunities for students and the broader community.
Parent testimonials describe the academy’s teaching methods as placing value on flexibility and strength training, focusing on proper technique from the beginning, and note that the younger-children’s teacher is described as both sweet and authoritative. One parent reports that classes are taught in Russian and English and that their child, who does not speak Russian, has still been able to participate fully. Other parents state that their children enjoy the classes, have made friends, and that they see improvement in their children’s dancing, flexibility, strength, posture, and overall enjoyment of ballet.
Last updated June 18, 2026.
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