Osipova Ballet Academy

Osipova Ballet Academy offers ballet training that includes Adult Classes, a Summer Intensive 2026, Summer Camps, Summer Classes, a FREE Pre-Ballet Trial Class, and an Upper Levels Audition. Classes at the academy are taught in both Russian and English. The program includes Premier Vaganova Training in the San Francisco Bay Area in a specially designed, widely acknowledged program led by renowned Vaganova instructors.

• Ages: 3–18 years old

Osipova Ballet Academy states that it is the keeper and successor of the traditions of Russian classical ballet and that it remains committed to preparing its students for success in all aspects of life through ballet. The academy describes its approach as providing excellence in dance along with a positive learning environment where dancers build foundational skills and work toward their goals under the guidance of its instructors. The academy offers a FREE Pre-Ballet Trial Class for ages 4–8, Summer Classes for ages 3–8, Summer Camps for ages 4–8, a Summer Intensive 2026 for ages 9–18+, and an Upper Levels Audition Form for ages 9–20.

Founder and Artistic Director Ms. Marina Osipova, Ph.D., graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, and received a PhD 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). A Pre-Professional Division student, Ekaterina Pichkova, age 15, has been selected as one of only four American girls to participate in the Prix de Lausanne 2026, which the academy notes is recognized globally as “The Olympics of Ballet” and as a prestigious, career-defining competition for aspiring professional dancers.

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 of bringing together community members through engagement and performance opportunities. The foundation states that it focuses on inspiring all community members and that it believes the art of ballet has no boundaries. Testimonials from parents describe the academy’s teaching methods, note that classes are taught in Russian and English, and report that children enjoy their classes, make friends, and show noticeable improvement in areas such as technique, flexibility, strength, and posture.

Last updated March 15, 2026.