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Oakland Ballet School offers classical ballet training that includes Young Dancer Camps, a Youth Program, and Summer Intensives. The program also offers an Open Level Program for Adults & Teens, along with Pilates for Ballet Dancers and Beginning Contemporary classes.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
The school is led by Joral and Denise Schmalle. Oakland Ballet School, formerly the Oakland Ballet Academy, was founded in 1968 as the official school of the Oakland Ballet Company under the direction of Ronn Guidi. Its mission states that it offers classical ballet training from pre-ballet to the pre-professional level and strives to provide a welcoming environment and an encouraging atmosphere to learn ballet through musicality, artistic expression, coordination, and technique. The school’s history includes hosting dance luminaries who set ballet works such as Billy the Kid, Les Biches, Les Noces, Afternoon of a Faun, Scheherezade, and The Green Table.
Last updated March 23, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
The school is led by Joral and Denise Schmalle. Oakland Ballet School, formerly the Oakland Ballet Academy, was founded in 1968 as the official school of the Oakland Ballet Company under the direction of Ronn Guidi. Its mission states that it offers classical ballet training from pre-ballet to the pre-professional level and strives to provide a welcoming environment and an encouraging atmosphere to learn ballet through musicality, artistic expression, coordination, and technique. The school’s history includes hosting dance luminaries who set ballet works such as Billy the Kid, Les Biches, Les Noces, Afternoon of a Faun, Scheherezade, and The Green Table.
Last updated March 23, 2026.
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