Classical and Contemporary Dance

Classical and Contemporary Dance offers ballet training that includes Pre/Primary Introduction to Ballet Movement, Character Dance, and Level 3/4/5/Adult Ballet Technique. The program also offers Children’s Tap, Hip Hop, Teen/Adult Contemporary, Adult Beginning Ballet classes, an Adult Intermediate Ballet Open Class, and Private Lessons.

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: CCD 2025 Summer Workshop runs July 7–July 31 with class options on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and some ballet technique and Adult Intermediate Ballet Open Class sessions continuing through the second week of August.
• Price: Single Summer Class Rate: $22 per hour; Pre/Primary Introduction to Ballet Movement Ages 4–6: $22 per class; Annual Registration Fee due August 24th $65 per family; Pre Ballet $80 per month; Primary, Level 1, Teen/Adult $85 per month; Level 2 $160 per month; Level 3 $240 per month; Level 4/5/6 $420 per month; $22 Drop-in per hour; Private Lessons $95 per hour.

Classical and Contemporary Dance was opened in 2009 by founder and director Tamara Grose, and materials list copyright dates from 2009–2024. The school performs two full length story ballets annually choreographed by Tamara Grose, including Nutcracker every December and an original story ballet each June, and tickets are on sale for The Wizard of Oz Ballet, described as a whimsical ballet journey to the Land of Oz and a magical performance for audiences of all ages. All students at Classical and Contemporary Dance are invited to audition and perform.

Classical and Contemporary Dance states that it offers high-quality ballet training in a nurturing, non-judgmental, supportive environment for dance students and welcomes both recreational and pre-professional performers. The teaching philosophy is described as rooted in patience, understanding, guidance, and structure using the art of discipline, with an emphasis on body awareness, alignment, strength, stamina, grace, and posture, and instructors state that they strive to instill in students the qualities of a dancer and encourage students to use these disciplines in their daily lives. The program describes its vision as offering a home away from home for dancers and a place for accomplished dancers to display their talents, and notes that new classes are coming soon, including Children’s Tap and Hip Hop, Teen/Adult Contemporary, and more Adult Beginning Ballet classes.

Classical and Contemporary Dance is founded and directed by Tamara Grose, who earned a B.F.A. from the North Carolina School of the Performing Arts and toured with its affiliated touring company in 36 U.S. states through the Artist in the Schools Residency program. Her background includes a full scholarship to Harkness in New York City, performances in a David Howard gala with Peter Martins and Gelsey Kirkland, dancing La Bayadere with Richard Englund of ABT’s second company, and being pictured in the New York Times with Pauline Koner Dance Consort. She has choreographed for NYC Dance Congress, the National Endowment for the Performing Arts Festival at NCSA, North Carolina Dance Theater, the International Dancing Poetry Festival in San Francisco, and regional dance companies throughout the U.S.A., and has taught at Allegra Kent Ballet School, Brooklyn College Dance Department, and in master classes on a U.S. tour in 36 states. She has been Associate Faculty of Ballet and Yoga at Santa Rosa Junior College for 18 years, holds certifications in Yoga and Massage Therapy, and serves as instructor, director, and choreographer for Classical and Contemporary Dance.

Ballet teacher Anna Bribiescas brings over 40 years of ballet teaching experience to Classical and Contemporary Dance. She trained at Santa Rosa Ballet under Julian Heron and Emily Stubbs, continued at Marin Ballet and in Bay Area master classes, and received extensive ballet teacher’s training through the Royal Academy of Dance, headquartered in London, England. In addition to teaching ballet at Classical and Contemporary Dance, she teaches first grade at Hidden Valley Elementary School in Santa Rosa.

Classical and Contemporary Dance lists a dress code and notes that students can find required items, including regular ballet attire for Pre/Primary Introduction to Ballet Movement Ages 4–6, at Bourrée Boutique, a local dancewear partner.

Last updated June 26, 2026.