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ELEVÉ STUDIO offers classes in Classical Ballet, Modern Lyrical, Jazz, Pointe, Pre Ballet, Musical Theater, Teen/Adult, and Performance. The program focuses on the discipline and traditions of classical ballet technique and training as a foundation for other dance styles such as Lyrical, Jazz, and Musical Theater. Ballet, modern/lyrical, and jazz programs draw from years of experience with established methods and repertory.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Classes resume August 18th - Almost Full - Sign up Now!
Elaine Johns founded ELEVÉ STUDIO in 2021 in the heart of Napa Valley, after previously teaching Ballet and Modern dance in St. Helena from 2010–2020. The leadership team includes Artistic Director and Instructor Elaine Johns, Instructor Bonnie Amante, and Instructor Emily Bullaro. Faculty have 30 years performance experience and over 15 years teaching experience.
Elaine Johns earned a Minor in Dance from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, while completing a BA in Liberal Studies focusing on education, and trained at San Luis Obispo Civic Ballet where she was invited to an apprentice position in the ballet company. Her experience includes many years in the dance program at Napa Valley College, teaching Ballet and Modern dance in St. Helena from 2010–2020 at Little Feet School of Dance, and co-directing the full-length Nutcracker ballet at Center Stage Studios in Middletown, CA from 2019–2025, where she has danced solo roles and designed and crafted costumes, sets, and props, and is an instructor.
Bonnie Amante has been dancing since she was 10 years old and has trained in jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, and ballet. She trained with Jamie Bracisco, formerly of the San Francisco Ballet, until she graduated high school and continued her training at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in ballet, jazz, and modern. She has been an instructor at Center Stage Studios in Middletown, has had many performing opportunities including solo roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy, and has attended dance intensive programs abroad.
Emily Bullaro has been dancing over 15 years and is trained in Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, and Musical Theatre, with a specialty in Jazz. She has performed in multiple productions of the Nutcracker ballet presented by Center Stage Studios in Middletown, CA, in solo and corps roles including Snow Queen, Arabian Solo, and Dew Drop, and has been a member of the Illusion dance team, attending various dance conventions and competitions.
Elevé Studio states that it offers a high-quality, comprehensive dance education that is positive, uplifting, inclusive, and holistic, and describes its mission as inspiring and nurturing a love for the arts, promoting self-expression and personal growth, building supportive, compassionate bonds with community, and enriching culture. The studio notes that it presents age-appropriate clean music, dress, and themes, prioritizes safety, and respects and honors the traditions and elegance of classical ballet and its supporting elements of music, costume, and theatrics, while expanding and growing with the fresh ideas of today. It serves Calistoga, St. Helena, Angwin, Deer Park, Pope Valley, Upper Napa Valley, and beyond.
Last updated March 24, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Classes resume August 18th - Almost Full - Sign up Now!
Elaine Johns founded ELEVÉ STUDIO in 2021 in the heart of Napa Valley, after previously teaching Ballet and Modern dance in St. Helena from 2010–2020. The leadership team includes Artistic Director and Instructor Elaine Johns, Instructor Bonnie Amante, and Instructor Emily Bullaro. Faculty have 30 years performance experience and over 15 years teaching experience.
Elaine Johns earned a Minor in Dance from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, while completing a BA in Liberal Studies focusing on education, and trained at San Luis Obispo Civic Ballet where she was invited to an apprentice position in the ballet company. Her experience includes many years in the dance program at Napa Valley College, teaching Ballet and Modern dance in St. Helena from 2010–2020 at Little Feet School of Dance, and co-directing the full-length Nutcracker ballet at Center Stage Studios in Middletown, CA from 2019–2025, where she has danced solo roles and designed and crafted costumes, sets, and props, and is an instructor.
Bonnie Amante has been dancing since she was 10 years old and has trained in jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, and ballet. She trained with Jamie Bracisco, formerly of the San Francisco Ballet, until she graduated high school and continued her training at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in ballet, jazz, and modern. She has been an instructor at Center Stage Studios in Middletown, has had many performing opportunities including solo roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy, and has attended dance intensive programs abroad.
Emily Bullaro has been dancing over 15 years and is trained in Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, and Musical Theatre, with a specialty in Jazz. She has performed in multiple productions of the Nutcracker ballet presented by Center Stage Studios in Middletown, CA, in solo and corps roles including Snow Queen, Arabian Solo, and Dew Drop, and has been a member of the Illusion dance team, attending various dance conventions and competitions.
Elevé Studio states that it offers a high-quality, comprehensive dance education that is positive, uplifting, inclusive, and holistic, and describes its mission as inspiring and nurturing a love for the arts, promoting self-expression and personal growth, building supportive, compassionate bonds with community, and enriching culture. The studio notes that it presents age-appropriate clean music, dress, and themes, prioritizes safety, and respects and honors the traditions and elegance of classical ballet and its supporting elements of music, costume, and theatrics, while expanding and growing with the fresh ideas of today. It serves Calistoga, St. Helena, Angwin, Deer Park, Pope Valley, Upper Napa Valley, and beyond.
Last updated March 24, 2026.
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