International Ballet Theater Institute
Arnold Rue Dance Center / Oak Park Senior Center Dance Room, 5758 Lorraine Ave, Stockton, CA 95210
About
International Ballet Theater Institute offers training in classical ballet, Russian classical ballet, character and ethnic dance, national and folk dance, and pointe. Students also take classes in ballet theater arts, dramatic arts, contemporary dance, social and ballroom dance, dance fitness, and theater arts. The program includes fine arts and technical arts, group edutainment and enrichment classes, culturally themed academic programs, mind/body and therapeutic programs, nutrition, dance history and culture, online classes at all levels, internet education, outreach, touring, performance, and exchange programs.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Group classes are offered Monday through Wednesday in the late afternoon and early evening, with individual class blocks typically 1 to 1.5 hours.
• Price: Group class tuition is $14 per hour.
International Ballet Theater Institute was founded by Alexei Badrak and Ronna Roberts. The faculty have trained, coached, directed, and choreographed for artists in companies and academies such as American Ballet Theatre (ABT), the Bolshoi Ballet Theater, and top universities and colleges, and have prepared young professionals for film, TV, Broadway, and athletic arts. IBTI is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and its staff and faculty have a stated reputation for top pre-professional and professional training programs. The mission of IBTI is to enrich the lives of students from very young children to adults and seniors in a range of dance styles and theater arts, with special attention to students who are especially gifted in ballet, and to encourage academic excellence as well as provide elite artists for professional world class companies.
IBTI describes its training as high caliber, world class classical ballet based on Russian methodology, with an internationally proven methodology and consistent results. The program offers small classes, individual attention, distinguished instructors, and a quality curriculum, with specialty classes for young children, teens, adults, and seniors, as well as classes for charter and home school students. It offers avocation programs for boys and girls ages 3–6, youth 7–12, teens 13–18, adult men and women, and senior programs, along with a full range of proprietary programs for all ages. Participation in the preparatory and professional program is determined by a highly selective audition process, and the program is described as designed for rapid progression, precise technical acumen, greatly increased artistic capabilities, and stellar stage technique, with a primary goal of producing elite, classically trained artists with versatility in a range of dance styles and cultures.
These classes are administered by the City of Stockton Parks and Recreation, and IBTI’s internet education, outreach, touring, performance, and exchange programs are committed to making high caliber art available to students in local communities, nationally, and in other countries. The facilities used for classes provide safe, secure lighted parking and security, and there is ongoing enrollment, online registration through the City of Stockton, and occasional pop-up classes and free online demos of classes.
One parent, Michelle, reports that the teachers are dedicated, that Mr. Alexei and Ms. Ronna have a passion for ballet and teaching, that her daughter had no prior experience and learned a lot in about 10 months, and that small classes allow teachers to focus on all students. Another parent, Christine, describes the owners and teachers as professional and helpful, says classes are structured and that children learn technique and style, and highly recommends the school. A third parent states that this is their first time having a daughter in ballet, that the child has already learned a lot, that it is a setting where children learn fundamentals and are trained correctly, and that the instructor is described as great with the dancers and communicative.
Last updated June 23, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Group classes are offered Monday through Wednesday in the late afternoon and early evening, with individual class blocks typically 1 to 1.5 hours.
• Price: Group class tuition is $14 per hour.
International Ballet Theater Institute was founded by Alexei Badrak and Ronna Roberts. The faculty have trained, coached, directed, and choreographed for artists in companies and academies such as American Ballet Theatre (ABT), the Bolshoi Ballet Theater, and top universities and colleges, and have prepared young professionals for film, TV, Broadway, and athletic arts. IBTI is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and its staff and faculty have a stated reputation for top pre-professional and professional training programs. The mission of IBTI is to enrich the lives of students from very young children to adults and seniors in a range of dance styles and theater arts, with special attention to students who are especially gifted in ballet, and to encourage academic excellence as well as provide elite artists for professional world class companies.
IBTI describes its training as high caliber, world class classical ballet based on Russian methodology, with an internationally proven methodology and consistent results. The program offers small classes, individual attention, distinguished instructors, and a quality curriculum, with specialty classes for young children, teens, adults, and seniors, as well as classes for charter and home school students. It offers avocation programs for boys and girls ages 3–6, youth 7–12, teens 13–18, adult men and women, and senior programs, along with a full range of proprietary programs for all ages. Participation in the preparatory and professional program is determined by a highly selective audition process, and the program is described as designed for rapid progression, precise technical acumen, greatly increased artistic capabilities, and stellar stage technique, with a primary goal of producing elite, classically trained artists with versatility in a range of dance styles and cultures.
These classes are administered by the City of Stockton Parks and Recreation, and IBTI’s internet education, outreach, touring, performance, and exchange programs are committed to making high caliber art available to students in local communities, nationally, and in other countries. The facilities used for classes provide safe, secure lighted parking and security, and there is ongoing enrollment, online registration through the City of Stockton, and occasional pop-up classes and free online demos of classes.
One parent, Michelle, reports that the teachers are dedicated, that Mr. Alexei and Ms. Ronna have a passion for ballet and teaching, that her daughter had no prior experience and learned a lot in about 10 months, and that small classes allow teachers to focus on all students. Another parent, Christine, describes the owners and teachers as professional and helpful, says classes are structured and that children learn technique and style, and highly recommends the school. A third parent states that this is their first time having a daughter in ballet, that the child has already learned a lot, that it is a setting where children learn fundamentals and are trained correctly, and that the instructor is described as great with the dancers and communicative.
Last updated June 23, 2026.
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