The Community School of Ballet

The Community School of Ballet offers ballet and other dance classes for children, teens, and adults. The program teaches the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus in all children and teen classes, and adult open classes are based on the professional training of the instructors. The school describes itself as a small but serious school and is currently accepting new students.

• Ages: 3–18 years old

Since its founding in 1979, the goal of The Community School of Ballet has been to propagate the art form of ballet by providing classical dance training of the highest caliber to both children and adults. The school states that it fulfills its responsibility as an educational institution for students seeking pre-professional training and for those who study ballet at any age for its aesthetic and physical rewards. The Community School of Ballet is an approved center to host the Children's and Vocational Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) examinations, and it uses the syllabi of the Royal Academy of Dance, which employs a worldwide system of ballet examinations. All of the adult class instructors have had careers as professional dancers and trained in New York, Paris, and Monaco, and Camilla Chiapuris completed the Royal Academy of Dance Professional Dancers Teaching Course (PDTC) in 1978 and maintains active certification as ARAD PDTC.

Last updated January 5, 2026.