Classical Ballet Academy
Classical Ballet Academy, 5516 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR 97206
About
Classical Ballet Academy offers training in classical ballet along with complementary dance forms. Dancers take part in full-length ballets and additional performances, and these performances showcase all dancers who wish to participate.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Founded in 2004, Classical Ballet Academy describes itself as a serious training ground for aspiring dancers. The program states that it is dedicated to helping each individual achieve discipline and strength through dance, and it emphasizes welcoming classes and creating performance opportunities. Its mission is to educate, inspire and transform dancers of all ages through the study of classical ballet and complementary dance forms.
The leadership and staff team includes Director Sarah Rigles; ballet instructors Amy Bonaduce, Susan Fischer, Rick Gonzalez, Kirsten Livingston, and Kim Thayer (CBA Assistant); pre-ballet instructors Sophie Jane Ecord, Luisa Martin, Jennifer Martin (Pre-Ballet en Español), LJ Rigles (Pre-Ballet en Español), Rachel Modlin, Sofia Simmons, Samantha Spurgeon, and Gabriana Hughes; contemporary, modern, and jazz instructors Chloe Erlandson, Annabel Kaplan, Lauren Layman, Sophia Toffler, and Anna Wright; character dance instructors Lane Harris and Melissa Harris; Pilates instructor Andrea Cooper; and Inclusive Dance instructor Mariah LeFeber. The administrative and support team includes Studio Competition Manager and instructor Chloe Erlandson, Marketing & Events Manager Tracie Erlandson, Administrative Assistant Kellie Grunde, Director of Administration Lindsay Lichtenwalter, and CBA Assistant Kim Thayer.
The program states that it promotes principles of fairness, equity, diversity, and inclusion across identities such as race, age, color, disability, faith, religion, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, social class, economic class, ethnicity, gender identity, and gender expression, as well as other identities represented among its dancers and community.
Last updated March 30, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Founded in 2004, Classical Ballet Academy describes itself as a serious training ground for aspiring dancers. The program states that it is dedicated to helping each individual achieve discipline and strength through dance, and it emphasizes welcoming classes and creating performance opportunities. Its mission is to educate, inspire and transform dancers of all ages through the study of classical ballet and complementary dance forms.
The leadership and staff team includes Director Sarah Rigles; ballet instructors Amy Bonaduce, Susan Fischer, Rick Gonzalez, Kirsten Livingston, and Kim Thayer (CBA Assistant); pre-ballet instructors Sophie Jane Ecord, Luisa Martin, Jennifer Martin (Pre-Ballet en Español), LJ Rigles (Pre-Ballet en Español), Rachel Modlin, Sofia Simmons, Samantha Spurgeon, and Gabriana Hughes; contemporary, modern, and jazz instructors Chloe Erlandson, Annabel Kaplan, Lauren Layman, Sophia Toffler, and Anna Wright; character dance instructors Lane Harris and Melissa Harris; Pilates instructor Andrea Cooper; and Inclusive Dance instructor Mariah LeFeber. The administrative and support team includes Studio Competition Manager and instructor Chloe Erlandson, Marketing & Events Manager Tracie Erlandson, Administrative Assistant Kellie Grunde, Director of Administration Lindsay Lichtenwalter, and CBA Assistant Kim Thayer.
The program states that it promotes principles of fairness, equity, diversity, and inclusion across identities such as race, age, color, disability, faith, religion, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, social class, economic class, ethnicity, gender identity, and gender expression, as well as other identities represented among its dancers and community.
Last updated March 30, 2026.
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