Summer Youth Ballet Programs & Camps
Oregon Ballet Theatre School (Portland Studio), 720 S Bancroft Street, Portland, OR 97239
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Summer Youth Ballet Programs & Camps includes Creative Pre-Ballet classes, Pre-Ballet sessions, Creative Movement sessions, and Pre-Ballet Themed Camps. Children take part in Pre-Ballet instruction and exploration and learn choreography inspired by classical ballet stories such as The Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Swan Lake, Snow White, Firebird, and Cinderella. The themed camps focus on magical story ballets and include Creative Pre-Ballet classes for ages 3–5.
• Ages: 3–5 years old
• Schedule: Six-week summer term meeting once a week for 45 minutes, plus separate one-week themed camps meeting two hours each day
• Price: Creative Pre-Ballet $118 per section; Pre-Ballet Themed Camps $190 per week
Creative Pre-Ballet for ages 3–5 runs June 22–August 8, 2026, for $118 per section, with classes offered on Mondays 4:30 PM–5:15 PM, Wednesdays 4:30 PM–5:15 PM, or Saturdays 9:15 AM–10:00 AM. Pre-Ballet Themed Camps cost $190 per week and include Week 1 Snow White, June 15–20 (no class June 19), 4:00 PM–6:00 PM; Week 2 Firebird, August 3–7, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM; and Week 3 Cinderella, August 10–14, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM. The last 30 minutes of the last day of each camp are open to observation.
All students receive training from professional dance faculty, with instruction that emphasizes classical technique, artistry, and passion. The School Director, Katarina Svetlova, received classical ballet training from Haydee Gutierrez in Miami, continued at the OBT School, and also studied at the John Cranko School in Stuttgart and the Princess Grace Academy in Monte Carlo. She began her professional career at age 15 and danced as a principal with Oregon Ballet Theatre from 1995 to 2002 and with Deutsche Oper Am Rhein Ballett from 2002 to 2007, performing in works by James Canfield, Peter Martins, Trey McIntyre, and Sarah Slipper.
OBT School’s mission is to provide the highest quality dance training to all its students and states that every student deserves the best instruction possible, whether or not they pursue a career in dance. The curriculum incorporates classical ballet traditions with evidence-based modern training practices and aims to produce coachable, healthy, well-rounded dancers. OBT School makes annual, need-based financial aid available to students and states a mission to share meaningful, high-quality dance experiences with students, families, and communities, inspire children and adults to use their bodies in new and different ways through dance, and connect with the community by removing physical and cultural barriers and providing greater access to dance.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
• Ages: 3–5 years old
• Schedule: Six-week summer term meeting once a week for 45 minutes, plus separate one-week themed camps meeting two hours each day
• Price: Creative Pre-Ballet $118 per section; Pre-Ballet Themed Camps $190 per week
Creative Pre-Ballet for ages 3–5 runs June 22–August 8, 2026, for $118 per section, with classes offered on Mondays 4:30 PM–5:15 PM, Wednesdays 4:30 PM–5:15 PM, or Saturdays 9:15 AM–10:00 AM. Pre-Ballet Themed Camps cost $190 per week and include Week 1 Snow White, June 15–20 (no class June 19), 4:00 PM–6:00 PM; Week 2 Firebird, August 3–7, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM; and Week 3 Cinderella, August 10–14, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM. The last 30 minutes of the last day of each camp are open to observation.
All students receive training from professional dance faculty, with instruction that emphasizes classical technique, artistry, and passion. The School Director, Katarina Svetlova, received classical ballet training from Haydee Gutierrez in Miami, continued at the OBT School, and also studied at the John Cranko School in Stuttgart and the Princess Grace Academy in Monte Carlo. She began her professional career at age 15 and danced as a principal with Oregon Ballet Theatre from 1995 to 2002 and with Deutsche Oper Am Rhein Ballett from 2002 to 2007, performing in works by James Canfield, Peter Martins, Trey McIntyre, and Sarah Slipper.
OBT School’s mission is to provide the highest quality dance training to all its students and states that every student deserves the best instruction possible, whether or not they pursue a career in dance. The curriculum incorporates classical ballet traditions with evidence-based modern training practices and aims to produce coachable, healthy, well-rounded dancers. OBT School makes annual, need-based financial aid available to students and states a mission to share meaningful, high-quality dance experiences with students, families, and communities, inspire children and adults to use their bodies in new and different ways through dance, and connect with the community by removing physical and cultural barriers and providing greater access to dance.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
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