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We are a classical ballet school that offers a full range of classes, from pre-ballet to professional training. With us, students of all ages and abilities have a unique opportunity to study the traditions and discipline of this beautiful art. Whether a student's goal is a career in dance or purely recreational, we make sure to provide personal attention to match each student's interest.

Our studio follows the Cuban School of Ballet which emphasizes the early development of musical and muscular abilities, as well as the artistic presentation of the students. Through dance, our students develop good posture, self discipline, and self expression, which eventually translate into gracefulness, poise, fitness, and self confidence.

Our dancers are classified in 4 levels: pre-ballet, beginners, intermediate and advanced.

Pre-ballet is for children between three to five years of age. They are introduced to the basic positions of arms and legs and receive training to develop their creativity and their muscular tone. They start learning pantomime and barre exercises.

At the beginners level, dancers start to understand the sequence of a ballet class - floor, barre, center and jump.

At the intermediate level, special emphasis is given to dancing with pointe shoes. Here, students acquire a solid knowledge of all the steps of ballet and start learning other subjects that constitute the scenic dance practice such as classic duet, modern dance, and make-up, which makes them ready for the advanced level where they study the big classics.

We also have a group for professional dancers that want to take classes.

Miss Gypsy

Born in Camagüey, Cuba, Gypsy Hall began her dance training at age eight with the National Ballet School of her birth city. During her student years, she won several awards in international competitions and festivals. At age eighteen she launched her professional career with the Ballet of Camagüey, where she became principal soloist under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In this period, she danced all the classics in the most important theaters of Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico.

In 1993, Gypsy went on to dance with the National Ballet of Peru, where she held the position of principal dancer for two years. There she danced, among other things, Le Corsaire, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, La Fille mal Gardee and Les Sylphides.

1n 1996, she started as a soloist with the Cuban National Ballet under the direction of Alicia Alonso. With them, she performed all over the world a vast repertoire ranging from classical to contemporary works; and worked with renowned choreographers such as Alberto Méndez, María Robira, Hilda Rivero, and Pedro Consuegra.

As a guest artist, Gypsy danced at numerous international galas and with many different companies and partners. Today, she is the artistic director of Pembroke Ballet, a school that she founded.

Our piano lessons

Our dream is to become an academy of art, and moving in that direction we are offering piano lessons by one of Miami's great instructors. These classes provide students with knowledge of music notation, theory and rhythm development, and the execution of the keyboard with the emphasis on technique, touch, and tone control of the Russian school.

Miss Marila

Maria del Carmen Blanco (Marila) graduated from Cuba's Institute of Superior Fine Arts with a bachelor's of music in piano performance. After graduation she became a piano professor in Camagüey's School of Arts where she taught students from 8 through 14 years of age. In 1991, Marila joined the staff of pianists of the Ballet of Camagüey until she moved to the US in 1998. In Miami, Marila has continued educating students from beginners to advanced and has developed an outstanding reputation which we are very fortunate to enjoy today.