Orange County's Premier Dance Studio | Home of the American Pacific Ballet Company
Academy of Dance is staffed by internationally trained, professional teachers who have been handpicked to offer high quality, safe, and careful training while nurturing and bringing out the best in each student. We cater to students who wish to dance recreationally as well as those who desire to pursue a career in dance or related fields. We offer professional and quality instruction in a number of styles while offering students many opportunities to develop as artists by covering various aspects of theater and dance. Our goal is to instill a love of dance in everyone!
The studio attracts dancers from throughout Orange County as well as summer session students from foreign countries. Our highly talented dancers possess a strong desire and determination to excel, many have been accepted to perform with visiting international companies such as England's Royal Ballet of London, American Ballet Theater, The Royal Danish Ballet and the San Francisco Ballet. Past students have been offered summer school experience at American Ballet Theater, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and Ballet Arizona. We have alumni attending world-class dance programs such as UCI, UC Santa Barbara and SUNY Purchase and currently performing professionally at BalletX, Texas Ballet Theater, Ballet Austin and more.
Everyone is invited to participate in our End of Year Performance, and all classical ballet dancers are encouraged to audition for our bi-annual Nutcracker production. Our company and performing classes are often at local events such as Tustin Tiller Days and the Irvine Global Fair, have performed at Disneyland, and more. The atmosphere is friendly and inviting, and we welcome you as part of our dance family!
Academy of Dance and the American Pacific Ballet are located in Orange County, CA, in between the 22 and 55 freeways
Keywords: dance, dance studio, ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, modern, hip-hop,
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
22 years
What is your primary product or service?
Ballet instruction
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
My Aunt was my ballet teacher and I have always loved it
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
We have experienced and well trained teachers. We offer quality training and offer classes in many forms of dance.
We offer programs for the serious dancer as well as the recreational student. Our studio has a warm and friendly atmosphere.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
One location
Provide detailed directions to your location
The studio is between 3 freeways. The 55, 22 and 5.
Exit the 22 on Tustin Avenue and go south. We are on the left.
Exit the 55 north on Seventeenth St, turn left. Turn right on Tustin and the studio is a few blocks away in your right side.
What type of payments do you accept?
Cash, checks, visa and MasterCard are accepted.
Which areas do you service?
Mostly our students are from: Irvine, Costa Mesa, Tustin, Santa Ana and Anaheim. We do have others from Diamond Bar to Laguna Niguel traveling to us.
What are your hours of operation?
Monday - Friday 3:30-7:30
Saturday 8.30-3:30
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
When past students come back and say we made a positive difference to their lives, that makes us very happy.