California Ballet Company
8276 Ronson Rd., San Diego 858 560 5676
www.californiaballet.org
The CBC repertoire encompasses over 70 ballets including major works by
Balanchine and Limon and full-scale classics. Many celebrated guest artists have
appeared in regular seasons. CBC dancers serve as guest artists with other major
ballet companies, and several have won medals in national and international
competitions. The CBC also provides outreach programs, including lecture
demonstrations and master classes in educational institutions. California Ballet
is sponsored in part by the county of San Diego and the San Diego City
Commission for Arts and Culture.
 San Diego Ballet
5304-B Metro Street, San Diego 619-294-7378;
www.sandiegoballet.org
In 1996, the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture awarded the San Diego
Ballet an arts organization rating of "excellent." A review of the
company s sold-out "Evening of Latin American Music and Dance" that
appeared in The San Diego Union Tribune noted: "San Diego Ballet showed so
much creative vitality over the weekend, the young company looked ready to bolt
past the money questions toward the status of a well-heeled, real city ballet
company."
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet
Casa del Prado, San Diego; 619-233-3060
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet has been at home in Balboa Park for over 50
years. Its philosophy of delivering quality, affordable ballet instruction has
not changed since its founding in 1944 by Maria Fielding. Students from
four-year-old tiny-tots to 19 year-old advanced pointe dancers take classes in
technique, variations, pas de deux and more. SDCYB stresses not only the
appreciation of the art of ballet, but diligently guides students to
professional careers in the world of dance.
Dancers perform several times
throughout the year with major productions in May and December. Each summer a
six-week program is offered that features an intensive schedule of classes,
workshops, field trips and performances. The Casa del Prado studios are open to
the public and Saturday morning is especially good for observing all levels of
classes.
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