Welcome from the Artistic Director
   
 
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The International School of Classical Ballet (ISCB) offers an environment where children and adults can explore diverse dance forms – from classical ballet to American jazz to tap, modern, and historical dance – and where they can express their creativity and create beauty through dance.

We educate our students in classical dance technique, but more importantly we cultivate an appreciation for the culture, the history, the music and the live theatre experience that transforms dance movement into performing arts. Our disciplined training enables all students to strengthen their bodies and minds, which in turn nurture healthy self-esteem, focus and balance in many facets of life.

We are unique among dance schools in Washington in many important ways.
  • We offer performance opportunities for all students in our Preparatory and Professional Division programs.
  • We limit our class sizes to ensure students are given the individual attention they deserve to thrive technically and creatively.
  • Our esteemed faculty and guest instructors hail from the most prestigious dance companies around the world.
  • We are the only school with a classical ballet curriculum based on Russian tradition.
  • Our disciplined training, coupled with main stage performance experience produces world class dancers. Our Professional Division dancers have consistently won international competition at the highest levels, earning full scholarships and apprenticeships to the most prestigious ballet companies in the world.
Our passion is to inspire all of our students to discover the artistry that lives within them and in doing so, to enrich their lives with beauty and harmony for many years to come.
   
  Warmly,

Vera Altunina
Artistic Director

Vera Altunina
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