San Jose Dance Theatre's ballet academy is THE place to study classical ballet with exceptional teachers whose attention to detail is matched only by the care given to each student's progress. After many years of searching for a studio that teaches all levels with exceptional technique and artistic nuance, I am thrilled to study with Linda Hurkmans and her faculty. I cannot speak highly enough of this studio (which is hard to find but worth the search). Located on Brokaw between Coleman and Martin, near the Quakes new soccer stadium off Hwy 880.
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Excellent dance company for classical ballet training for kids and adults. I have two girls dancing here for 3 years. They both love the teachers, friends and staff in the studio. Teachers are caring and experienced. They learn a lot ranging from ballet techniques to professional ballet production such as the Nutcracker performance.
Our daughter, who is 10 now, has been going to the academy for 1.5 years. She had very little experience from before. Everybody were very welcoming and nice. It felt like family from day one. I like their main values which are about learning through very supportive environment and family matters the most. Corrections and guidance is given in a way that it's understandable and age appropriate. I have seen huge growth of confidence in my daughter. She came in as rather shy, but is just smiling and fully enjoying herself on the stage now.
We love that the school is providing wide variety of trainings which all support becoming even a professional dancer. Linda Hurkmans is excellent classical ballet teacher, Kim Gardner is very knowledgeable in conditioning and injury preventing and Sian Ferguson is giving contemporary classes which are adding much needed broader skills to the dancers. I'm just naming the people with whom my girl is working with right now, but there are many other excellent teachers there. Occasional masters classes add even more variety to the mix.
The school has great new facilities. There are large class rooms and appropriate equipment for the dancers. I'm enjoying the big break room where I can work while waiting or dancers can do homework and eat, too.
The school has also great performance possibilities. They have at least 2 performance a year and the occasions increase as dancer grows to higher levels. The legendary The Nutcracker which is held at San Jose Center of Preforming Arts is excellent change to part of something bigger. It's running two weekends with 9 shows in a theater for about 2500 people. As a parent I totally love that I can actually be part of the school by volunteering. I have been helping as stage crew volunteer which has been so much fun and I get to share my experience with my dancing daughter.
We have been here for 2 years and we love it! I very much appreciate the classical ballet training they offer and the warm and professional staff. Best school for classic ballet in the area, we are lucky to be a part of it.
Needing to really improve her ballet technique, my daughter attended SJDT s summer open classes and another ballet academy s summer camp prior to her senior year in high school. She then accepted Miss Linda s invitation to join SJDT for her entire senior year. That was absolutely the right decision! My daughter s ballet skills improved to the point where she won an award for ballet at a multi-genre dance convention and was accepted into multiple college dance major programs! My wife and I are grateful to amazing instructors Miss Sian, Mister David, Miss Mariana and, of course, Artistic Director Linda Hurkmans for helping our daughter succeed in her dance goals.
San Jose Dance Theatre is well-rounded ballet school for my daughter. She is quickly developing her classical ballet technique while enjoy the camaraderie of training and performing together in the numerous events produced by SJDT. My daughter looks forward to the annual Nutcracker performance at the Center for Performing Arts in San Jose. It is wonderful opportunity for ballerinas of all ages to perform in a professionally choreographed production in front of a large audience. In addition, it encourages them to build confidence in their dancing abilities in a supportive environment. I greatly appreciate that the school makes it a priority to enforce behavioral and dress codes. I think this has been an important factor in her overall ballet development.
This school offers high quality adult ballet training. They really focus on the technical details which I highly appreciate. I am very happy to have found this school.
Changing rooms are clean and spacious - but no lockers. There are shelves you can use (no doors), so people take their belongings into the studio with them and store them in the cubbies there. There is a shower but i've never used it.
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