1157E. Arrow Highway #7 (626) 335-7889 ph/fax
Glendora, CA 91740 (626) 733-3999 cell
Between Valley Center and Sunflower North side of street
Ilona Missakian, owner/director
Youth performing company, California Classical Youth Ballet, which rehearses at Academy en l'Air, will be doing a production of Pas de Quatre and the Magical Dancing Doll Shoppe on Saturday, May 5th, at Baldwin Park Performing Arts Center.
Introduction about school and training:
Academy en l'Air, formerly Dance en l'Air founded by Marielle Reyes, carried on Mrs. Reyes's dance legacy into the school's restructuring on July 1, 2007. The studio is dedicated to classical training both for the serious student with professional goals and for students who wish to pursue healthy ways of achieving grace, balance, and well-being through beautiful movement.
The school offers pre-ballet, beginning, intermediate, advanced, men/boys, and adult levels. Three instructors conduct all the classes at the academy, ensuring a very cohesive program stressing continuity. Miss Kristina Newcomer covers levels 2-4, adults, and the new boys' program; Miss Ilona Missakian covers pre-ballet, level 1, 3/4 combo, 4-6 , and pointe work levels. In the past, Miss Megan Noonan, Miss Margaret Yau, Miss Megan Herron, and Miss Zohar Cabrera have worked with our dancers. We encourage a mentoring model for our senior dancers to share with our younger dancers the important techniques that they have acquired in their training. Miss Vera Celaya, Flamenco instructor and performer, holds classes by arrangement at our location. Please see our program page for more specifics!
The studio is a professional member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, southwest district research consortium, with affiliation to the National Dance Association and the American Alliance for for Physical Activity and Recreation. The studio is able to help students in academic programs seeking reinforcement of their physical education requirements in school.
Association with California Classical Youth Ballet-- The studio is also home to a non-profit performing youth company, California Classical Youth Ballet, presenting many classics such as The Nutcracker, Enchanted Toy Shoppe, and Sleeping Beauty as well as recent works such as Gems, Strings of Pearls, and a Faerie Tale at our home theatre, Baldwin Park Performing Arts Center. The company has enjoyed the participation and contributions of dancers and their directors such as San Jose Ballet/ Pacific Ballet Academy with Marion Chaeff and Rima Chaeff and Pasadena Civic Ballet with Diane deFranco Browne. Teresa Reyes ,who danced with New York City Ballet, is on the advisory council for C CYB. Academy en l'Air students are not required to perform with CCYB but it is an enjoyable and natural part of progress of the dancer. Please visit the link for more information and watch the page develop!