Staten Island Ballet (SIB) is the only professional Ballet Company on the island. A treasure located in a lovely small building in the greenbelt. The affiliated school has superb teachers, all dancers of great quality, many are Julliard trained and also dance at SIB. Ellen Tharp creates dance artists, quality training, wonderful placement, great work etiquette. The students are trained excellently, (many enter La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts) and enjoy what they are doing. My daughter is a student there for two full years and would go every day if I let her. As a professional dancer all my life, I could not have been more picky when I moved here. SIB was a great surprise and blessings. If you want "Hootchie Cootchie or show dancing , this is not your place, if you want great training, a caring environment, don't look anywhere else.
SIB also has an excellent summer program and puts on a beautiful Nutcracker each year.
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