Sterling Ballet Academy

I emailed Sterling Ballet to find out more information about a class they were offering. They emailed me back 4 days later telling me to go on their website and read. I did read the website but wanted more information. I decided to go to another ballet school for obvious reasons…

My daughter has been a student at Sterling Ballet Academy for over three years. We are very happy with the instruction she is receiving, and she loves dancing at Sterling Ballet. My son was also a student at the school before entering college in September 2013. He loved Sterling Ballet as well and made much progress under Ms. Tuya’s and Mr. Ulzii’s guidance.
Ms. Tuya and Mr. Ulzii are excellent teachers — experienced, professional, kind and very knowledgeable. Both Ms. Tuya and Mr. Ulzii were professional ballet dancers and have excellent credentials and many years of teaching experience. Ms. Tuya is a graduate of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia and Mr. Ulzii earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Choreography from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory.
Classes are structured, consistent, start and end on time and have limited enrollment ensuring students receive much individual attention. Even though my children are older, Sterling Ballet is an excellent school for young students as well in my opinion. Younger students learn foundational ballet skills in a fun and nurturing environment.
There are several performance opportunities every year, including The Nutcracker and a Spring Recital. My kids are always well rehearsed and look forward to performing with Sterling Ballet. There are also parent observation days at the end of each session.
Whether your child wants to pursue a professional ballet career or just learn about ballet, I highly recommend Sterling Ballet Academy.

We signed up my dauther for ballet here last year. She was always dancing around and loved watching Angelina Ballerina, so it was a safe bet that she would enjoy it.
Ms. Tuya and Ms. Amber proved to be fantastic instructors, especially when dealing with young children. They evaluated students on ability as much as age, offering a free class to see how they handle the environment and instruction before placing them in an appropriate class. My daughter is six years old, and deathly shy, but thye managed to draw her out into the classes. She has fun, pays attention, and is always excited to go back.
For young girls, the classes involved some storytelling and dressup, with the costumes provided by the school. Everyone working there has been wonderfully pleasant, and we even witnessed one of the ladies involved in the school taking some students to the Cinnamon Tree in Herndon to fit and purchase toe-​shoes.
The school structures classes on 12-​week sessions, is flexible with payments, and offers alternative dance classes as well (jazz, tap, and others). Class availability is based on class sizes, which is good and bad. Younger classes are smaller, but if not enough people sign up, the class time-​slot you hoped for may not continue. However, the management is excellent about pro-​rating rates, scheduling make-​up classes, and doing everything they reasonably can to keep everyone involved and happy.
There is a recital or two, but it is optional. The fees are comparable or better than other regional schools. I was concerned that my daughter would freeze up on stage, but she did wonderfully. In fact, I can honestly say that the school, and Ms. Amber especially, significantly helped her overcome some of that shyness.
It isn’t as strict or driven as the school my sister went to, but we’re very happy to be here.

WOW! My daughter has been to many dance classes and she learned more in one class here than all others combined. Technique is key and learned in a marvelous atmosphere. I can’t say enough good things about this place.