Classical Ballet of California

An absolute gem!!! Nina and Greg are warm, lovely and very talented. My kids adore them (and so do I)!
At CBC you will find:
**High quality AND affordable classes
**Easy drive from SF with plenty of parking.
**Professional productions that are not at all like a typical dance recital. Their annual Nutcracker is not to miss!
In the classes for the little ones, they learn ballet basics and also play fun dance games.
My son is also in a class just for boys, which led by Greg. After each class he is smiley and sweaty from all of the jumping, push-​ups and staged sword play.
There is even a class for beginning adults, which is truly my favorite hour of the week.
I appreciate that the only *extra* cost is a small donation for costume use in the performances.
CBC is amazing, check it out for yourself!

This place has been around for quite some time as my sister who is now 20 use to dance here. I enrolled my 5 year old once she showed interest. I’ve enjoyed two performances already and suggest this place to see if it’s something your child is interested in. Staff is hands on and they make you feel like a part of their family.

My daughter has been a student for two years and we absolutely love this school! Ms. Nina is great with kids and is very professional, not to mention talented. The two large productions the students perform each year are super fun and not cheesy like other dance recitals. This ballet school in Pacifica is a perfect gem!

The teacher, Miss Nina is great! They have classes for kids all ages and advance class with adults as well.
They put on two shows a year:
Nutcracker and a SpringShow in June.
The studio, yes a little run down, BUT they are renovating and it already looks sooo much better!
So if you are near this studio and your kid or yourself wants to take a ballet class bring them here!
Also check out the new website:

the good:
Nina, the ballet teacher gives a good breakdown and explanation of the exercises, paces the class according to who is taking it, is friendly, ect.
The class I attended was pretty small so it was almost like taking a private lesson.
The studio is well lit and fairly spacious.
There are two levels of barre’s so people with varrying heights and flexibility have some choice.
Price for class is very reasonable.
the bad:
It is difficult to find the studio as the front of the building is not on the street and there is no sign so you basically have to wander around until you find it (I recommend counter clockwise)…however, once you do find it this problem is taken care of.
the ugly:
the floor… it seems to be very rough wood and a bit slick at the same time. I attempted to do a turn and one point and felt my shoe being grated away… when I sat to do floor stretches I got a splinter! I’d recommend leather shoes instead of canvas and doing barre’ stretches instead of floor ones to avoid these dilemas.