Ballet Fantastique


Professional Classes & Tuition

“In 2009, I moved to the Eugene area from Washington, D.C. to perform and teach with Ballet Fantastique. The company and academy are energetic, inspiring and knowledgeable! I value and respect the way Ballet Fantastique runs their academy. The training is excellent, the students have many performing opportunities, and since the classes are small, they have extensive individual attention.”
—Leanne Mizzoni, professional dancer and teacher, B.F.A., Dance (cum laude), The Hartt School, West Hartford, Connecticut

Academy of Ballet Fantastique Professional Division classes bring out the absolute best in every young artist through a specially-developed dancer-centered training program.

The great dancer and teacher Galina Ulanova was famous for saying "Talent is work." We can't sugarcoat it–it's true! Academy of Ballet Fantastique dancers train hard and perform hard–and become the best dancers they can be in the process. We invite you to join our training program, and can't wait to work with you!

Ballet Brilliante • Intro to Classical Dance (age 7 & up)

Instructor: Professional ballerina and college-educated dance instructor Leanne Mizzoni

All children (be they future professional dancers, concert pianists, or soccer stars) benefit from this wonderful Dance 101 class, wherein they build grace, coordination, flexibility and strength, discipline, and confidence—as well as an appreciation for the sport and art form of ballet. Ballet Brilliante also provides a necessary foundation for students who may wish to continue serious ballet training in the future.

Ballet Andante • Beginning: Vaganova I (ages 8-9 & up, by placement audition)

Instructor: Professional ballerina and college-educated dance instructor Alanna Fisher

Students begin intensive study of the Vaganova Syllabus, learning the foundations of artistry and musicality in tandem with technique. With close personal attention, they learn correct placement and performance and have fun learning "real-thing" ballet.

  • TECHNIQUE: Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30-6:45 pm and Saturdays 12:15-1:30 pm (Annex Studio, 60 E. 10th)
  • CONDITIONING: Saturdays 1:30-2:00 pm (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)--yoga or pilates mat recommended
  • Monthly Tuition (includes Conditioning): $164
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Ballet Bravo I • Beginning-Intermediate: Vaganova I-II

Instructor: Professional ballerina and college-educated dance instructor Hannah Bontrager

Dancers build tremendous strength and stamina as they learn and grow in all of the foundational steps for the dancer, including the poses and head positions of classical dance (the foundation for artistry). Increased demi-pointe work prepares young women for work in pointe shoes, and young men for difficult boys' ballet allegro work to come.

  • TECHNIQUE: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 4:00-5:30 pm (Annex Studio, 60 E. 10th)
  • CHARACTER with Ms. Alanna: Wednesdays 5:15-6:00 pm (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)--character shoes and skirt required
  • CONDITIONING with Ms. Leanne: Saturdays 1:30-2:00 pm (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)--yoga or pilates mat recommended
  • Monthly Tuition (includes Conditioning and Character): $204
  • POINTE I (by instructor placement; add $48/month) with Ms. Donna: Thursdays 5:30-6:00 pm (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)--pointe shoes will be fitted by an Academy of Ballet Fantastique coach
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Students Perform


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Ballet Bravo II • Intermediate: Vaganova II-III

Instructor: Ballet Fantastique Artistic Director Donna Marisa Bontrager

Dancers build increased artistic confidence and complexity of coordination at a faster tempo. Continuing and more extensive work on demi-pointe prepares students for adagio and pirouettes, and for increasingly difficult pointe work (young women) and allegro (young men).

  • TECHNIQUE: Mondays 5:30-7:00 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00-5:30 pm, Saturdays 11:30-1:00 pm (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)
  • POINTE I or POINTE II (by instructor placement) with Ms. Donna: Pointe I is Thursdays 5:30-6:00 pm; Pointe II is Tuesdays 5:30-6:00 pm AND Saturdays 1-1:30 pm (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)
  • CHARACTER with Ms. Alanna: Wednesdays 5:15-6:00 pm (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)--character shoes and skirt required
  • CONDITIONING with Ms. Leanne: Saturdays 1:30-2:00 pm (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)--yoga or pilates mat recommended
  • Monthly Tuition (includes Conditioning and Character): $252. Pointe I add $48/month. Pointe II add $75/month
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Ballet Pavlova/Concerto • Advanced: Vaganova IV-VI

Instructor: Ballet Fantastique Artistic Director Donna Marisa Bontrager

Ballet Pavlova includes rigorous technical training, pointe work for young women and allegro batterie for young men, and studies in classical variations and choreographic composition. Classes are geared toward preparation for professional work, with an emphasis on dance as a performing art, mastery of the technique of beats, advanced tours, and the development of plasticity and suppleness. Pointe, pas de deux, classical variations, and performance with the company are all included components of the unique Ballet Pavlova/Concerto training program at The Academy of Ballet Fantastique.

  • TECHNIQUE & POINTE: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 3:15-5:15 pm, Saturdays with the company 2-4 pm, plus rehearsals with company as scheduled (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)
  • CHARACTER with Ms. Alanna: Wednesdays 5:15-6:00 pm (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)--character shoes and skirt required
  • CONDITIONING with Ms. Leanne: Saturdays 1:30-2:00 pm (City Center for Dance, 960 Oak)--yoga or pilates mat recommended
  • Monthly Tuition (includes all classes): $289
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Professional Dancer Development Program Master Classes

For professional-level dancers by arrangement with the directors (contact us for more information)

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