Gabrielle Perkins, 17, of Oakland, has become the only American accepted this year into one of the world’s most prestigious ballet academies: the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The studios reflect a traditional Russian ballet academy, with senior instructors who received their Vaganova ballet training from the finest professional institutions and have danced in professional ...

Many young girls dream of becoming ballerinas, but only very few are prepared to apply the all-out effort and make the sacrifices that this dream demands. The famous Vaganova Ballet Academy in ...

Summer Reed is a professional ballet dancer. She attended ballet school in Lexington, Kentucky, and has had opportunities throughout her career to travel the world, performing on the largest stages.

Gabrielle Perkins, 17, of Oakland has become the only American accepted this year into one of the world’s most prestigious ballet academies: the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Akop and Gaiane Akopian, artistic directors of the Michigan Ballet Academy, will present “Winter Season,” February 24 and 25, using contemporary and modern choreographies. Dancers on stage will reveal ...