Ballet Academy East

Since 1979, Ballet Academy East has been a vibrant center for dance on Manhattan's Upper East Side. In 1978, Julia Dubno, the founder and director of Ballet Academy East was selected by Christine Fokine to run the Fokine Ballet School. That experience led to the opening of Ballet Academy East in a brownstone on East 79th Street with one small studio in 1979.

Today the school has five spacious studios and a world-renowned faculty and continues to flourish. Miss Dubno continues to oversee the day-to-day operations and is in close contact with the faculty in order to be kept abreast of all areas of the school.

The school is divided as follows:
The Graded Level Ballet Program, Mother and Child Classes, Pre-ballet, Tap, Drama, Modern and Open Classes for adult students of all levels. The school's teaching philosophy is based on the premise that students thrive in a loving, positive and nurturing environment.

Graduates of the Graded Level Ballet Division are currently dancing with Cincinnati Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theare and Richmond Ballet.


Tuition/Scholarships

The BAE Work/Study and Merit Scholarship Programs enable gifted students to fulfill their potential. Requests for Work/Study and Merit Scholarship Applications should be made to Diane Miller-Chapman. Please feel free to contact us.

Students can purchase class cards for open class. Ten classes are $160. Performing arts union members and anyone over 60 years of age receive a 10% discount. Pre-Ballet and Graded-level students are registered by the semester. The tuition ranges from $550 to $3,500 per semester. For detailed tuition information please call the school at 212-410-9140 or you can go to the "classes" page on this website and download the current schedule and price information.