Vail Valley Academy of Dance - (970) 926-2820

The professional staff at VVAD takes great pride in all their students’ accomplishments whether in dance or other areas of study.

Vail Valley Academy of Dance was founded by Anne Powell in 1989. The school opened its doors with 100 students, two small studios, and three faculty members. Over the last 23 years the school has grown to more than 250 students and eight faculty members.

Annually, our advanced dancers audition for, and gain acceptance into, the summer programs of prestigious ballet schools worldwide. Instructors teaching these summer intensives have taken note of the training displayed by these dancers and because of that attention VVAD enjoys an outstanding reputation nationwide for training excellence.

Many of our students audition for, and are accepted into, competitive summer dance programs throughout the country such as the Bolshoi Academy in Washington DC and Moscow, Ellison Ballet, The Harid Conservatory, Miami City Ballet, Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, Vail Valley Dance Intensive, Joffrey Ballet, Burklyn Ballet Theater, Jillana School, Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet, Interlochen School of the Arts, David Taylor Dance Theater, and Colorado Ballet.

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