Founded in 2005, BAYER BALLET (Mountain View, California) is a Nikolay Partner School and a Member of the International Dance Council CID.
Our award-winning faculty directly hail from the Vaganova Ballet Academy and Bolshoi. Graduates have been accepted into prestigious programs, including John Crank Schule, Vaganova Ballet Academy, Paris Opera, ABT, Royal Ballet, Princess Grace Academy, and Bolshoi Ballet. Alumni in professional companies: Dutch National, Mariinsky Ballet, Eifman Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Croatian National Theater, State Ballet in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and more.
RECENT HONORS: Youth America Grand Prix Outstanding School (2018-2024), Best Dance Studio in Mountain View (2023 & 2024), Outstanding Choreographer (2022), Youth Grand Prix, Hope Award, Natalia Makarova Award for Artistry, World Ballet Competition, Gold Medalist; Prix de Lausanne Prize Winner (2024), YoungArts Award with Distinction (2024).