Stepanova Ballet Academy’s advanced professional training prepares young dancers with the strength and technique to pursue a career in professional ballet. The classes are fast-faced and challenging but they effectively develop stamina for performances. In this program you have the opportunity to perform two major ballets each year, beginning the season with Toronto International Theatre’s mesmerizing “The Nutcracker.” Tatiana Stepanova demands a strong level of focus and determination from her students but mostly she requires an energy of passion. Together she grows her students into mature artists with a thorough understanding and execution of the fundamentals of classical Vaganova training.