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Young Venice Dancers to Appear on Santa Monica's BroadStage May 26-27
Westside Ballet pre-professionals will share the stage with acclaimed guest artists

One of the nation's premier pre-professional ballet training companies, the nonprofit organization’s mission is to give promising young dancers the performance opportunities crucial to their development and make dance more accessible to local children and families. Westside Ballet of Santa Monica was created by Yvonne Mounsey (New York City Ballet) and Rosemary Valaire (Royal Ballet) in 1973. Westside Alumna Martine Harley (Houston Ballet) took over as Artistic Director in 2013. Based in Santa Monica, California, the company comprises approximately 107 dancers, ages 8 to 19.
Westside Ballet pre-professionals will share the stage with acclaimed guest artists

Westside Ballet pre-professionals to share stage with acclaimed guests artists such as Playa Vista resident Adrian Blake Mitchell
Hadley Hill has several roles in “Masters of Movement: Ballet Through the Centuries.”
Andrea Laššáková and alumnus Adrian Blake Mitchell who fled Russian a year ago, to perform Christopher Wheeldon’s “After the Rain”
Young ballerinas share the stage with internationally acclaimed alumni and professionals May 26-27
Sofia Strauser will perform in four pieces during “Masters of Movement: Ballet Through the Centuries” in Santa Monica.