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Ballet Bridges in Peru

Teaching Classes

Ballet Bridges provides free monthly virtual ballet classes to students in Peru and Uruguay, offering access to quality dance education regardless of financial circumstances. Led by Ballet Bridges instructors, these classes focus on both ballet technique and classical repertoire.

In addition to traditional ballet instruction, students participate in variation classes, where they learn excerpts from famous ballets such as Sleeping Beauty and Esmeralda. Through these classes, students develop technical skills, artistry, musicality, and an appreciation for the rich history of classical ballet.

By combining technique training with opportunities to learn and perform repertoire, the Peru program helps students build confidence, strengthen their dance education, and connect with a global community of young dancers.

A split-screen image showing one person practicing ballet at home on the left and a group of ballet dancers practicing in a studio on the right.
A split-screen video call showing two groups of young women. The left side features a smiling woman in a beige tank top with a beige background. The right side displays a group of women in athletic attire in a well-lit indoor space, with some giving thumbs up.
A virtual meeting of four groups of people: three young girls smiling and clapping at a table, a young woman waving in a room with beige walls and double doors, a woman with glasses waving in a ballet studio, and a logo of Ballet Bridges.
Screen recording of a virtual ballet class with three groups of children practicing ballet at home and in a dance studio, with a logo reading 'Ballet Bridges' in the bottom left corner.
A Zoom call showing two women. On the left, a woman stands in a room with beige walls, wearing a black t-shirt, black shorts, striped socks, and holding a notebook. On the right, a group of women in dance attire practice ballet in a mirrored dance studio with white walls and curtains.
A split-screen video call showing a woman dancing alone in a room on the left and a group ballet class with multiple women practicing at a barre in a dance studio on the right.

Donation Boxes

Through regular donations of dancewear and pointe + ballet shoes, Ballet Bridges provides students in Peru with the resources they need to participate fully in dance. Donations from our community have supplied hundreds of items, including leotards, ballet and pointe shoes, tights, warm-ups, and costumes. By reducing financial barriers to participation, the program allows more young dancers to access quality dance education and performance opportunities.

Seven young girls sitting and kneeling on the floor in a dance studio, each holding a box of tights. They are smiling at the camera, dressed in ballet attire with ballet slippers, and a ballet barre is visible behind them. There is a green exit sign with the word 'SALIDA' on the wall.
Four photos of young girls holding ballet shoes and dancewear, in different dance practice or backstage settings.
Group of women and girls sitting on the floor, organizing and examining colorful ballet costumes, with a box of ballet slippers nearby.
Three young girls sitting on the floor in ballet attire, smiling at the camera.
Four young girls in a dance studio, holding shoes and sports jerseys, smiling after a dance or sports practice.
A girl in a pink and beige ballet leotard holding ballet shoes and a black bag inside a dance studio with large windows.