Current 2025 Spring Class Schedule

We are thrilled to offer our new session of classes at Mendocino Ballet including Ballet, Tap, and Contemporary/Modern Dance! We offer classes for ages 3 and up, including Ballet for Teen/Adults. Our schedule is posted below. You will be able to sign up at the studio starting December 16th. 

Our program provides professional dance training and performance opportunities in a positive, non-competitive and safe learning environment with an age appropriate curriculum.   Instructors bring years of professional dance training and performance experience, along with their passion for dance, to the classroom. Family friendly waiting areas provide a safe place to watch classes. Students will have the chance to show off what they have learned in special performances for families and friends including our annual "Nutcracker", Spring and Year-end performances.  

We look forward to teaching your child!

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Mendocino Ballet’s Annual Nutcracker

Each December, we put on The Nutcracker, a fun and magical and festive holiday Ballet.

The Nutcracker Story: A joyous Christmas celebration at the home of the Stahlbaum family where beautiful life-size dolls come to life to entertain the guests, an action packed battle scene that takes place between mice, bats, and toy soldiers, and a Nutcracker Doll who is turned into a handsome prince, are but a few of the surprises in the first act of this fanciful ballet.  The Nutcracker Prince then leads young Clara into the magical land of Snow and on to the Kingdom of Sweets where exotic performers from faraway lands dance in the court of the Sugar Plum Fairy.  This is a performance sure to delight audiences of all ages with beautiful costumes, wonderful dancing, and exciting choreography!

If you would like to support us, please call the office at 707-463-2290.

Thank you for supporting Mendocino Ballet and we wish you a wonderful Holiday Season!

Summer Dance Classes 2024

SUMMER SCHEDULE COMING SOON! We will offer classes for children age 3 through adults including Pre-Ballet, Classical Ballet, Modern Dance, Contemporary, and Tap. Workshops may include Choreography Skills to learn about creating dances and teaching choreography to each other. Our August Intensive is required for all dancers in the Art of Classical Ballet Levels, those already in the program and those interested in joining. We also have Dance Camps for ages 5-8 where students will learn ballet steps, a ballet Princess dance (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, etc.) and create some fun crafts. All supplies are included!

You can Register here at https://dancestudio-pro.com/online/mendocinoballet to secure your spot!

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Summer Dance Classes 2022

Make sure to sign up for one of our exciting Summer Dance Classes, Dance Camps, or Workshops! We are offering different classes for ages 3 and up with Pre-Ballet for ages 3-5, a Ballet Princess Dance Camp for ages 5 1/2-9, a Contemporary, Jazz and Ballet Workshop (Exploring Dance) for ages 9 1/2-15, and a Ballet Classics Workshop for ages 9 1/2-15 where dancers will learn ballet technique and dances from famous ballets like Swan Lake! August Ballet Intensives for the committed ballet dancer ages 10 and up in our Art of Classical Ballet program will be offered along with classes in Ballet, Tap, and Ballet/Tap for ages 5-Adult. We will also present a special Modern Dance Workshop for ages 11-adult in July featuring Eryn Schon-Brunner, Instructor at Mendocino Collège for dancers with at least 2-3 years of ballet or modern dance experience. Our Summer Dance 2022 Schedule is listed below! Please call us at 463-2290 for information or to reserve a place in class. Payment can be made in person at the office or by printing the registration form below and mailing it in. Class sizes are limited, so be sure to sign up early!

Ballet Princess Dance Camp: This is a fun and creative workshop for ages 5 1/2 - 9 years old. Dancers will get to create crafts and art work about Ballet princesses such as Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Cinderella, Belle (Beauty & the Beast), and more. Ballet technique will be learned and choreography will be set and performed for families at the end of the week long workshop.

Exploring Dance Workshop: A fun and exciting way to explore some of the many forms of dance including classical and contemporary ballet, modern, and jazz dance forms. Technique will be taught with an emphasis on proper dance form while having fun! Choreography will allow dancers to present dances representative of the different styles.

Modern Dance with Eryn Schon-Brunner: This special one week workshop will be presented from July11-15. This is a great opportunity to learn a new dance form from Mendocino College Dance Instructor, Eryn-Schonn Brunner. Dancers must have prior Ballet or Modern Dance experience. More information to follow.

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Welcome to the Mendocino Ballet

The Mendocino Ballet offers a high quality dance program in a safe, positive, and non-competitive learning environment with an age-appropriate curriculum for all ages and levels.  Incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1985, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality professional dance instruction and performance opportunities in Mendocino County and surrounding areas.

Performance opportunities abound for students as well as community members.  With year-round classes for all ages from 3 through adult, we have a class for everyone. An active Outreach Program introduces dance history and the many benefits of dance and movement to school children and teachers from throughout the county.  Our instructors bring years of training, education and professional experience to the classroom. 

A spring “Season of Dance” showcases Classical and Contemporary Ballet, Jazz, Modern Dance, and Tap as well as children's story ballets for School Tour and public performances.  “The Nutcracker” is performed each December and showcases local dance students and adult performers alongside members of the Mendocino Ballet Company.

Simply put, we provide the most comprehensive, professional dance program in the area with an emphasis on a positive experience for YOU and YOUR child!

"My daughter has been able to build and gain flexibility, self confidence, friendships, knowledge and courage through dancing at Mendocino Ballet." 

~Eva Marie E

Support the Arts — Join our Board

Do you love Dance?  Are you interested in being part of an exciting community arts organization dedicated to excellence in the Dance Arts?  We are recruiting New Members for the Mendocino Ballet Board of Directors.

The Mendocino Ballet is seeking energetic, creative thinkers to join our Board of Directors.  An interest in dance and children, and love of the arts are the main pre-requisites.  Perhaps you or some other family member enjoyed dance as part of your life and you now find yourself wanting to give back to your community. With new projects brewing, a Cultural Exchange with dancers from France, and the expansion of our dance program with new classes, our volunteer Board has the chance to really make a difference as we embark on these new opportunities. Board meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month.

If you have an interest in the dance arts and would like to help make a difference in a child's life and the quality of dance in our community, serving on the Mendocino Ballet Board of Directors might just be the ticket for you! We would love to talk to you.  Give our office a call at 463-2290 and we will make sure to get you a Board Packet and answer any questions you may have.

Current Board of Directors:

  • Dan Spears: President

  • Lisa Alexander: Vice President

  • Amy Jirout: Secretary

  • Sherryl Nives: Treasurer

  • Sandi Lang

  • Dr. Barbara Newell: Honorary Member Emeritus

  • Trudy McCreanor: Artistic Director