Bayer Ballet Academy
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).
Bayer Ballet | Karissa Chen | 1st Place Winner | YAGP '26 Semi Finals
Snow Queen | Teaser 2025
Bayer Ballet | Day Program | Exam '25 | Rond de Jambe Par Terre
Bayer Ballet | Day Program | Exam 2025 | Rond de Jambe En L'air
Bayer Ballet | Day Program | Exam 2025 | Grand Battement
Bayer Ballet | 20th Anniversary Gala | Paquita Variation
Bayer Ballet | Pre-Professional Level | Exam '25 | Adagio
Bayer Ballet | Pre-Professional Level | Exam '25 | Grand Pirouette
Bayer Ballet | Pre-Professional Level | Exam ‘25 | Grand Assemblé & Changement Battu
Bayer Ballet | Battement Tendu | Guest Teacher: Natalia Bashkatova
Bayer Ballet | Adagio | Guest Teacher: Natalia Bashkatova
Bayer Ballet | Guest Teacher: Natalia Bashkatova
Bayer Ballet La Bayadere Suite - @YAGP 1st Place Ensemble (San Francisco 2025)
1st Place Small Ensemble @YAGP San Francisco - Dance of the Peace from Coppelia
Diana Levine (15) - 1st Place Contemporary @YAGP San Francisco 2025
Allure - Choreographed by Abdiel Figuerora Reyes. Premiered @YAGP San Francisco (February 2025)
Bayer Ballet Summer Intensive Audition (ages 11-13) led by Maiia Musaeva, Bayer Ballet Faculty
Bayer Ballet Summer Intensive Audition (ages 14+) led by Mikhail Kaniskin, Guest Master Teacher
Bayer Ballet's 20th Anniversary
Bayer Ballet | Day Program Exam 2024 | Bettement Tendu
State Ballet of Georgia | Bayer Ballet graduate (2023) Valerie Lin as Chelita (Kitri) Don Quixote.
Bayer Ballet’s Day Program - Graduate 2024 - Crystal Huang - ABT JKO School Acceptance
Bayer Ballet’s Day Program - Graduate 2024 - Amelia Chen - John Cranko Schule Acceptance
Bayer Ballet | Day Program Exam 2024 | Frappe en dedans
Bayer Ballet | Summer Intensive '24 | Nikiya Variation | La Bayadère | Rehearsal Day 1