Rena Kamariotakis, director and founder of SoCal Ballet Scene, offers weekly open adult ballet classes in Orange County at a variety of levels. Join our community of ballet lovers in a supportive, fun environment. Come dance with us! Schedule below:
Back by popular demand! - Adult pas de deux workshop, with limited class size of 12 participants!
For Intermediate and Advanced levels.
Female students will be partnered by professional male dancers from the local area.
Male student will be partnered by one of our female professionals.
Location:
Laguna Dance Theatre
23854 Vía Fabricante F3, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
We are excited to be offering our adult ballet community with a unique opportunity to learn pas de deux, the art of partnering in ballet!
For Intermediate and Advanced levels.
Female students will be partnered by professional male dancers from the local area.
Location:
Laguna Dance Theatre
23854 Vía Fabricante F3, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Open Ballet Class + Choreography Workshop with Chasen
Sunday, July 2nd
11am - 12:30pm -- open adult advanced/pro ballet class
12:30pm - 1:30pm -- contemporary ballet choreography workshop
Chasen is director of The Realm Company, a local ballet company that was featured in our SoCal Ballet Scene festival last September. On July 2nd, Chasen will be teaching our SoCal Ballet Scene advanced/pro open ballet class. Following class will be a choreography workshop where Chasen will teach us excerpts of choreography he has set on his company.
$25 drop-in rate for open class + choreography workshop combined
Complimentary for professional ballet dancers
Class Location:
Laguna Beach High School, ballet studio
625 Park Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Advanced / Professional
Select Sunday dates, 11am - 1pm
2024:
January 7th, 21st
February 4th, 11th, 25th
March 10th, 24th
April 7th, 21st
May 5th, 19th
June 2nd (10:30am - 12pm intermediate level)
June 16th, 23rd
July 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
August 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
September 1st, 8th
Laguna Dance Theatre in Mission Viejo
23854 Vía Fabricante F3
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
$18
Intermediate
every Wednesday 6:30pm - 8pm
class is cancelled on January 31st and March 6th
Laguna Dance Theatre in Mission Viejo
23854 Vía Fabricante F3
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
$15
Advanced / Professional
Time: select Sunday dates, 11am - 1pm
City: Mission Viejo, CA
July 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
August 13th, 27th
September 10th, 24th
October 8th, 22nd
November 5th, 12th
December 3rd, 10th, 31st
Drop in price: $18
Laguna Dance Theatre in Mission Viejo
23854 Vía Fabricante F3, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Intermediate
Times:
every Monday 6:30pm - 8pm
every Wednesday 7pm - 8:30pm
City: Lake Forest, CA
Drop in price: $15
Spectrum Dance Center
22661 Lambert St suite 204, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Pointe
Time: every Monday 8pm - 8:30pm, immediately following the above class
City: Lake Forest, CA
After Monday night open technique class is complete, dancers have the option to stay for an additional 30-minute pointe class. Dancers who are not yet on pointe are welcome to take the class in flat shoes to build up strength. If you have never started pointe, please consult with Rena prior to taking this class.
Drop in price: $5
Spectrum Dance Center
22661 Lambert St suite 204, Lake Forest, CA 92630
"Rena provides top-notch open ballet classes in Orange County for adults and professionals alike. I took Rena's classes during my gap year between college graduation and my first professional ballet contract. Not only were her classes suitable to help me rehabilitate from an ankle injury, but her attention to detail and clear care for her students helped get my technique back to performance-ready. Aside from being a great teacher, Rena fosters a positive dance environment that exemplifies the joy of movement. SoCal Ballet Scene is an incredible asset to the Orange County dance community and I can't wait to see how it continues to grow!"
- Jayne Friscia
Workshops are hosted throughout the year by SoCal Ballet Scene, enabling both recreational and professional dancers to explore different aspects of ballet that are not covered in a standard technique class, such as pas de deux and contemporary ballet choreography.
Rena Kamariotakis
Rena began her early ballet training with Rosemary McCarter and former Joffrey principal Elizabeth Huebner. At age 13 she started intensive coaching under Stela Viorica of the Romanian National Ballet, studying the Vaganova method for several years. In addition, she received training from Maria Sifuentes, Shao-Pen Wang, Vladimir Kolesnikov, Alexander Greschenko, Alaine Haubert, Stefan Wenta, Larry Rosenberg, Melissa Allen Bowman, and Michel Gervais. Rena performed extensively with the Ballet Montmartre in many ballets including Don Quixote, Paquita, Alice in Wonderland, Bluebird pas de deux from Sleeping Beauty, and in a ballet adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, where she performed the roles of Mrs Cratchit and the Ghost of Christmas Past. Afterward, Rena joined the Anaheim Ballet as a company artist, performing the Arabian Queen in their Nutcracker tour in Nevada and Southern California and dancing soloist roles in Hans Christian Andersen, Martini, Carnival of the Animals, and Balanchine’s Serenade. Rena then began a career in software engineering and currently works for Zillow. For over a decade, she has been teaching ballet at schools throughout Orange County, including Jimmie Defore Dance Center, Anaheim Ballet School, Maple Conservatory, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet, V&T Dance, and Laguna Dance Theatre. She loves passing down her knowledge and passion for ballet to her students, and places emphasis on artistry and epaulement in her teaching.
In 2019, Rena founded the SoCal Ballet Scene, which aims to showcase the professional dancers and ballet organizations in Southern California and provide opportunities for the community to connect with these local artists. In September 2022, Rena produced and directed a ballet festival that featured 34 professional dancers from across Southern California in a mixed repertoire program, showcasing a wide variety of styles from classical to contemporary ballet. The festival united many local ballet organizations in a single celebration of the artform, with over 550 people from the community who attended the festival gala and were able to see and connect with the local ballet artists.
For more information contact Rena Kamariotakis at info@socalballetscene.com
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