About ABA
About ABA
Academy of Ballet Arts focuses on developing and training well-rounded dancers in classical ballet and contemporary dance. The Academy provides a superior faculty.
In addition to the structured ballet curriculum the Academy offers an extensive contemporary program. Classes include ballet technique, pointe, pre-ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern, lyrical, character dance, tap, creative dance, pas de deux (partnering) and more.
ABA produces dancers that are fit for a professional environment. Students have gone on to receive scholarships and to have professional careers with such institutions as: Ballet West, RDT (Repretory Dance Theater), Ririe Woodbury, Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, New York City Ballet, Los Angeles Classical Ballet, Burklyn Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Houston Ballet, Ballet Oklahoma, Julliard, RDT, University of Utah Ballet and Modern Dance programs, BYU’s ballet program.
Faculty
Sheila Cramer – ABA/Head Instructor
Sheila began her training in Rapid City, South Dakota. She then danced with University of Utah’s Ballet Department and at Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she was a member of the American Dance Ensemble. Sheila began teaching at the Academy of Ballet Arts in 1986, under the direction of Karen Chatterton. She served as Ballet Mistress (1988-2000) and Artistic Director (2000-2004) with Mountain West Ballet.
