• YAGP Outstanding School Award
• YAGP Outstanding Teacher Award
• YAGP Grand Prix Award
• YAGP Outstanding School Award • YAGP Outstanding Teacher Award • YAGP Grand Prix Award
About Illinois Classical Ballet
Established in 2014 by Stella Voskovetskaya, Illinois Classical Ballet stands as a leading pre-professional ballet school in the North Shore region of Chicago.
ICB is committed to delivering outstanding pre-professional training, primarily focusing on nurturing the potential of dedicated and talented ballet students. We ensure they have every opportunity to explore and unveil their distinctive artistic potential.
This comprehensive training is offered through pre-professional ballet classes, winter and summer intensive programs, master classes featuring internationally acclaimed guest teachers, and opportunities for professional stage performances and community outreach initiatives.
At ICB, we provide personalized guidance for every student, leveraging our faculty members' extensive professional performing careers and solid pedagogical backgrounds.
At Illinois Classical Ballet, we specialize in providing pre-professional ballet training with a strong emphasis on classical ballet technique and the essential components of the Vaganova Curriculum.
Our program covers classical ballet technique, pointe work, adagio, combinations, variations, and repertoire.
Weekly classes at Illinois Classical Ballet allow students to engage in character class, stretching & conditioning, floor barre exercises, and Pilates.
We offer young dancers the chance to refine their technique with precision, build strength, and unleash their artistic expression. Our comprehensive program includes a range of offerings, from regular ballet classes to specialized workshops and performances, ensuring a well-rounded training experience for our students.
Vaganova Method
The Vaganova Method is a ballet technique and training system devised by the Russian dancer and pedagogue Agrippina Vaganova (1879-1951). It is acknowledged worldwide as the foremost syllabus of classical ballet.
The method developed in Russia over 300 years ago was derived from Premier Maitre de Ballet, Marius Petipa's teachings throughout the late 19th century.
The method embodies the classicism of the Russian Imperial Ballet (now known as the Kirov or Mariinsky Ballet and is designed and based on the ability to execute and perform all classical repertoire in 19th Century ballets such as Nutcracker, Swan lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, etc.
The Vaganova method gives students a structured, scientific, and methodological approach to dance, considering human anatomy.
Each element of classical ballet is studied in detail through carefully structured lessons. The elements are then made more advanced as the students progress.
The method is technically challenging to master. It requires a serious, committed, and patient mind willing to learn all the nuances of classical ballet, such as port de bras, light balloon in allegro, clean adagio lines, impeccable musicality in complex and varied tempos, and consistent dedication. The Vaganova method is a slower yet focused system that works towards shaping a longer, leaner physique that results in a more refined and polished dancer.
