About Us-Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet Training

Home Classes Registration Performances Contact Us Rehearsals Links Calendar

Philosophy Instructors

Philosophy

Among the many ballet disciplines, Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet bases it's training in the Royal Academy of Dance,

the largest teaching organization in the world. This approach emphasizes a combination of correct anatomical placement and

strong techniques which allows for greater artistic freedom. The studio focuses on training bodies for a lifetime of dancing.

Pamela Hayes is commited to training and mentoring her students.

Individual attention is the rule, not the exception.

Instructors

Pamela Hayes (Artistic Director)

Born and raised in England, Pamela trained and began her professional career with the Royal Ballet in London. During an exciting and successful performing career, which took her all over the world, Pam had the opportunity to dance many traditional and varied roles, including that of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen in the Nutcracker. Performing with the Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Oregon, Ballet West, and Eugene Ballet, Pam discovered another art form: That of teaching and passing on the knowledge and training she had taken for granted. Pam believes strongly in the power of solid, pure training and how it can lift a modestly talented dancer into a beautiful and even great dancer. Her teaching has been recognized for its cleanliness, purity and attention to detail, both artistically and anotomically. Now, in addition to her classroom technique, she brings her students to the stage where they will have the opportunity to enrich their training and continue to grow in the art of performance, technique and stage craft.

Zara Hayes (Assistant Director)

Zara began her life with the ballet at the tender age of six weeks! Touring with her ballerina mum, she saw quite a bit of the world and at the age of three took her first ballet classes in Yorkshire, England. Trained exclusively in the British style of England's Royal Ballet, Zara has danced with Oakland Ballet, Ballet West, Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Eugene Ballet, Ballet Oregon, Pacific Ballet Theatre, Berkeley City Ballet and Sacramento Ballet. Recognized for the purity of her classical training and the strength of her precise technique, Zara brings these same qualities to her teaching.