Rafael Grigorian School of Ballet

300 Lake Street

Elmira, NY  14901

76 Main Street, 3rd Floor

Binghamton, NY  13905

607-733-2554

Company website:  www.rgbt.org  

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  ANNOUNCING    FALL    REGISTRATION   FOR   RAFAEL   GRIGORIAN   SCHOOL   OF   BALLET

                  Classes Start September 8, 2010 in Binghamton and Elmira

                                                          registration dates and times:

            Elmira Studio, 300 Lake St., Elmira, NY

Wednesday, August 25

Wednesday, September 1

Both nights from 5:00-7:00 P.M.

Binghamton Studio, 76 Main St. Binghamton, NY

Thursday, August 26

Thursday, September 2

Both nights from 5:00-7:00 P.M.

Come Soar with Us!!

All Students participate in the annual Spring Concert held in May.  New Students receive a 5% discount off their fall semester tuition.   Costumes are rented, not purchased, saving you money!

Creative movement, Pre Ballet, Pilates, Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Adult Ballet, Folk

Classes for the serious as well as the recreational dancer!

         Welcome to the Rafael Grigorian School of  Ballet.  The school was founded in 1991 by Master Rafael Grigorian.  In 1998, Mr. Grigorian opened a branch of his school in Binghamton. 

        Classes are offered for students of all ages and levels, from beginner through professional.  Students are assigned to the class level where they will make the greatest progress.  Placement in classes is not based on age or previous dance training.  The instructors place students based upon the individual needs, ability, and personal goals of each student.

       Classes are offered daily throughout the year.   June Workshops and summer intensive classes in August are also offered. 

       All students perform in a Spring Concert. Students do not purchase individual outfits for each dance but rent them from the studio at a fraction of the cost. Students, also have opportunities to perform with the Rafael Grigorian Ballet Theatre which holds productions at the Clemens Center in Elmira and The Forum in Binghamton.

       Registration is ongoing.  Please call or email for class schedule and tuition information.  New students are always welcomed.

                                                                 Master Rafael Grigorian                                                                   Mr. Grigorian's performance experience includes roles in Giselle, Swan Lake, Don Quixote and Sleeping Beauty during his years with the Baku Theater of Opera and Ballet.  He is a Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1980) and he received the People's Artist of Azerbaidzhan, SSR, in 1982.  He has toured extensively and choreographed for the Kirov and Bolshoi Ballet Theatres and the Moscow School of Ice Dancing, and he has served as an instructor for the Moscow Ballet Festival.

          Mr. Grigorian has staged numerous full length ballets and concert pieces for the Buffalo Ballet, Neglla Ballet Artists in Buffalo, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Tri-Cities Opera, and has done the Nutcracker for the Nishina Ballet Company in Nagoya, Japan.  He continues to choreograph productions in the Southern Tier of New York State with performances being held at the Clemens Center in Elmira, NY, the Forum in Binghamton, NY, and other venues in the area.