Bertha SUaREZ Blankenship
11:30AM-1PM TUESDAYS
NOTE: no class on Tuesday, November 26, 2024
berthasuarez222@gmail.com
310-721-2305 (text or call)
All levels welcome! Please contact us below for more information.
TUESDAYS: Cuban Ballet Bravura
11:30- AM - 1PM
All-Welcome Ballet, Studio A,
2306 Hyperion Ave, LA, CA 90027
Intermediate Adult Ballet
11:30am-1pm
Classes are $20 (with donations accepted).
IN-PERSON CLASSES at Studio A Dance
2306 Hyperion Ave, LA,
classes ELSEWHERE:
THURSDAYS 5.30 PM
at Los Angeles Athletic Club (Members only)
Text 310-721-2305
Mat Pilates available by appointment.
ONLINE CLASSES(below)
MONDAYS
1.30 PM - 3 PM
Intermediate Ballet Adult (Zoom - Bertha)
TUESDAYS
6 PM - 7.30 PM
Intermediate Ballet Adult (Zoom - Bertha)
FRIDAYS
5.30 PM - 7 PM
Intermediate Ballet Adult (Zoom - Bertha)
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Advanced Ballet Bravura
Although an advanced class, Bertha welcomes all! An added bonus: Bertha often gives a demonstration -- en pointé -- after class, and when her flawless partner is there --which is often-- they will exhibit a pas de deux. Not to be missed!
$20 per class, 10 classes $140
About Bertha
Bertha Suarez Blankenship is a native of Cuba who danced in Principal Roles with the Ballet De Camaguey, under the direction of Fernando Alonso, the Father of Cuban Ballet, and with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, under the Direction of the iconic Alicia Alonso.
In 1994, while on tour with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Bertha defected two hours before performing Swan Lake on the Caribbean Island of Martinique, eventually finding freedom in the United States and performing under the direction of the late legendary Fernando Bujones. who heralded Bertha in the El Nuevo Herald (the Miami Herald) in an article published in December 1994 and said: “Bertha Suarez…..is an extraordinary ballerina”.
Since arriving in the United States, Bertha has created and produced a series of performances and a methodology of Ballet Instruction that have inspired many participants and spectators to appreciate the powerful and evocative Ballet Art
Bertha Suarez Blankenship
NOTE: this program is independent of Studio A Dance, please contact the instructor directly
berthasuarez222@gmail.com
310-721-2305 (text or call)
more info at Bertha’s website: www.LACubanBallet.com