In our story, Sus-sous at the Ballet, Miss Collette explains how a young girl was inspired by The Sleeping Beauty ballet. This girl was named Anna Pavlova - and she studied dance at a famous school in Russia, called The Imperial Ballet School. In the 21st century this school is called the Vaganova Ballet Academy (and our above-the-ceiling resources include this school's info too). Vaganova Ballet Academy has a 'sister school' in Washington, DC: it is called The Kirov Academy of Ballet. Many wonderful artists from Russia (and other parts of the world) teach ballet at this school. And students at The Kirov Academy learn variations from The Sleeping Beauty and other ballets created in Russia! Click on the photo to see info about this wonderful ballet school.
