Former VKDCNY student Whitney Jensen has been elevated to Principal Dancer status at Boston Ballet!  Congratulations to our own student and colleague!  

Whitney and Valentina Kozlova, photo: Boz Swope

 

 

Pre-Ballet Summer Classes (Ages Approx 3.5yrs-6yrs)

Saturdays; July 12th, 19th, 26th, August 2nd, 9th; 11:30am

For information to sign up, please contact us

e-mail: info@vkdcny or phone: (212) 245-0050

 

 photo: Yelena Yeva

 

SUMMER INTENSIVE 2014 

For information or to schedule an audition, please, contact us

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Advanced Level:  June 23rd-July 18th

Intermediate Level: June 30th-July 18th

One Week Exclusive With Valentina Kozlova: August 4th-August 9th

 

 

2014-2015 School Year

Fall Semester: September 8, 2014 - January 24, 2015

DCPP Presents the Nutcracker: December 6, 2014

Spring Semester: January 26 - June 13, 2015

Annual Gala: TBA

Auditions for School Year Still Available

Please contact the school at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 212-245-0050 to schedule an audition.

 
Ms. Kozlova was born in Moscow, where she studied at the Bolshoi school and later became Principal dancer with the world famous Bolshoi Ballet Company. She defected from the USSR in 1979 and performed as Guest Artist with the world's major ballet companies until 1983 when George Balanchine invited her to join his New York City Ballet as Principal Dancer. In 2003, she founded her own school, Valentina Kozlova Dance Conservatory of New York.

 

Ms. Kozlova has been featured in major dance publications such as Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine and Dance Spirit.  She has also received numerous "Outstanding Teacher" awards and has acted as judge for the major international competitions..

 

In addition to her position as Director of VKDCNY, she is also Director of the not-for-profit Dance Conservatory Performance Project, which presents performances of her students along with Guest Artists during the year.  Most recently she became the Founder and Director of VKIBC (Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition) which was presented in Boston as BIBC in 2011 - 2102,  and then moved to New York in 2013.  In 2014, VKIBC presented the first edition of its Competition for Contemporary Choreographers and Dancers in April with amazing artistic results.

 

2015 will mark the next VKIBC, which will have national and international semi-finals, leading up to the finals at New York's Symphony Space Theater, May 25 - 30.

 

 

 

Office hours are Monday-Friday 1 pm - 7 pm and Saturday 10 am - 1 pm