OurHistory & BackgroundProfessional Ballet TrainingEST. 2014
Yan Ballet Academy is a premier ballet school in Singapore. Founder and Artistic Director Wang Yan is a professional ballet teacher, training young talented dancers in Singapore at highly competitive levels. Her teaching methods are based on her 10 years’ experience as a leading soloist performer for the Shanghai Ballet Company.
In the past 5 years alone, YBA’s students have won 400 gold medals. This includes the first ever Singaporean Best Performance Award at the Asian Grand Prix. Our students have taken top awards and qualified for prestigious competitions like Youth America Grand Prix, Prix de Lausanne and Asian Grand Prix. Graduates of YBA have gone on to renowned professional schools like Elmhurst Ballet School (UK), The American Ballet Theatre and Berlin State Ballet School and summer schools like the European School of Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, Berlin State Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, The Royal Ballet (first Singaporean to get full scholarship) and Australian Ballet.
YBA focuses on two lines of ballet training: Our Elite Program which focuses on improving the foundational skills of a ballerina and is based on our teacher’s extensive experience as a leading performers for international ballet companies, such as Shanghai Ballet Company, Singapore Ballet and Norwegian National Ballet.
We also offer a complete classical ballet program with certification by the world’s most influential dance education and training organisation – Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). This programme is suitable for students who are looking for a renowned, systematic curriculum with clear progress measurement though RAD exams.
In addition, YBA offers ballet classes for adults of all ages and capabilities. Ballet is a full body work out that engages the whole body. It is a fun form of strength training and improving grace and poise.
YBA also has toddler classes (3-4 years old) where children can express their imagination through body movements and dance. The children also learn communication skills in a group setting.
YBA is a Royal Academy of Dance (UK) Approved Examination Centre, with registered RAD Teachers.