The room
Sprung floor, high glass, and enough quiet to hear a count.
Downey, California
Glass House
A studio of light, discipline, and late-afternoon California.
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Walk the house
A short tour of the studio before the schedule. Come see it in person — the glass does more in the room.
The barre
Morning placement. Evening combinations. The same wood, every day.
The light
Named for how the building holds the sun — not a metaphor we invented later.
The block
Downey proper. Parking on the lot. Downtown about seven minutes away.
What we teach
Offerings will lock to the real schedule. This is the house as we see it — ballet first, the rest in conversation with it.
Pre-ballet
Stories, shape, and first positions. Short classes. Soft landings.
Ballet
The language of the house. Levels I–III, with pointe by invitation.
Contemporary
Floor work and phrase, built on ballet so the body stays honest.
Jazz
Rhythm in the legs. Recital energy without throwing technique out.
Hip hop
Groove, musicality, and the kind of confidence that travels to school.
Open ballet
A weekday evening for beginners and returning dancers. No audition.
Faculty
Three panes for now — portraits and real bios when we have them. The window is the frame.
Elena Voss
Artistic director · Ballet
Marcus Hale
Contemporary
Priya Shah
Jazz & hip hop
First class
Come once. See if the room fits.
A trial is a single class — not a tour of a sales office. Wear what you have. We will place you by age and what you already know.