Success Stories

At Stepanova Ballet Academy, we love sharing stories of students who went on to do extraordinary things. Shale Wagman came to us at twelve - a kid from Thornhill with a background in competitive dance and no classical training. A few years later, he won the Prix de Lausanne, the most prestigious competition for young ballet dancers in the world.

Some Students Don’t Just Study Ballet. They Become It. Lisa was ten when she first walked into a ballet class with Tatiana. That’s late, by most standards. Professional training typically starts at seven or eight - earlier if a family is serious about it. She didn’t care. She fell in love with it anyway. Lisa exercising at Stepanova Ballet Academy She began training under Tatiana Stepanova - first at one school, then another when Tatiana moved, and eventually at Stepanova Ba