Alberta Ballet Community is a division of Alberta Ballet. Celebrated for performances that move and inspire, the artistry of the professional company reaches even further—training young dancers and expanding access to dance across the province. Alberta Ballet Community connects people to the joy and expression that dance makes possible.
Formalized as its own division in 2024, Alberta Ballet Community extends the company’s reach beyond the stage. Through recreational programs and community partnerships, we open doors for Albertans of all ages and backgrounds to discover creativity, confidence, and connection through dance.
Professional-quality ballet instruction for all ages. Alberta Ballet Classes are a key part of Alberta Ballet Community. These classes welcome participants from preschool to adult, offering exceptional instruction with live music accompaniment and the artistic integrity that defines Alberta Ballet.
Students attend classes each week to deepen their skills, artistry, and understanding of the discipline. These programs, offered out of our Calgary and Edmonton studios, nurture focus, creativity, and confidence — giving students the skills to grow, perform, and find joy in movement.
Students also benefit from ties to the professional company—with ticket discounts, behind-the-scenes opportunities, and, for younger dancers, the chance to perform in beloved productions like The Nutcracker, Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel.
For many families, Alberta Ballet Classes are both an introduction to the art form and a pathway to a lifelong appreciation of dance.
Removing barriers and connecting Albertans through dance. Beyond the studio, Alberta Ballet Community delivers programs that make dance accessible and meaningful for more people across the province.
Each program is developed with community partners and evaluated to ensure impact. We’re committed to building sustainable funding that allows these initiatives to thrive.
Bringing the joy of dance to communities across Alberta.
In the 2025–26 season, Alberta Ballet Community will welcome 1,000 newcomers, 1,000 caregivers, and 600 youth to Alberta Ballet performances through our ticket programs. We will also engage another 1,000 youth (ages 7-17) in eight Alberta communities through free dance programming—many experiencing ballet for the first time.
Each class, performance, and partnership reflects a shared belief: arts participation strengthens individuals, enhances well-being, and builds community. Whether in a theatre, studio, or school gymnasium, dance becomes a shared language of creativity and connection.
Inspiring, connecting, and serving Albertans through dance.
Alberta Ballet Community embodies the organization’s broader mission—to ensure that the excellence seen on stage reaches beyond the spotlight.
As one of Alberta Ballet’s three core divisions, we are building a more connected, inclusive, and inspired province—one dance at a time.
Get to know the team that supports the Alberta Ballet Community.
"My name is Alex, and music has been my lifelong passion since I first began playing the piano at the age of five. After graduating from music school and the Kyiv Institute of Music with a degree in piano and conducting, I began my professional career as a pianist and accompanist.
Working with the Song and Dance Ensemble of Ukraine as a ballet accompanist was a pivotal experience that deepened my understanding of musical collaboration with dancers and performers. This role allowed me to develop strong rhythmic sensitivity, adaptability, and a deep appreciation for the connection between music and movement.
In addition to my accompanist work, I have performed extensively as a pianist, arranger, and sound engineer, collaborating with many distinguished artists from Ukraine and across Europe. I also founded and operated my own recording studio, where I mixed and produced more than 50 CDs for various musicians.
In 2024, I was thrilled to join the Alberta Ballet School, where I continue to share my passion for music through my work as a ballet accompanist and music educator. Alongside my work at the school, I teach piano, vocals, guitar, and drums, and perform as a keyboardist in two Canadian rock bands.
Music is not just my career—it is the heart of my life. I can’t imagine living without it."
"My name is Alex, and music has been my lifelong passion since I first began playing the piano at the age of five. After graduating from music school and the Kyiv Institute of Music with a degree in piano and conducting, I began my professional career as a pianist and accompanist.
Working with the Song and Dance Ensemble of Ukraine as a ballet accompanist was a pivotal experience that deepened my understanding of musical collaboration with dancers and performers. This role allowed me to develop strong rhythmic sensitivity, adaptability, and a deep appreciation for the connection between music and movement.
In addition to my accompanist work, I have performed extensively as a pianist, arranger, and sound engineer, collaborating with many distinguished artists from Ukraine and across Europe. I also founded and operated my own recording studio, where I mixed and produced more than 50 CDs for various musicians.
In 2024, I was thrilled to join the Alberta Ballet School, where I continue to share my passion for music through my work as a ballet accompanist and music educator. Alongside my work at the school, I teach piano, vocals, guitar, and drums, and perform as a keyboardist in two Canadian rock bands.
Music is not just my career—it is the heart of my life. I can’t imagine living without it."
"My name is Alex, and music has been my lifelong passion since I first began playing the piano at the age of five. After graduating from music school and the Kyiv Institute of Music with a degree in piano and conducting, I began my professional career as a pianist and accompanist.
Working with the Song and Dance Ensemble of Ukraine as a ballet accompanist was a pivotal experience that deepened my understanding of musical collaboration with dancers and performers. This role allowed me to develop strong rhythmic sensitivity, adaptability, and a deep appreciation for the connection between music and movement.
In addition to my accompanist work, I have performed extensively as a pianist, arranger, and sound engineer, collaborating with many distinguished artists from Ukraine and across Europe. I also founded and operated my own recording studio, where I mixed and produced more than 50 CDs for various musicians.
In 2024, I was thrilled to join the Alberta Ballet School, where I continue to share my passion for music through my work as a ballet accompanist and music educator. Alongside my work at the school, I teach piano, vocals, guitar, and drums, and perform as a keyboardist in two Canadian rock bands.
Music is not just my career—it is the heart of my life. I can’t imagine living without it."
My name is Anna and music has been my lifelong passion since I first began playing the
piano at the age of seven.
After graduating from Elementary and Secondary State Music Schools and from the
Academy of Music with a Master of Music Degree (Piano Major) in Cracow, Poland I began
my professional career as a pianist, accompanist and piano teacher. In 1989 I immigrated
to Canada with my husband and two children.
At the beginning, I worked with the Mount Royal College Choir and as a cook at a daycare,
preparing meals for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Then I started to play for ballet
classes at Susie von Hellermann Ballet School, Lindsay Walsh School of Dance and Carol
Robertson’s Ballet Arts Centre. This role allowed me to understand the musical
collaboration with dancers, and the connection between music and movement.
In 1991 I started playing for the Alberta Ballet School, the International School of Ballet and
the Royal Academy of Dance workshops, courses and examinations. From 2002-2013 I
played for Alberta Ballet Company and from 2003-2023 for Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
Company ballet classes.
In addition, for many years I have been collaborating with the Central Memorial High
School Performing Visual Arts Program ballet classes and I am an organist for the Our Lady
Queen of Peace Church.
My name is Anna and music has been my lifelong passion since I first began playing the
piano at the age of seven.
After graduating from Elementary and Secondary State Music Schools and from the
Academy of Music with a Master of Music Degree (Piano Major) in Cracow, Poland I began
my professional career as a pianist, accompanist and piano teacher. In 1989 I immigrated
to Canada with my husband and two children.
At the beginning, I worked with the Mount Royal College Choir and as a cook at a daycare,
preparing meals for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Then I started to play for ballet
classes at Susie von Hellermann Ballet School, Lindsay Walsh School of Dance and Carol
Robertson’s Ballet Arts Centre. This role allowed me to understand the musical
collaboration with dancers, and the connection between music and movement.
In 1991 I started playing for the Alberta Ballet School, the International School of Ballet and
the Royal Academy of Dance workshops, courses and examinations. From 2002-2013 I
played for Alberta Ballet Company and from 2003-2023 for Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
Company ballet classes.
In addition, for many years I have been collaborating with the Central Memorial High
School Performing Visual Arts Program ballet classes and I am an organist for the Our Lady
Queen of Peace Church.
My name is Anna and music has been my lifelong passion since I first began playing the
piano at the age of seven.
After graduating from Elementary and Secondary State Music Schools and from the
Academy of Music with a Master of Music Degree (Piano Major) in Cracow, Poland I began
my professional career as a pianist, accompanist and piano teacher. In 1989 I immigrated
to Canada with my husband and two children.
At the beginning, I worked with the Mount Royal College Choir and as a cook at a daycare,
preparing meals for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Then I started to play for ballet
classes at Susie von Hellermann Ballet School, Lindsay Walsh School of Dance and Carol
Robertson’s Ballet Arts Centre. This role allowed me to understand the musical
collaboration with dancers, and the connection between music and movement.
In 1991 I started playing for the Alberta Ballet School, the International School of Ballet and
the Royal Academy of Dance workshops, courses and examinations. From 2002-2013 I
played for Alberta Ballet Company and from 2003-2023 for Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
Company ballet classes.
In addition, for many years I have been collaborating with the Central Memorial High
School Performing Visual Arts Program ballet classes and I am an organist for the Our Lady
Queen of Peace Church.
"My name is Caprina Wiebe. I began studying piano at six years of age soon after it was discovered I had perfect pitch. I developed creativity through music through observation, about music through listing to recordings, student performances, and music story times with friends. My first employment was right out of high school as an accompanist at a ballet school, and my ARCT performance degree several years after that.
My experiences as a musician include providing piano music for a variety of functions:
some church and school activities, a job as background pianist for a hotel dining room and
volunteer work as musical entertainment at a care home. I have accompanied for various dance schools and my music is learned by ear and committed to memory, and sometimes improvisation. My experience as an accompanist is with all ages from young children to adult classes. I joined the Alberta Ballet Community in 2021, and accompany various age ballet classes."
"My name is Caprina Wiebe. I began studying piano at six years of age soon after it was discovered I had perfect pitch. I developed creativity through music through observation, about music through listing to recordings, student performances, and music story times with friends. My first employment was right out of high school as an accompanist at a ballet school, and my ARCT performance degree several years after that.
My experiences as a musician include providing piano music for a variety of functions:
some church and school activities, a job as background pianist for a hotel dining room and
volunteer work as musical entertainment at a care home. I have accompanied for various dance schools and my music is learned by ear and committed to memory, and sometimes improvisation. My experience as an accompanist is with all ages from young children to adult classes. I joined the Alberta Ballet Community in 2021, and accompany various age ballet classes."
"My name is Caprina Wiebe. I began studying piano at six years of age soon after it was discovered I had perfect pitch. I developed creativity through music through observation, about music through listing to recordings, student performances, and music story times with friends. My first employment was right out of high school as an accompanist at a ballet school, and my ARCT performance degree several years after that.
My experiences as a musician include providing piano music for a variety of functions:
some church and school activities, a job as background pianist for a hotel dining room and
volunteer work as musical entertainment at a care home. I have accompanied for various dance schools and my music is learned by ear and committed to memory, and sometimes improvisation. My experience as an accompanist is with all ages from young children to adult classes. I joined the Alberta Ballet Community in 2021, and accompany various age ballet classes."
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