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WELCOME to Ballet California Ballet Californias mission is to be the nations leading preprofessional ballet company already a leader on the West Coast providing unparalleled training to our youth as well as performances that inspire and enrich the community. Continuing in the rich tradition of South Bay Ballet and Lauridsen Ballet Centre founded in 1978 our dancers experience a real company atmosphere along with performance opportunities that mirror the professional world. Our proven success in consistently placing dancers in professional contracts has earned us the respect of the international ballet community and a legacy of creating future leaders in the arts. Our training instills selfdiscipline teamwork perseverance respect selfconfidence and dedication to excellence.