NEWS
What's happening
MIKO FOGARTY BALLET MASTER CLASS
WINTER 2023
January 9 and February 12, 2023
After a long hiatus due to COVID, we were very excited to see out young ballerinas who had a great time with Miko, our own Conservatory director, learning the tips of award winning classical variations (Variations from Paquita and Swanilda variation from Coppelia) !!
YU XIN ADULT BALLET MASTER CLASS
FALL 2022
November 13 and 20, 2022
After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were so happy to hold Mr. Yu Xin's Adult Ballet Master Class! Thank you to all of the adult students who attended this very successful sold-out Master Class! All of our adult dancers had a great time learning ballet movements from ballet "La Bayadere, Kingdom of the Shades". Hope to see you at our next master class!
YU XIN ADULT BALLET MASTER CLASS
SPRING 2020
March 1 and 8, 2020
Thank you to all of the adult students who attended the sold-out Master Class with Mr. Yu Xin! All of our adult dancers had a great time learning ballet movements from ballet "Paquita". Hope to see you at our next master class!
DANCING FOR A CURE 2019!
November 3 and 10, 2019
The event was HUGE success to help raise awareness of brain tumors as well as raise funds to support the National Brain Tumor Society! THANK YOU to all performers, speakers, donors sponsors and volunteers who made this event possible. Also, thank you to all audiences who came to support the event. We had sold-out seats!!
Here is a review article "ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, DANCING FOR A CURE 2019!" by Emily Tieu.
THE NUTSHELL 2019
December 14, 2019
Adult Ballet Performing Group was invited again to dance at the new version of the holiday classic "The Nutshell" presented by Mannakin Theater and Dance. Our adult ballerinas had a great time performing "Chinese Tea" and "Marzipan" choreographed by our own artistic director, Mr. Yu Xin with famous Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker music at the event!
MIKO FOGARTY BALLET MASTER CLASS
SUMMER 2019
August 17 & 18, 2019
Bay Area future ballerinas had the wonderful opportunity of learning technique and tips of Miko's award winning variations, Black Swan from Swan Lake and Peasant Pas from Giselle!
YU XIN ADULT BALLET MASTER CLASS
WINTER 2019
February 3 and 10, 2019
HUGE thank you to all of the students who attended the sold-out Master Class with Yu Xin, our own artistic director! All of our adult dancers had a great time learning George Balanchine's signature piece, "Serenade". Can not wait to see you at our next event!
THE NUTSHELL 2018
December 16, 2018
Adult Ballet Performing Group danced at the new version of the holiday classic "The Nutshell" presented by Mannakin Theater and Dance. Our adult ballerinas had a great time performing "Spanish" and "Marzipan" with famous Nutcracker music by Tchaikovsky at the event!
MIKO FOGARTY BALLET MASTER CLASS
WINTER 2019
January 12 and 13, 2019
Young ballerinas had a great time with Miko, our own Conservatory director, learning the tips of award winning classical variations (Blue Bird from Sleeping Beauty and Giselle variation from act 1) !!
BAY AREA ADULT DANCER SHOWCASE
November 4, 2018
Our first "Bay Area Adult Dancer Showcase" was a huge success yesterday!✨ Thank you very much for everyone who came to see the show. We would like to thank all performers, choreographers, instructors and volunteers who contributed their time and talent, and made this event possible!
Photo credit: Jennifer Zee
POINTE MAGAZINE INTERVIEW
August 17, 2018
Miko opens up about her decision to stop dancing, and her exciting next steps. Miko talks about SJDI.
MIKO FOGARTY BALLET MASTER CLASS
SUMMER 2018
August 11 & 12, 2018
Young ballerinas had the wonderful opportunity of learning technique and tips from Miko Fogarty, who is our Conservatory Director and a Gold Medalist of the Moscow International Ballet Competition! Variations offered Esmeralda and Kitri variation, Act 3 from Don Quixote.
GRAND OPENING
July, 1 2018
Led by the artistic director, Yu Xin and the conservatory director, Miko Fogarty, SJ Dance International opened its door in San Jose, CA. Co-founded by Yu Xin and Dr. Tomoko Ozawa.
