Ballet School

San José Dance Theatre – Silicon Valley’s Outreach for Assistance

San José Dance Theatre was founded in 1964 as Paul E. Curtis Jr.’s Los Gatos Academy of Dance and the West Valley Ballet Foundation. The name was later changed to San José Dance Theatre in 1965 and incorporated as a nonprofit educational organization. For more than 58 years, SJDT has specialized in classical ballet training

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Returning to its Origins: San Jose Dance Theatre’s Renewed Nutcracker

As the San Jose Dance Theatre approaches its monumental 58 th annual performance of “The Nutcracker,” the company’s board and artistic team have found inspiration in the vision of their founders, Paul Curtis & Shawn Stuart. With an incredible knack for storytelling and meticulous attention to detail, their influence on the ballet’s creation remains a

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