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History of SDCYB

A collection of images featuring Miss Shantel with her ballet students.

A Few Words from Miss Shantel

Learn a bit more about Shantel Mora, SDCYB’s Ballet Instructor and Administrator Extraordinaire
January 13, 2025
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A group of ballet dancers standing together for a photo within a ballet studio.

"Seven Decades of Ballet in Balboa Park"

In 2015, celebrating SDCYB's 70th Anniversary, we gathered dancers from each of our first seven decades to celebrate history.
January 13, 2025
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An archival black and white photo of several ballet dancer's pointing with their toes and arms.

Maria Fielding, Founder of the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet

Learn more about Maria Fielding and the founding of the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet in Balboa Park back in 1945.
January 13, 2025
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A large ballet class standing for a photo op with their teacher in the middle

Meet Danika Pramik-Holdaway [Canvas Rebel Profile]

Read a profile from Canvas Rebel from 2022 featuring an interview with SDCYB's Artistic Director Danika Pramik-Holdaway.
January 13, 2025
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An archival photo of a young child ballet dancer against a yellowish background

Sara Goldman Interview [San Diego Jewish Journal]

Learn about Sara Goldman (SDCYB alumni, 1964 to 1974) and about the impact SDCYB has had and continues to have on her life.
January 13, 2025
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An image of two dancers, male and female, holding up a sign of the balboa park in front of a desert like landscape.

2018 Balboa Park Sustainability Award: Fairy Tale Village

In 2018, SDCYB was proud to receive the Balboa Park Sustainability Award for our eco-conscious Fairy Tale Village.
January 13, 2025
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