FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Yes we do! The class rate is $15. For enrolled students, a one-hour/week class is $60 and will meet for four times. A 1 1/2 hour class is $85 and will meet for four times. If your student is taking more than one class the rate will vary. You can refer to our website for more information.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
It really depends on the age of the student. For our youngest dancers (3 -5 yrs) that is easy. They will be enrolled in one of our pre-ballet classes. Some younger dancers at 5 years old may be ready for our beginning ballet course. Students who are 12 and up will need an evaluation if they have had prior training or may sign up for our teen beginning class.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Evette DeMarco Swinson began her ballet training in Riverside with Mary Lynn Waterman and Clinton Rothwell of the National Ballet of Canada. She was awarded a Ford Foundation Scholarship from the School of American Ballet at the age of 12 and studied with the Harkness House for Ballet Arts with David Howard in New York at the age of 15. After returning from New York, she joined the Los Angeles Ballet at the age of 15 under the direction of John Clifford, former Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet, where she danced professionally from 1974 until 1985. She was also a Principal Dancer with Los Angeles Chamber Ballet, South Coast Ballet, and California Riverside Ballet under the direction of David Allen. She has performed as a guest artist with many Southern California companies, in movies and on tv, and has shared the stage with such celebrated artists as Merrill Ashley, Gelsey Kirkland, Alicia Alonzo, Darci Kistler, Peter Martins, Jorge Esquival, Damian Woetzel and John Clifford, and danced professionally for over 20 years. She began teaching at Inland Dance Academy (formerly known as Noerr Dance Academy) in 1985. Upon retiring from dancing in 1996, she has continued to teach at many Southern California schools including the University of California Irvine, DeFore Foundation for the Arts, and California Riverside Ballet Company. Evette has also been a guest teacher for Ballet Prejlocage of France and Rambert Ballet of England. She has also coached professional dancers from the San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and The New York City Ballet.