Oregon International Ballet Academy
Professional • Nurturing • Empowering
Dance Instruction & Performance Opportunity For All
Ballet technique is an intangible treasure - passed down through generations of master teachers - that inspires grace and beauty through physical form.
At OIBA, teachers create a nurturing environment where each student taps into their full potential. Based on the Vaganova Method combined with the directors’ personal experiences dancing around the world, the OIBA training approach offers precise explanation and clear demonstration. Inspired to focus and find their own unique voice in dance, OIBA students maintain a sense of playfulness, joy and freedom as they grow to achieve their highest level of technical proficiency.
“[Artistic Director] Xuan shares her passion and support with everyone she touches... [She] has an amazing way of making people believe in themselves.”
— En Face Magazine
Mission:
Through excellence in ballet instruction and uniquely nurturing mentorship, the Oregon International Ballet Academy instills beauty, confidence, health, love and responsibility, inspiring students to fulfill their dreams and become stewards of wellness in their communities.
Diversity Statement
Classical dance and ballet are not just for aspiring dance professionals but for EVERYONE in the community to achieve movement and strength, while rendering artistic beauty in the process.
OIBA serves students of all ages, experience levels, backgrounds, and economic diversity, fostering an environment of inter-generational and cultural sharing within this physical art form.
OIBA does not discriminate and welcomes students of any socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical ability and language. OIBA’s annual scholarship program and low ticket prices help to ensure demographic diversity and access for all. OIBA is one of the few minority-led arts organizations in greater Portland.
Performance Opportunity
Each year, OIBA offers several extensive productions which provide the very unique opportunity for students to collaborate and perform with professional ballet dancers, often while premiering original choreography by award-winning Executive Director, Ye Li.
“They want to teach their students the connections between the ballet steps and the stage, and teach the why of it all. They want to teach them curiosity and to become active participants in the process. They want more for their students than just performing and smiling and looking pretty on stage. They want to involve the students in the creative process.”
- Oregon ArtsWatch
Student Success
Since the school founded in 2015, OIBA trained students have won positions in The School of American Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet Academy, San Francisco Ballet School, Ballet West Academy, Kirov Academy of Ballet, The School of Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre.
