Ballet Romand is a dance company located in Vevey, Switzerland. It was founded in 2005 as a non-profit association. The company was founded by American born dancer, Kim White.

Founder

Ballet Romand founder, Kim White began her dance studies at an early age under her mother, Nan Klinger. She continued her studies at the School of American Ballet

School of American Ballet

The School of American Ballet is one of the most famous classical ballet schools in the world and is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a leading international ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The school trains students from the...

, home of the New York City Ballet

New York City Ballet

New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...

. She holds a diploma from the National Academy of Arts

National Academy of Arts

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. She was the first representative of the USA to compete in the Prix de Lausanne

Prix de Lausanne

The Prix de Lausanne is an International dance competition held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland. The competition is for young dancers seeking to pursue a professional career in classical ballet, and many former prize winners of the competition are now leading stars with major ballet companies...

. Her professional career as a principal dancer expanded across America. She started teaching in 1979 while dancing professionally and has taught in renowned schools in New York such as Steps, Broadway Dance Center

Broadway Dance Center

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 and the National Dance Institute

National Dance Institute

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 where she continues to give summer instruction. In 1989, Kim founded the Los Angeles Youth Ballet. She continues to work with youth companies in America

United States

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 and England

England

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. In 2004, Kim was a recipient of a Swiss Award, the Prix de L’Eveil, recognizing her commitment and work with young people in dance.

Consultants

• Anna du Boisson—West London School of Dance (London, UK)
• Maria Welch—Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet (Akron, Ohio, USA)
• Lori Klinger—Rosie’s Broadway Kids (New York, New York, USA)
• Darren Parish—Royal Academy of Ballet, Danceworks (London, UK)
• Céline Chazot—Ex Béjart Ballet
• Pam Pribisco—NYC choreographer
• Pasquale Alberico—Ex Béjart Ballet