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THE SCHOOL
The Stevan Grebel Center for Dance opened in 2003, and The Alabama Youth Ballet was established in 2004, although
Stevan and Deborah Grebel have been teaching dance in the Birmingham area consistently for 35 and 25 years. The Stevan
Grebel Center For Dance in Pelham is conveniently located just off of I-65 at Hwys. 31 & 119 across from Oak Mountain State
Park, aka, Grebel Ballet, where the Grebels offer pre-professional training, private coaching, and professional training for
the intense students who desire specific and personally integrated work. Furthermore, beginning and regular pre-ballet
classes and creative movement are offered to children 3-5, adult ballet classes, yoga, as well as technique training for
athletes, dance and cheer teams, majorettes, ice skaters, gymnasts, and recreational teen ballet. Many aspiring Junior
Misses and Miss Alabamas come to Grebel for choreography and coaching. It is the Grebel's belief that one can fully
"experience and enjoy the freedom of dance through pure technique."
Ballet technique is the basis for all forms of dance, and the students who attend The Stevan Grebel Center for Dance are
looking for a strong foundation. Classes are small, as individual attention to each student is imperative to the growth and
development of great technique. Unlike many "dancing schools," where there may be 20 or 30 students in a class, the
Grebel's are able to mentor each student who desires to study. Ballet and ballet-related classes are taught, primarily;
however, jazz, tap, modern and hip-hop are offered on workshop and master class basis.
Stevan Grebel was trained by the foremost teacher of classical ballet in the world, Alexander
Pushkin, at the Kirov Ballet in Russia, in the Vaganova method. No other syllabus develops the
elegant long lines, high extensions, musicality, strength and crystal-clear style that is so
representative of Vaganova technique. Moreover, Grebel has worked with great teachers,
dancers and choreographers such as George Balanchine, Frederic Franklin, Leonide Massine,
George Skibine, Edward Caton, Roland Petite, Rudolf Nureyev, Eric Bruhn, Rosella Hightower,
Ludmilla Tcherina, Sonia Arova, Ivan Nagy, Dmitri Parlic, John Taras, to name a few. The Grebels' extensive work in ballet
makes them the leader in classical ballet training in Alabama, as well as the world.
For information about the programs, contact us at 205-987-7234 or email us at grebeldance@aol.com
Stevan and Deborah Grebel have been teaching dance in the Birmingham area consistently for 35 and 25 years. The Stevan
Grebel Center For Dance in Pelham is conveniently located just off of I-65 at Hwys. 31 & 119 across from Oak Mountain State
Park, aka, Grebel Ballet, where the Grebels offer pre-professional training, private coaching, and professional training for
the intense students who desire specific and personally integrated work. Furthermore, beginning and regular pre-ballet
classes and creative movement are offered to children 3-5, adult ballet classes, yoga, as well as technique training for
athletes, dance and cheer teams, majorettes, ice skaters, gymnasts, and recreational teen ballet. Many aspiring Junior
Misses and Miss Alabamas come to Grebel for choreography and coaching. It is the Grebel's belief that one can fully
"experience and enjoy the freedom of dance through pure technique."
Ballet technique is the basis for all forms of dance, and the students who attend The Stevan Grebel Center for Dance are
looking for a strong foundation. Classes are small, as individual attention to each student is imperative to the growth and
development of great technique. Unlike many "dancing schools," where there may be 20 or 30 students in a class, the
Grebel's are able to mentor each student who desires to study. Ballet and ballet-related classes are taught, primarily;
however, jazz, tap, modern and hip-hop are offered on workshop and master class basis.
Stevan Grebel was trained by the foremost teacher of classical ballet in the world, Alexander
Pushkin, at the Kirov Ballet in Russia, in the Vaganova method. No other syllabus develops the
elegant long lines, high extensions, musicality, strength and crystal-clear style that is so
representative of Vaganova technique. Moreover, Grebel has worked with great teachers,
dancers and choreographers such as George Balanchine, Frederic Franklin, Leonide Massine,
George Skibine, Edward Caton, Roland Petite, Rudolf Nureyev, Eric Bruhn, Rosella Hightower,
Ludmilla Tcherina, Sonia Arova, Ivan Nagy, Dmitri Parlic, John Taras, to name a few. The Grebels' extensive work in ballet
makes them the leader in classical ballet training in Alabama, as well as the world.
For information about the programs, contact us at 205-987-7234 or email us at grebeldance@aol.com