Our Mission

Welcome to our School and Company:
Dedicated to the art of classical and contemporary dance, our school and 501(c)(3) non-profit performing company were founded by Erin Holt in 1997. California DanceArts, as a school of ballet and contemporary dance, provides quality dance education and a home for California Contemporary Ballet, as Southern California’s break-through contemporary performing arts company. These two independent organizations, while affiliated solely through the art of dance, provide the most progressive quality dance education and inspired performance experiences for our respective artists and audiences.

School Mission:
Founded in the belief that personal satisfaction and accomplishment are the direct result of dedication, California DanceArts seeks to make a positive, profound contribution in the lives of our students by providing progressive dance education of the highest caliber, utilized to develop, nurture, encourage, challenge and motivate our students in the pursuit of their artistic goals, aspirations and dreams.

Company Mission:
Celebrating the spirit of invention and exploration through new choreographic works, California Contemporary Ballet seeks to endow our artists with opportunities to engage our audiences in the creativity, imagination and joy of dance.