School for Swans

04/15/2026

Summer Session ballet, tap and contemporary dance classes begin June 29. Registration is open!

08/08/2025

Registration for Fall 2025 is open! NEW: PRESCHOOL classes starting at age 3 1/2.

Ballet, Tap & Contemporary Dance for children ages 3.5 to 18 in Old Town Alexandria. (Adult Ballet, too!)

09/24/2024

Accepting new students for ballet, tap and contemporary dance throughout Fall 2024. Join us for a trial class!

05/05/2024

Our 49th Annual Recital is on Wednesday, May 15, at 6:30pm at the GW Masonic National Memorial. Our first time at this exciting new venue!

BALLET AND TAP CLASSES FOR CHILDREN IN ALEXANDRIA, VA Since 1975, School for Swans has been turning Alexandria’s finest little swans into lovely young ballerinas. Founded by Grace Manly Machanic, one of the Washington, DC area’s most respected members of the dance community, School for Swans gra...

07/30/2023

Ballet, Tap and Contemporary Dance Classes
for children ages 4-18.
Registration is open!

08/05/2022

Ballet and tap classes for children:
Registration is now open for Fall 2022.
New students welcome!

BALLET AND TAP CLASSES FOR CHILDREN IN ALEXANDRIA, VA Since 1975, School for Swans has been turning Alexandria’s finest little swans into lovely young ballerinas. Founded by Grace Manly Machanic, one of the Washington, DC area’s most respected members of the dance community, School for Swans gra...

09/13/2021

Ballet and tap classes begin this week. New students are welcome!

07/31/2021

Registration for Fall 2021 classes opens August 1! Classes will be in the studio with everyone wearing masks.

09/15/2020