Our School
For over 22 years, Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School has proudly provided the San Francisco Bay Area with innovative dance classes for toddlers, children, teens, and adults. We offer comprehensive programs in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Character Dance, as well as outstanding toddler and music movement classes. Our instructors are professionally trained dancers with a commitment to providing high quality instruction and individual attention in a nurturing learning environment. We have three beautiful state-of-the-art studios, conveniently located in San Francisco's family-oriented Inner Richmond district. We invite you and your family to visit us and see “Where Fun & Excellence Come Together”!
Our Mission
The mission of Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School is to create artistically expressive dancers of good moral character from a diverse population.
The Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School provides a high quality dance education, with an emphasis on solid fundamentals, by providing professional staff and state-of the-art facilities. The atmosphere in the school exemplifies traditional values of respect and discipline, while developing in children a love for learning and to discover their potential for excellence. The school augments these values with fairness, equal opportunity, kindness, and encouragement for every student. By providing students with a technically sound dance education and a fun, supportive, professional dance environment, the school strives to produce beautiful dancers that move with grace and confidence in life.
Testimonies
... What can I say about Ms. Poon and the school that she founded and has given us? I cannot say enough. There are few instructors out there as tireless, selfless, and devoted to her students as Ms. Poon... I have had three daughters who have been fortunate to have been graced and influenced by Miss Poon's values of hard work, diligence, respect, and appreciation for the beauty and grace of dance. All of them continue to carry Ms. Poon's positive influence and positive values with them in all of their endeavors, years even after they had finished dance instruction.”
—George F.
... one of the truly special and magical places still in the City...”
... I chose to send my children to the Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School and couldn't be happier with my decision... The school offers classes from toddlers through adults in a variety of dance styles, and the school is inclusive of all who want to dance. My children absolutely love the ballet classes and all the teachers they have had.”
... A journey of a young girl maturing into superb young lady cannot be achieved without such a positive influence, and for me words could not express the appreciation I have for being surrounded by such a wonderful involvement in the arts. I has been ten years now since I have departed from Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School and there has never been a day that I haven't demonstrated gratitude for the house that Shan-Yee Poon has helped me build. It has been because of my experience at the Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School that has helped me find the power within myself as a woman, dancer, intellect, and artist to excel at anything I want.”
— Juliet A.
... All the teachers at the Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School have instilled in my girls a life-long love of dance, in a confidence-building, enjoyable, and nurturing environment. My girls enthusiastically await their lessons each week. I strongly believe that all my girls are better for the wonderful ballet classes that they have taken at the school”
— S.M.C.
