Founded in 1981, Florida West Ballet is a non-profit scholarship program for talented young dancers interested in furthering their education in classical ballet. The members are selected each year through auditions and represent several counties in the
Florida West Ballet operates under the
direction of our Artistic Director Mr. Pavel Fomin. Mr. Fomin received
his training at the Odessa Ballet School and the Kirov Ballet,
Leningrad. He graduated with honors from the Russian Academy of Theater
Arts. In addition, to his own vast experience, Mr. Fomin works with
Darya Fedotova. Darya trained at the Kiev Ballet Academy. Under their
tutelage, all of the young dancers in Florida West receive the finest
training available. Florida West Ballet provides its members a
scholarship opportunity they otherwise simply would not have.
Florida West Ballet’s scholarship dance program is a premier dance program. Many alumni of this program continue to pursue their dance careers with prestigious professional companies such as the New York City Ballet, the Pittsburgh Ballet, the San Francisco Ballet, the
