NEW – Little Leaps!
Ages 2-4
Thursday 3-3:50pm
A playful introduction to ballet-based movement, Little Leaps blends music, creativity, and imaginative play to help little ones explore rhythm, coordination, and joyful self-expression. Parent or guardian participation is required.
Register at the link below!
Try Your First Class Free!
Classes are offered year-round for ages 2 to adult.
We highly recommend contacting us before registering, to set up a free trial class. From there, we can determine what classes suit you or your student best!
Questions?
Talk to our director, Lacey!
Ready to sign up?
Year-Round Classes
Students can join at anytime.
At NCB we strive to develop a love of dance, accurate technique, and, should a student wish to do so, all of the foundation skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a professional career in dance. At the same time, we take care to provide a healthy environment for growth, nurturing an attitude of team work and cooperation as a path to the confidence, grace and strength required for success throughout all of life’s adventures. In this, dance is a model of life.
Our staff
Lacey Witten
Owner, Artistic Director & Main Instructor
Lacey Witten started dancing with NCB at 8 years old, and trained under Trudi Angel for over 20 years. She also had the privilege of learning from other extraordinary teachers, including Bruce King and Andrew Allagree, as
well as Eugene Ballet artists and staff members Jennifer Martin, Juan Carlos Amy-Cordero, Danielle Tolmie, and Mark Tucker. She served as the NCB’s Ballet Mistress for 5 years, becoming Artistic Director in 2025. A lifelong resident of Paradise, Lacey has recently built her home in the area, continuing to nurture her connection to both the community and the art form. Lacey is excited to lead the company into a new chapter while staying rooted in its rich traditions of excellence in dance.
Leslie DeWitt
Pre-Ballet Instructor
Leslie DeWitt is NCB’s instructor for Pre-Ballet. Ms. DeWitt holds a California Teaching Credential and specializes as an instructor for the very young in musical and rhythmic movement.
Trisha Young
Director, Oroville Studio
Trisha Young is the director for NCB’s Oroville Studio. Her own formative years were under the tutelage of Hanna Fischer Hauser who imparted classical ballet, character, modern and choreographic techniques. Though remembering classes
with Gail Grant, George Zoritch, etc., she meticulously chose instructors whom she thought could teach her the most while she enjoyed a wonderful dance career. It was a natural progression from dancer to soloist to choreographer
with the Toledo Opera and soloist with the Dayton Opera, prima ballerina with the International Ballet Company, soloist with Byrne Miller (modern) Dance Theater while expanding into television and musicals. Later, while director
of her own ballet school, she choreographed for a university dance team, was instrumental in developing a community-wide dance program to enhance dance education (Discover Dance), and created dance experiences for elementary school
enrichment courses. In more recent years, Trisha choreographed South Pacific, Kismet, and The Music Man for performances at Oroville’s beautiful State Theater. Though performing was always rewarding, Trisha
found assisting others to grow through dance was an even greater joy.
Trudi Angel
Founder
Trudi danced with the Munich State Opera-Ballet Company (now the Bavarian National Ballet) and the Los Angeles Ballet. For 40 years, she served as the Artistic Director of Northern California Ballet. During that time, she choreographed numerous full-length classical ballets and has brought them to several northern California communities.