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ESM Ballet Dance and Pilates School is the continuation of well known Suna Uğur Ballet School under a new name. Suna Uğur who is  one of the first and most wellknown primaballets of Turkey, founded her first school  in 1978 in Etiler, İstanbul.
Since 1995 ,other dances such as Latin,Tango,Modern,Jazz,Hip-Hop,and in 2006 other teaching activities such as Hobby Ballet  for adults (18-55 ages) ,Pilates and Piano were incorporated at the school. ESM, in newly prepared premisses, houses two (90 sqm and 40 sqm) specially built flooring with dance industry’s top standard pressure-absorption system under the piece-wood floors, helping relieve the dancers of the considerable pressures on joints from demanding dance sessions.
OUR PHİLOSOPHY
ESM  Ballet and Dance School is dedicated to quality teaching of classical ballet , applying  the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus ,  to produce a solid ballet foundation for children , while endeavoring to help each student to enjoy and love dance for the sheer pleasure and artistic fulfillment, rather then only for technical accomplishments .Therefore,at ESM, emphasis is given to teaching the artistry of ballet while maintaining a safe and correct approach to technique , insuring that students are ready to perform ballet moves of increasing difficulty as required for their succeeding RAD Grades or the ones who intend to continue ballet in a Conservatory. Students’ achievements are rewarded by Certificates through periodical RAD examinations organized in Istanbul .
We also have programmes in advanced training for ballet students of all ages who have serious professional targets, and  special training for Conservatory students who wishes to improve their technique in different schools of classical ballet such as RAD or Vaganova.  
Our mission is to be reminicenced lifelong as a top-grade technique providing and enjoyable training institution.

ESM FACULTY FOR CLASSICAL BALLET :

Murat Kurtulmuş -  Graduate of İstanbul University State Conservatory  Ballet Division;Professional performing
experience: Çağdaş Ballet  Company (Ist) for 20  years , currently as Lead dancer and Assistant Choreographer;       Teaching experience: Faculty member at Istanbul University State Conservatory  for 10 years, holding Ms.of Art degree,currently doing research for PhD  ;  joined ESM as faculty member ,teaching classical ballet in 2005.
Melike Günal Kurtulmuş- Graduate of  Veronica Arman Ballet School (Adana), İstanbul Bilgi University and Suna  Uğur Ballet  School (Ist), has 12 years of  Ballet  training, performing at Cağdaş Ballet Company since 2005.Teaching Experience:  3 years of teaching as apprentice to Suna Uğur at Suna Uğur Ballet School, joined ESM as faculty member teaching classical ballet in 2005. Having had the Pilates Mat and Reformer Teaching Certificate of BBU(Balanced Body University-California –USA) , she also teaches Pilates.