Kirov Academy of Washington, DC

The Kirov Academy is dedicated to artistic and academic excellence and to the investment of a moral education in our students. Founded 30 years ago in Northeast DC in the USA on universal principles of love, respect, and service, Kirov Academy believes in the importance of the arts and culture in creating a world of beauty and effectuating positive change.

The Kirov Academy of Washington, DC, USA was founded in 1990 as the only private school and non-profit organization offering an accredited, stimulating academic curriculum, an active 24/7 resident life program, and an outstanding ballet program training young dancers in the celebrated Vaganova Method. It was the first dance school outside Russia to be officially granted the right to use the name “Kirov.” At its opening ceremony, letters of congratulations were offered to the Academy by the late President Bush and John E. Frohnmeyer, then Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2019 the Kirov Academy hosted its inaugural International Music Festival and Competition, marking the launch of the Kirov’s music department, dedicated to providing students the highest caliber of classical music education.