JacBallet Professional Ballet and Dance Academy: Training the Next Generation on Harlequin floors

Built on years of dedication and excellence, JacBallet has established itself as one of Spain’s most ambitious and dynamic ballet training academies.

Founded in Madrid in 2017 by José Antonio Checa, a graduate of the prestigious Vaganova Academy in Saint Petersburg and former soloist with the Mikhailovsky Theatre, Tulsa Ballet, and Sarasota Ballet, the JacBallet Professional Ballet and Dance Academy prepares the next generation of dancers for professional careers worldwide.

Under Checa’s leadership and with an international faculty composed of highly accomplished professionals from some of Europe’s most renowned institutions, JacBallet has developed an educational model based on technical rigour, artistic discipline, and a profound understanding of the dancer’s profession.

Today, the academy welcomes students from numerous countries, creating an international artistic environment where cultural diversity and the pursuit of excellence are part of everyday life. Its curriculum combines a strong foundation in classical ballet with contemporary and neoclassical dance studies, essential disciplines for twenty-first-century performers.

Supporting this high level of training is a purpose-built studio environment featuring a Harlequin Liberty™ sprung floor with a Harlequin Cascade™ vinyl performance surface. The specialist flooring system delivers consistent shock absorption, energy return and controlled traction to support dancers throughout the demands of daily training and rehearsal.

Over the past several years, JacBallet has staged large-scale productions featuring dozens of dancers and renowned works from the classical ballet repertoire. Productions include The Nutcracker, performed by nearly 70 academy dancers; Grand Pas de Paquita; Act II of Giselle; and Rasputin: The Shadow of the Crown, an original production choreographed by Alessandro Alfonzetti for JacBallet and performed to a sold-out audience at Madrid’s Círculo de Bellas Artes with more than 50 performers on stage.

Its growth over recent years, the recognition it has received from specialised critics, and the increasing presence of its students in international institutions all confirm the strength of a project that continues to evolve without losing sight of its original purpose.

Beyond training exceptional dancers, JacBallet is committed to helping shape the future of dance in Spain.