Dance can offer physical, social and creative benefits to people of all ages. At IFBC, we offer dance classes to ensure that you can reap the rewards.

About Imperial Fernando Ballet Company

Introducing

Our vision

At IFBC, we envision a world where ballet is celebrated and accessible to all. Our mission is to provide a nurturing environment where dancers can develop their skills and express their artistry. We believe in the transformative power of ballet, not only as an art form but as a tool for personal growth and development. Our goal is to inspire the next generation of ballet professionals, promoting excellence, diversity, and inclusion.

Team story

At IFBC, we are passionate about ballet and committed to our students’ success. Founded in 2002, by Rafi Khan and Fernando Aguilera we have a rich history of providing world-class ballet training. Our experienced faculty, with diverse backgrounds in dance and education, collaborates to create a supportive learning environment. We are proud to have trained numerous successful ballet professionals, who have excelled in their careers nationally and internationally.

Mario Fernando Aguilera

Artistic Director

Mario Fernando Aguilera is an Argentinian choreographer, Ballet teacher, Ballet dancer and actor. In 2013 he appeared in Remo D’Souza’s directorial ABCD Any Body Can Dance.

He is also the founder and director of Imperial Fernando Ballet Company (IFBC), an Indian dance school based in New Delhi, India. Mr. Aguilera has choreographed many notable projects across the world Mario Fernando Aguilera was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He Study at the Instituto Superior de Arte del I.S.A. Teatro Colón.
His Maestros are Noemí Molinari, Wasil Tupin, Raúl Gatto, Rina Valver, Ruben Chayán, Ricardo Rivas and Tita Canas. He danced in the Danza Libre Company of Mar del Plata. In 1983 he was selected to the Ballet Company Teatro Colón, directed by Mario Galizzi, where he appeared in ‘Sleeping Beauty.
In the same Teatro, he performed Ballet ’Coppelia’, and Don Quixote under the Direction of Maestro Director Antonio Truyol & Mercedes Serrano. He was President of the Jury of the selection for teachers at the Culture Centre “Puente Blanco San Luis”
He settled in Rio de Janeiro between 1989 and 1992, where he performed with different casts. Back in Buenos Aires, he founded ‘Les Lions Ballet Compagnie (a private company that by 1993 had performed 60 performances). Fernando Aguilera is a Certified Teacher from the Vaganova Academy in St. Petersburg – Russia.
He has been running the ballet school, Imperial Fernando Ballet Company, in Delhi since 1997.

Mr Aguilera is the mentor of Kamal Singh, Love Kotiya, and Aayush Sharma a notable ballet dancer from Delhi. was selected for the English National Ballet School in London. and Shaiyla Taneja selected in Germany-Berlin

He is awarded the Consejo Argentino de la Danza.

Mario Fernando Aguilera has choreographed and acted in Deepika Padukone’s Parachute ad. The ballet dance from the song “Allah Duhai Hai” from the film Race 3 is choreographed by Fernando Aguilera. He also acted and choreographed in a scene in “Ballet Dance Classes” of the film Happy New Year

Rafi Khan is born in New Delhi, India, has worked as a Business Man in different Companies here in India and abroad.
He together with Mr Fernando Aguilera founded the first Vaganova Ballet School Imperial Fernando Ballet Company in 2007 and today the company has over 1800 students across India with 10 centers in Delhi/NCR and 3 in Mumbai.
Ha has organized events and shows for IFBC and multinational Companies and clients including.

UTV, Walt Disney Pictures, Red Chilies Entertainment, Longines, Castrol, Gitanjali lifestyle Kingfisher Airlines, Lotus Cosmetics, Coca-Cola, Honda, Daewoo, Chivas, Outlook Magazine, Rado, Interglobe, TCSiON, Cannon, DLF, Swatch, GMR, RBS Bank, Rolls Royce, BMW, Toyota

Rafi Khan

Director

Nested in the heart of India

the Imperial Fernando Ballet Company (IFBC) stands as a beacon of artistic excellence. Uniquely, it is the only preparatory and performing ballet company in the region that offers an eclectic mix of Vaganova Russian Classical Ballet, Jazz, Modern Dance-Contemporary, Flamenco, and various Dance Workshops. But what truly sets IFBC apart is its commitment not just to dance, but to a comprehensive performing arts education, seamlessly blending music and drama into its robust academic program.
The heart of IFBC’s mission pulsates with a dedication to offering top-tier dance training accessible to individuals of all ages, fostering a culture where the joy and wonder of dance flourish. The school is more than a dance academy; it’s a community hub where discipline, accomplishment, and camaraderie intertwine, strengthening both body and mind.

ScholarShips

Merit scholarships are offered to students (age group) who have demonstrated exemplary talent, work ethic and commitment to their training.
For this reason the IFBC School provides scholarships primarily to students who have been enrolled for a year or more.
Scholarships are granted at the discretion of the School Director as a reward for excellence and as an encouragement of potential.