Empowering Dance Through Your Support
For over 50 years, Ballet Greenville, formally Carolina Ballet Theatre, has had the mission to engage, entertain, and educate its audience through the dynamic medium of dance. Ballet Greenville works to provide Greenville with resident professional dancers who are dedicated to creating rich educational opportunities in dance for all segments of its Upstate audience. Ballet Greenville provides professional performances, masterclasses, and quality educational programs for participants to experience the joy and magic of live dance regardless of financial or socioeconomic barriers.
Ballet Greenville is proud to provide an amazing program that has been impacting local boys and young men for over seven years. The Boys Ballet Program started with the intent of giving young men the chance to join an inclusive organization where they could express themselves through the art of dance. This tuition-free program is unique for so many reasons. The class meets once a week for 36 weeks. Boys ages 7-11 may be eligible to apply. Although it focuses on ballet, boys who choose to audition do not have to have any prior dance experience. While a background in dance can be beneficial, it is not required. This gives young men the opportunity to try something new and exciting. Additionally, these young men can audition for a spot in one of Ballet Greenville’s professional performances at the Peace Center as a member of its community cast.
Empowering Dance Through Your Support
One of Ballet Greenville’s many outreach efforts includes its Community Nutcracker. This event provides over 200 complimentary tickets to local charities hosted by its community partner, TD SYNNEX Share The Magic and other local charities. These special guests are treated to a matinee performance, a special goodie bag and meet-and-great with the professional cast.
Ballet Greenville is a fundamental aspect of Greenville’s amazing arts community as it provides a season of professional ballet performances as a Peace Center Art’s Partner. Ballet Greenville also fosters and develops young, local talent and then provides a platform as they pursue a professional career in dance.
Thank You to Our Season Sponsors
BENEFACTOR $20,000+
THE LAROCQUE FAMILY
BARBARA AND ZEB PORTANOVA
SC ARTS COMMISSION
Principal $10,000+
The Kinsey Family
RCMA | Redhype Creative Marketing Agency
Soloist $5,000+
The Cheves Family
Community Journals
Elizabeth DuBose
Give By Cruising
SkinGlow MD
Apprentice $2,500+
Cathryn Hallahan Lopez
Rick Erwin Dining Group
The Corps $1,000+
Jennifer and Pat Britt
Carpenter/Weiss Families
The Clardy Law Firm PA
Ethridge Law Firm
The Goldy Family
The Grunenwald Family
The Ivey Family
McMillan Pazdan Smith
North American Rescue, LLC
Relevé $250+
Eileen Huckabay
Little Sparrow Massage Therapy LLC
The Mayfield Family
Lisa and Roosevelt Morris
Palmetto Family Orthodontics
Parkside Family Medicine
Roberta and Chris Phillips
Selvy and Blake Sieber
Millie and Brent Thomasson
Leigh Ann Wilson
Community Partners
Art Houzze
After School Plus
DanceArts Greenville
Homewood Suites by Hilton
Peace Center
Smith Dray Line Movers of Greenville
The Sock Basket