St Paul Ballet

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Spread the Joy of Ballet across St. Paul!

As St. Paul Ballet celebrates over 25 years as a dance school, we continue to break barriers and hold our studio doors wide open to a richly diverse community! At the heart of St. Paul Ballet lies our students- curious, creative, and playful people of all sorts who share a love for movement. 

St. Paul Ballet is proud to serve the Hamline-Midway community with affordable ballet education that is broadly accessible. 

• SPB encourages those who long to begin ballet- even at age 55 or better with Boomer Ballet! 
• SPB promotes the art of amateurism through classes like Adult/Teen Fundamentals and Lifelong Ballet! 
• SPB shows you belong in ballet through bi-lingual and free classes like Ballet Explorers! 

On top of providing community classes, St. Paul Ballet believes that your dream of becoming the Sugar Plum Fairy is possible! SPB's Pre-Professional Program is known as one of the most effective and accessible youth training programs in MN! We invest in stellar Teaching Artists, student resources and financial aid, and professional-level annual productions to nurture students into well-rounded artists. 

Joy is alive in the classroom

Our dancers experience joy in so many ways -- a new skill learned, new friendships, the feeling of truly connecting movement to live music, and the awe of dancing in a beautiful performance hall. Besides our youngest dancers, we see the delight of aging adults moving more gracefully through dance, the faces of a mother and toddler dancing together in harmony, and the pride of an advanced student mastering virtuosic choreography.  

Together, we can make these experiences accessible to all students. Continuing dancers perfect their craft over many years, with increasing costs. Need-based aid covers class fees and some expenses for those who cannot afford them. Pointe shoes cost $100 and often must be replaced within the year. Class fees include trained instructors, choreographers, live music, and studio space.

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Donate now to close the Financial Need Gap

Did you know that St. Paul Ballet offers tuition/material assistance to any dancer or family who needs it?

This year, 1 out of 5 St. Paul Ballet students needed financial help to take classes, including essential dancewear and pointe shoes. Our financial aid through October totals just over $10,000- 2x what was needed in recent years.   

Donations allow us to support families who experience a setback or can't manage class payments on top of everything else. Sometimes it's a health crisis; other times, a parent loses a job. Whatever it is, we want to say "Yes! Yes, you can take classes this semester. Yes, you will be able to perform on a stage with your classmates.”   

Help us with a donation today- let us and the world know that you believe in our vision: Every Body Deserves Access to Beauty 

To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, St. Paul Ballet asks that you consider raising your donation by 25% to help us exceed our $10,000 goal. 

" My parents are already working as hard as they can "  

-SPB student answering the question on the need for financial aid

$5 contributes directly to our Tuition Assistance Fund! 

$15 covers the class cost for one student in Parent & Me or Boomer Ballet! 

$25 supports the staff who keep our lights on! 

$50 pays for Teaching Artists and Studio Musicians for all classes! 

$100 provides one pair of Pointe shoes to a student in need! 

$250 supports the production costs of our annual Nutcracker and Showcase performances! 

Thank you for your support at any level! 

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