Why Choose SWBT?
Southwest Ballet Theatre’s goal is to encourage learning in a positive, nurturing, and developmentally sound environment while building on the principles of ballet technique for students of all levels, recreational through pre-professional.
Faculty
Our faculty have professional dance experience, are certified in a dance-specific curriculum, and/or are university trained. Click here to read more about our faculty.
Classes
– Ballet classes designed with a curriculum based in the classical ballet tradition
– Comprehensive training with a diversity of classes, including classically-based jazz, modern, Flamenco, tap, and contemporary
– Individualized evaluations to foster each dancer’s progress
– Utilization of other principles of body conditioning—Yoga, Pilates, Progressing Ballet Technique, and Stretch—giving the dancer resources to strengthen, enhance, and condition, in order to prevent injury and maintain optimal health and wellness
Performances
– No expensive recital fees or costume fees
– Two classical ballets per season (previously performed: The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Firebird, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Wizard of Oz, Tarzan, and Coppelia)
– Additional fully staged program showcasing class work
– Contemporary to classical ballets and original works give dancers experience which prepares them for the professional stage
Facility
– State-of-the-art performing arts facility
– Professional sprung dance floors ensuring safety and injury prevention
– Beautiful studio for classes/rehearsals that enhance learning and focus
Culture
– Each SWBT student is valued and nurtured within a community that promotes excellence, encourages personal responsibility, and emphasizes integrity
– All dancers, from beginner to expert, young and old, recreational or professional, are encouraged to be a part of the SWBT community
Faculty
Our faculty have professional dance experience, are certified in a dance-specific curriculum, and/or are university trained. Click here to read more about our faculty.
Classes
– Ballet classes designed with a curriculum based in the classical ballet tradition
– Comprehensive training with a diversity of classes, including classically-based jazz, modern, Flamenco, tap, and contemporary
– Individualized evaluations to foster each dancer’s progress
– Utilization of other principles of body conditioning—Yoga, Pilates, Progressing Ballet Technique, and Stretch—giving the dancer resources to strengthen, enhance, and condition, in order to prevent injury and maintain optimal health and wellness
Performances
– No expensive recital fees or costume fees
– Two classical ballets per season (previously performed: The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Firebird, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Wizard of Oz, Tarzan, and Coppelia)
– Additional fully staged program showcasing class work
– Contemporary to classical ballets and original works give dancers experience which prepares them for the professional stage
Facility
– State-of-the-art performing arts facility
– Professional sprung dance floors ensuring safety and injury prevention
– Beautiful studio for classes/rehearsals that enhance learning and focus
Culture
– Each SWBT student is valued and nurtured within a community that promotes excellence, encourages personal responsibility, and emphasizes integrity
– All dancers, from beginner to expert, young and old, recreational or professional, are encouraged to be a part of the SWBT community