Our facility is located on the Northeast side of Tallahassee off Thomasville Rd.

2910 Kerry Forest Pkwy., Suite C1 Tallahassee, FL 32309

New students ages 8 and up are required to attend a placement class following registration. This will determine which level they are ready for, whether in the Student or Pre-Professional Division (audition or invitation only). To schedule an evaluation, email classes@tallahasseeballet.org or call (850) 224-6917. Families will be contacted following evaluations with results to move forward with final enrollment.  

Please visit our Dress Code page HERE for detailed uniform information. Uniforms should not be ordered for new students until final placement is approved by the School Director.  When attending placement classes or waiting for orders to arrive, any solid-color dance wear may be worn. 

Yes! The Tallahassee Ballet School periodically offers merit scholarships to deserving students. The deadline for the 2024-2025 Helen Salter Scholarship application is May 19, 2024. More information and applications can be found HERE 

Students may be transferred into another class of the same level prior to the beginning of the Spring semester. Before transferring, weekly class options, availability, and enrollment numbers will be taken into consideration. 

Yearly class offerings are posted on our Classes page HERE. TTBS follows the general Leon County School schedule for national holidays, breaks, and any emergency closures. A detailed calendar is provided in the Student Handbook following enrollment.  

Unless an emergency arises, we ask that you call or email the school office (classes@tallahasseeballet.org) with any questions that you may have. Many of the dance instructors teach back-to-back classes and may not have time before or after classes to have discussions with parents. We make it our goal to have all classes start on time so the students benefit from a full class.

Instructors with The Tallahassee Ballet School follow the ABT® National Training Curriculum with select instructors certified up to Level 7.

Each year, students in the Student and Pre-Professional Divisions of the school are formally evaluated by their instructors using the guidelines of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. Placement for the following year is based on the results of the evaluation with each dancer’s safety and growth in mind. Students receive their summer and following school year’s placement in January-February.

Based on monthly billing over 10 months

• $650 ($65/month) for classes one-hour or less  

• $670 ($67/month) for classes one-hour fifteen minutes  

• $690 ($69/month) for classes one-and-a half-hours  

• $710 ($71/month) for classes over one-and-a half-hours  

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Read more about tuition, policies, and multi-family discounts HERE. 

Students of TTBS participate in a Spring Showcase at the end of each year. Dancers ages 9 and up are given the opportunity to attend an audition for Youth Company roles alongside The Tallahassee Ballet's Professional Company performances of The Nutcracker and select Spring performances.

Outside of the scheduled Observation Weeks, families are asked to utilize the dedicated waiting area in the studio. Dancers who require any assistance in the restroom must have an adult in the building at all times.

All instructors with The Tallahassee Ballet School are required to be fingerprinted and a go through a background check. Additionally, our facilities can only be entered by individuals provided with a secure access code. School policies require dancers under the age of 14 to remain inside the building until their parent/guardian comes inside to meet them. 

Class descriptions, tuition information, and our secure online registration form can be found here

It is necessary to be cautious and conservative with the age at which a student begins training en pointe. Starting a dancer en pointe is left to the instructor’s discretion, as it can be dangerous to start a student en pointe too early. It is customary that by the age of 12, if the student is physically strong enough and technically advanced enough, she may begin pointe work. The student must have a thorough understanding of proper body alignment as well as ankle, foot, leg, and abdominal strength to prevent injury or the development of chronic conditions such as tendonitis. A student who begins pointe work too early may also develop bad habits in an effort to stand en pointe when they are not strong enough to do so properly.

• Registration Fee: Returning students have an annual $30 non-refundable registration fee (per student) due upon registration. New students have a $40 non-refundable registration fee (per student) due upon registration. 

• Costume Fee: A non-refundable $75 fee (Mommy & Me – Level 1) or $85 fee (Levels 2-7 and Primary Ballet/Tap for a 2-in-1 costume) will be charged (per student per class) on October 15, 2023, for your student’s costume to be used in the Spring Student Showcase. The costume fee is non-refundable. Students will keep their costumes after the showcase. 

• Showcase Fee: A non-refundable $45 fee will be charged in the Spring for your student’s participation in the Student Showcase. The showcase fee is non-refundable and goes toward the cost of recital overhead. 

• Late Fee: A late fee of $10 per week will be assessed if tuition is not paid in full by the 5th of the month. 

All fees and tuition previously paid are non-refundable. Following withdrawal, no further monthly tuitions or fees will be charged.

Dancers who miss a class may attend another class of the same level until Spring Showcase preparations begin in February. Absences may be reported to classes@tallahasseeballet.org. 
 

Students must arrive dressed and ready to dance 10 minutes prior to the start of class. Parents of children under the age of 6 are strongly encouraged to remain in the family waiting area while your child is in class. Teachers cannot leave the students in the studio unattended in order to escort a young dancer to the restroom facilities or dressing rooms. For the safety of your student, please pick them up immediately after class ends. It is mandatory for dancers under the age of 14 to remain inside the building until their parents come inside to meet them. All TTB students will be asked to arrive and leave the building in cover-up clothing. No ballet shoes are allowed to be worn outside the building. Due to the maintenance of our Marley floors, no “street shoes” are allowed in the studios.