Website: https://nashvilleballet.com/
Nashville Ballet is a professional ballet company and dance school based in Nashville, Tennessee. The organization presents a full season of classical and contemporary productions through its professional company while also operating the School of Nashville Ballet, which offers dance instruction across a wide range of ages and experience levels. Located at 3630 Redmon Street, it serves both performing-arts audiences and students throughout the Nashville area.
Programs and Performances
Nashville Ballet’s professional company stages a season of classical and contemporary works. Productions referenced for the 2026-27 season include Giselle, Cinderella, Día de los Muertos, Nashville’s Nutcracker, and Attitude. The organization also maintains NB2, described as its second company, and provides artist training alongside its mainstage performances.
The School of Nashville Ballet “offers exemplary dance instruction to ages 2-102 of every experience level.” Its curriculum spans ballet and contemporary dance and is organized into several divisions, including Youth Programs and Classes, the Professional Training Division, Community Adult Classes, and Adaptive Dance: New Perspectives.
The school’s offerings include Pre-K and Kindergarten Programs; Elementary, Middle and High School Programs; and Homeschool Programs. Seasonal training options include the Summer Intensive (ages 12 and up), the Junior Intensive (ages 9-13), an Adult Intensive, summer classes and camps, plus a Winter Intensive and Winter Workshop. The school also conducts an Audition Tour and casts young dancers through the Nashville’s Nutcracker Youth Cast.
The curriculum is structured to serve students at every stage, from complete beginners through those who, in the school’s words, “aspire to a professional career.” Community Adult Classes provide options for adult dancers, while the Adaptive Dance: New Perspectives program extends instruction to a wider range of participants. The Professional Training Division supports students working toward advanced and pre-professional levels of ballet and contemporary dance.
About
Nashville Ballet operates as both a performing company and an educational institution, with community engagement programs that span pre-K through post-secondary education. According to the organization, the school’s “Faculty members have more than 50 years of combined experience” and bring “diverse professional dance backgrounds.” The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and states a commitment to “Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion.”
Location & Contact
Address: 3630 Redmon Street, Nashville, TN 37209. Phone: 615-297-2966. Email: [email protected].
Additional Information
In addition to performances and classes, Nashville Ballet offers teaching artist services, family and community programming, and venue rentals. A merchandise shop is available, and the organization provides community engagement initiatives connecting its work to local schools and audiences. The organization presents seasonal programming such as Día de los Muertos and Nashville’s Nutcracker that pairs its professional company with youth and community participants, reflecting its dual role as both a producing company and an educational institution. Prospective students, audiences, and community partners can find program details, season information, and contact options through the organization’s website.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (nashvilleballet.com).