Emerald Ballet Theatre

EBT is an outstanding, professional, community and family oriented ballet academy. The instructors are very positive, friendly, and well educated with a wide variety of experiences and performances from around the world, many are ballet masters, who have what it takes to mentor and guide dancers of all ages to be exceptional dancers. The teaching philosophy, techniques and attention to students is brilliant, impressive and competitive within the dance industry. The teachers inspire students to be their best in a very positive attentive way and you can see the results which are happy dancers who are proud to be part of EBT. I have had the pleasure of watching many students over the years at EBT develop into strong talented dancers and am in awe when I see students dance every Spring and Winter in spectacular performances. Students have the opportunity to compete in New York. EBT provides opportunities for all children, teens and adults with an interest in and/​or passion for ballet, modern dance, and other genres. EBT is a welcoming supportive family friendly community with opportunities for students and parents to get involved. My girls have been attending EBT for several years and love their teachers and classes as well as the opportunity to perform in two ballets per year. My daughters started as little dancers in preballet classes and now are flexible, strong and confident. One of my daughters has autism and at EBT, the teachers have inspired her to be her best working with her abilities and she dances in performances. She loves EBT and is very happy to be a part of the «family». My other daughter started at age 3 and has blossomed into a graceful and beautiful dancer with advanced skills and abilities. We keep coming back because the girls love dancing at EBT and I have fun volunteering, socializing and being part of such a wonderful, friendly and accepting group of professionals and families. The experience we have had at EBT will be in my family’s hearts forever. Thank you EBT :-).

This studio is amazing. My cousins all go here and have learned real dance vs all the fake dance competition factories that sell trophies. They are good for beginning or young children to experienced or teens. I would definitely recommend this studio fort family and friends in this area.

My 9 year old daughter is in her second year of training at Emerald Ballet after studying ballet at several other studios. We could not be more pleased with every aspect of this wonderful studio. Having studied ballet seriously myself for 7 years, I feel I have some knowledge with which to evaluate ballet instruction. My daughter has studied with several different instructors at EBA and every one of them has been superb. They are extremely knowledgeable, undeniably qualified and emphasize proper technique with each individual student constantly. The teachers encourage excellence and challenge each of the students as appropriate for his/​her ability, but they are also each very approachable, warm, kind and very well liked by the students. EBA is accepting of all body types and abilities, and even welcomes dancers with disabilities. The EBA families are amazingly kind and welcoming — it has been a breath of fresh air to be a part of this wonderful «family» after some of our negative experiences elsewhere. The dancers truly encourage and support one another. The two productions that all dancers participate in annually are beautifully and tastefully done — amazing choreography, exquisite costuming, even the opportunity to dance to a live orchestra and local musicians. The communication between the instructors, the administration and families is excellent and so well organized. Bottom line — I feel my daughter is getting the finest instruction possible, in a positive, nurturing, accepting — and fun! — environment.

We left PNB to come to Emerald Ballet Theatre because my daughter found EBT more fun, we felt the atmosphere was more warm and welcoming (they don’t bar you from class if you are late, you can leave class to go to the restroom, parents can watch classes), the parents/​instructors were more friendly and down to earth, and she can perform in a full-​scale professional ballet at least twice a year. They also have allowed her to participate in choreography. She started there in 3^rd grade and now she’s Ballet V (high school). The instructors have taught her discipline, etiquette, responsibility (all sew their own pointe shoes) and the merits of hard work, as well as developed her into a beautiful, strong dancer. The other dancers are her best friends and they are such a NICE group of girls and guys. The instructors have a super healthy approach to dance and don’t dwell on body type. They brought the girls en pointe slowly over time, and with great individual attention, so we felt it was safe and healthy. They bring in amazing dance professionals from all over the world for their summer program. When our EBT dancers went to the YAGP finals in NYC, the instructors at American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispanico, etc. constantly used them as examples because they are so well trained. It is unfortunate that the way the studios are set up dancers must walk through another studio to get to the restroom/​dressing rooms, but my daughter says it has taught her to ignore distractions while dancing.
My other daughter has ADD and difficulty with group lessons, and they were fantastic in working with her. We’re die-​hard EBT fans, because they truly nurture dancing hearts!