who

we Are

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Kate Walsh

Welcome to Colorado Ballet Society!

From the very beginning, the goal of Colorado Ballet Society has been to create a learning environment where the focus is on a balance of dance, health, and excellence.

We welcome family members to join in the process of developing remarkable dancers and well-rounded individuals.  

Our instructors are some of the finest and most talented in the region.  And we are privileged to host a number of guest faculty members representing award-winning national and international talent.  

As you consider us for your dance training, please know that at Colorado Ballet Society, our students’ well-being and artistic growth is our top priority.  Please visit us to experience for yourself the richness of all that Colorado Ballet Society offers by starting wiht a FREE trial class.

Our

philosophy

CBS incorporates the American Ballet Theater® national training curriculum, a breakthrough program that combines high-quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels. At CBS we strive to make each dancer’s experience personally rewarding and challenging.

Faculty is encouraged to know each student personally, guiding each dancer to excellence and personal satisfaction. Our instructors challenge, respect and mentor their students, helping them to develop their gifts and grow in confidence.

OUR

mission

Colorado Ballet Society is committed to providing aspiring dancers superior training in a healthy teaching environment, challenging them to attain new levels of excellence. Through our dance performances, programs and curriculum we seek to expand the appreciation of artistic expression while building a community to share in the joy of our collective accomplishments.  

Our

people

From the Front Desk staff to our guest faculty, Colorado Ballet Society offers world-class pre-professional training in ballet and dance in a safe, state-of-the-art facility.

OUR

places

The CBS state-of-the-art facility is over 11,000 square feet including eight full size teaching and rehearsal rooms with marley, sprung floors and viewing windows.

Our

awards

Colorado Ballet Society has become the preeminent destination for quality dance in the region.  The studio has been voted Best in the Springs for ten years running and has received four Pikes Peak Arts Council Awards for our productions.

Every year our students are recognized and awarded in dance competitions and granted scholarships for their outstanding skill and talent. Alumni have gone on to dance with over seventy world-renowned companies and trainee programs such as English National Ballet, United Ballet Theater and the Czech National Ballet, and have furthered their dance ambitions at highly recognized dance schools and universities as well as coveted Summer Intensive programs.