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Coastal Virginia's Ballet Academy and Company

 (757) 446-1401  Norfolk  and  Virginia Beach

Dance at Ballet Virginia

Dance at Ballet Virginia

Registration is open for the Academy Year

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Summer Registration

Summer Registration

Classes, Camps and Workshops June through August

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Season 2026/27

Season 2026/27

from Coastal Virginia’s professional ballet company

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Nutcracker

Nutcracker

December 19th to 21st

with Symphonicity Orchestra

at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

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Academy Classes

Children's Program

Dance with Me, Pre-Ballet, Beginning Ballet, Ballet A, Ballet B and Tap
Ballet Virginia’s Children’s Program offers classes in ballet and tap from ages 18 months to nine years old. At this age, students are usually placed based on age and beginners are welcome.
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Lower School

Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4
Ballet Virginia’s Lower School offers classes in ballet and modern for ages 7 and up. At this age, students must be placed in a level before registering.
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Upper School

Level 5, Level 6 and BV II
Ballet Virginia’s Upper School is a progressive course of study designed to bring a dancer from an intermediate level to the technical abilities and artistry of a professional dancer.
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Adult Dance Program

Our adult program is designed specifically for ages 14 and up.
We offer classes in ballet and contemporary. Adults of all ages and abilities are welcome. These classes meet throughout the academy year and summer.
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Elevate

November  8 and 9, 2024
Zeiders American Dream Theater

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Heart + Soul

February 21 and 22, 2025
Zeiders American Dream Theater

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The Nutcracker

December 20-22, 2024
The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

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Snow White

April 5, 2025
The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts 

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An interactive children’s dance experience

Petite MatineeNovember 7, 2026
at Zeiders American Dream Theater

Photo credits: Petite Matinee and Nutcracker photos are from Joshua Stubbs. Coppélia photo is from Hayley Ann Vasco.

Company Overview

Company Overview

Company Members

Company Members

BVII

BVII

Auditions

Auditions

Ballet Virginia was founded in 2008 by Suzanne Lownsbury and Janina Michalski. Together with a handful of talented artists, including Lydia Roberts Coco and Lisa McCarty, and a devoted group of BV families, they began to grow a ballet academy in Norfolk. By the summer of 2019, Ballet Virginia had opened its second academy location in Virginia Beach and launched a full-time professional company.

Parents and staff worked together with a construction team to bring the main location’s historic building back to life. This beautiful building now houses five large dance studios, a wardrobe room, offices, and dressing rooms. It is home to a thriving dance academy of over 400 students plus the professional company.

Mission + Vision

Our Mission

At Ballet Virginia we are committed to supporting our mission of fostering a lifelong passion for dance through nurturing education, invigorating performances, and artistic excellence. Our two academy locations teach to the whole child by instilling discipline, self-confidence, joy, and sense of teamwork. Our performances are of the highest caliber as academy students perform side by side with top-tier professionals. We uphold the highest standards and strive to maintain artistic excellence in all of our endeavors.

Our Vision

Our vision is to enrich the lives of all Hampton Roads residents through dance. Ballet Virginia works together with community partners like The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts and Symphonicity to bring artistic excellence to all of the Hampton Roads community. We invite our community members to share the joy of dance with us whether on stage, behind the scenes, or in the audience. Our annual productions such as The Nutcracker, have become family traditions for many. We are thankful for the support of the Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission in making these experiences the best that they can be.

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NEW SYSTEM: All current and new students must register for academy year.  
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