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No doubt this has been a challenging year for ever

No doubt this has been a challenging year for everyone but in these troubled times we have found so much support and love from this vibrant community.

A BIG THANKS to everyone who has already donated to Ballet Virginia today! No matter your contribution as a donor, dance mom or dad, ticket purchaser or volunteer, we thank you for your generosity.

And if you haven’t had a chance yet, there is still time- donations are ongoing —> link in bio

Today is the day! Happy #GivingTuesday ❤️ Bal

Today is the day! Happy #GivingTuesday ❤️

Ballet Virginia is a non-profit performing arts and arts education organization. Since 2008, we have offered performances and educational opportunities to the Hampton Roads community. Some of our proudest achievements include maintaining a professional company, opening a Virginia Beach location and offering excellent dance training to dancers of all ages.

In a typical year, tuition and performance tickets cover only a portion of our expenses. Now, we need your help more than ever. We have adapted to the new environment by offering small in-person classes and performances. These much-appreciated programs have taken effort, time and creativity. We are passionate and determined to weather this storm, but we need your support. Your donations will help us remain a part of this community for years to come no matter what the circumstances.

It’s easy to donate! Just find the button in the link in our bio labeled GIVING TUESDAY. Your ongoing support means so much to us!

#GivingTuesday is right around the corner! Want

#GivingTuesday is right around the corner!

Want to be an early bird so you don’t forget tomorrow? The link in our bio is open for donations now. Just click on “Giving Tuesday” 🤗

Will you be joining Ballet Virginia in celebrating

Will you be joining Ballet Virginia in celebrating #GivingTuesday this week?

December 1st, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, is a day dedicated to global generosity.

With your generosity and support, Ballet Virginia will continue to entertain audiences and keep ballet accessible and affordable to the Hampton Roads community. Every donation can make a big difference!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We hope you all have a restf

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We hope you all have a restful holiday and know that we are thankful for all of you. We’ll see you back on Monday!

PS- and don’t forget to stretch 😄

Happy Turkey Week 🦃 Don’t forget that this w

Happy Turkey Week 🦃

Don’t forget that this week, only Monday and Tuesday classes are taking place as normal. Ballet Virginia will be closed from Wednesday the 25th through Sunday the 29th for the holiday.

Tickets are on sale NOW! Ballet Virginia is pleas

Tickets are on sale NOW!

Ballet Virginia is pleased to be partnering with the Zeiders American Dream Theater for our virtual show, “Home for the Holidays.” We gave you a sneak peek into rehearsals on World Ballet Day, but this is the real deal!

You’ll see our professional company dancers and BVIIs performing in holiday classics including excerpts from “The Nutcracker” and original holiday-themed works by Suzanne Lownsbury and Lydia Roberts Coco that are sure to bring joy and comfort to you during this unusual holiday season.

And with the purchase of a ticket you’ll also be able to stream performances from The Z’s Holiday Cabaret and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra— all from your couch at home!

One virtual pass gets you unlimited access to every show in the series, available to watch as many times as you want until January 5th.

The link for more information and to purchase tickets is in our bio! Just click on “virtual holiday performance”. We can’t wait to “see” you there!

#stayhomefortheholidays #holidaysatthez #theshowgoesonVB

Ballet Virginia is following the state's COVID-19

Ballet Virginia is following the state's COVID-19 guidelines with the utmost care as we continue to hold in-person classes for all ages.

Many thanks to our students, families, and staff who are working hard to do their part to keep us dancing safely in the studios! 😷

We love to see our dancers working hard and learni

We love to see our dancers working hard and learning new things!

Here, Ms. Leah gives corrections to the Level 2 students at our Virginia Beach location.

If you missed it, check out our latest blog post all about the VB studio, like what classes are offered there, and what we love about it. Link in bio!

Our latest blog post puts the spotlight on our Vir

Our latest blog post puts the spotlight on our Virginia Beach location. With it just opening last season, we realized that many of you have never seen the inside or know what classes are offered there!

Head to the link in our bio to learn more about the beautiful new studios and what some of our teachers have to say about them ☺️

We are OPEN today for all classes 🇺🇸 It’s

We are OPEN today for all classes 🇺🇸

It’s Election Day, so if you haven’t already, go make your voices heard!

October 26th’s #ShowYourArt2020 prompt is “Why

October 26th’s #ShowYourArt2020 prompt is “Why Arts Matter”

In a world where we are constantly busy, and often bombarded with bad news, art offers an escape. Art gets us though bad days and makes good days even better!

Especially during COVID, it’s been artists that have kept the world going. Those shows on Netflix you binged wouldn’t have been possible without them. The TikToks you’ve been watching, many started with dancers’ choreography. That novel you haven’t been able to put down- literature is art too!

Even watching a ballet can transport you to the Land of the Sweets, an enchanted castle or onto a pirate ship. If you’d prefer to do the dancing yourself, taking class allows you to disconnect from the rest of your daily routine and express yourself without having to come up with the words.

We think a life without art would be pretty boring 🤗 What about you?

A reminder that Holiday Classique forms are due to

A reminder that Holiday Classique forms are due today!

You can stop by and drop them off at the front desk.
We’ve been loving all the Christmas music in the studios as our students have been practicing their dances 🎄

Today’s #ShowYourArt2020 prompt is “Creativity

Today’s #ShowYourArt2020 prompt is “Creativity at Work” 🌟

For this post, we’re featuring none other than Ballet Virginia’s resident choreographer, Lydia Roberts Coco!

A choreographer by definition is “a person who composes the sequence of steps and moves for a performance of dance”. That means that it is Ms. Lydia’s JOB to be creative! She has the ability to pick from all the thousands of steps that’s she’s learned over the years and put them in an order that not only showcases the dancers’ abilities but also uses the music and tells a story.

We are so lucky that @lydia_coco has made Ballet Virginia her home. See her creativity come to life in our upcoming show “Home for the Holidays” where Ms. Lydia is going to be creating a new work on the professional company and BVII dancers. Her work is always a fan favorite and this will be one you won’t want to miss!

Happy Monday ✨it’s a new week- that means it’s time to crush your goals!

What goals are you setting for yourself this week? Are you going to nail that clean triple pirouette? Or make a bun that stays in all class? Or finally get your splits?!

Let us know down below ⬇️ so we can cheer you on!

October 15th’s #ShowYourArt2020 prompt is “my

October 15th’s #ShowYourArt2020 prompt is “my favorite arts memory” 🌟

Ballet Virginia Company Member, Gianna Coco, shares her favorite dance memory with us today. She writes...

“My favorite memory is performing one of my mom’s pieces called Phases. I love the choreography and I really enjoy contemporary, so this piece was so much fun for me. Luckily I got to perform it several times, the first time being at the SERBA festival!”

And we’re so excited to have her with us this year, making more good memories in other contemporary and classical works later this season. Thanks Gianna!

What’s your favorite dance memory? Comment below ⬇️

Our students are starting to work on their dances

Our students are starting to work on their dances for the “Holiday Classique.”

This virtual performance opportunity for Beginning Ballet through Level 7 will be filmed the week of Dec. 14th during class times. A video link of your student’s performance will be sent by Dec. 24th to brighten the holidays. To confirm your dancer’s participation, forms have been passed out in class and are also available at the front desk. They are due back Oct. 24 so there’s plenty of time to practice their dances!

Did you notice any new faces in the Ballet Virgini

Did you notice any new faces in the Ballet Virginia company photo last week? You may have recognized our dancers from last year, but there are also 4 new dancers joining us for the 2020-2021 season!

Meet Gianna Coco (who you may remember from last season’s Diversity performances), Jackson Kettell, Rebecca Ailstock, and Hayley-Ann Vasco.

We hope you’ll be able to meet them and come say hi to all our dancers this Saturday in Neon Norfolk for their performance! The fun starts at 2 PM with VSO musicians and the dancers will be on stage at 3:15 PM. The event is outdoors and free to the public. Can’t wait to see you there!

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October is National Arts and Humanities Month!

We, as a ballet company and school, know how important the arts are to our culture! So, we’ll be joining @americans4arts a few days this month to #showyourart2020

October 5th’s prompt is “Art in the time of COVID”

We are so grateful to our faculty, families and students who have been working hard and following our COVID guidelines. It really does make a big difference so that everyone can stay healthy and keep dancing in the studios!

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She jumps, she turns, and she’s so spicy she needs a fan to cool down- The Spanish dance is one of the excerpts from the Nutcracker that you’ll get to see in our upcoming “Home for the Holidays” performances this December.

Comment below- What’s your favorite dance from The Nutcracker?

Dancer: Company Member, Julia Stewart @julestheballerina

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