Ballet Day will be your child’s favorite day of the week!
Make your child’s ballerina dreams come true! Lessons available for Age 18 months to 18 years!
Wholesome Culture & Beautiful Performances. For over twenty years, parents & dancers have enjoyed the positive, respectful environment at Octorara Ballet. Performing in beautiful Story Ballets to beautiful music while wearing beautiful costumes makes our dancers shine!
Nutcracker Ballet Performance December 2023! Dancers Age 4 & up in our school-year class program will perform at Octorara High School.
Studio locations in Gap & Parkesburg. Our ballet families come from Chester & Lancaster Counties: Parkesburg, Atglen, Gap, Christiana, Coatesville, Cochranville, Downingtown, Paradise, Kinzers, Pequea, Strasburg, Quarryville and beyond!
Toddler & Preschool
No stress, just lots of joy as your child experiences their first dance class. Your child’s first dance class will be so much fun, providing a positive social experience and lots of learning.
Classes for Age 18 months to 4 years old.
Young Dancers Age 5-10
Young dancers will grow in confidence and grace & love performing in two Story Ballets each year, including The Nutcracker!
We specialize in ballet. With eleven levels of classes, we have just the right spot for your child. In addition, dancers in Ballet 1 & 2 love learning gymnastics tumbling skills too!
Tweens & Teens
Whether your Tween or Teen is a beginner or an advanced dancer, she will love learning in our non-competitive, encouraging environment and performing in two Story Ballet Performances each year.
Our dancers love to perform! Join us Fall 2023 to dance in The Nutcracker.
Family and friends look forward to watching their dancers perform on stage each December and June. Beautiful costumes, inspiring music & a delightful story make your child’s ballet performances a highlight of the year.
Past performances include: The Nutcracker, The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs and Hansel & Gretel.
Upcoming Performances
What Parents Are Saying
“There is a perfect positive balance between the professional and the fun and personal at Octorara Ballet.”
— Brent
“One of my daughters noticed on her evaluation that one step that she performed well was one that previously needed to be improved! She was beaming and proud of herself for focusing on an area that needed improvement and it was noticed.
— Christine
“My daughter absolutely loves Dress Up & Dance. I love the class too, especially because I get to play an active role in her first experience of ballet.”
— Amy
Pre-Pointe & Pointe Program
We love to celebrate our students and it is a majoy milestone when they go on pointe!
It takes years of practice to safely to successfully dance on pointe. Our Pre-Pointe Program prepares dancers for that very special moment of putting on their first pair of satin pointe shoes
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