Ballet Arizona

BalletArizona has been awarded a generous grant from the Diane & Bruce Halle Foundation to support the Education and Community Engagement programs of the organization, including the community flagship production, Ballet Under the Stars. BalletArizona's community programs are a crucial part of its mission ensuring that the beauty and joy of dance in Arizona are accessible to all members of the community. These Valley wide programs range from free full-scale performances serving thousands to high-touch deep impact afterschool workshops serving individual students. Programs such as DanceAZ, Class Act and Performance Hour fill the arts education gap in schools, while Ballet Under the Stars provides free ballet performances in parks across the Phoenix metro area for more than 15,000 people annually. The goals are to make ballet easily available to underserved populations by eliminating barriers such as distance, the cost of tickets, or the difficulty of travel. Other engagement programs provide specialized classes for children with neurodiversity, or populations with Parkinson's Disease. The full list of all the education programs can be found online here.