Peoria Ballet Company is housed in a 12,000 square foot facility with four modern studios, a costume shop, and extensive prop storage.

The costume inventory includes thousands of costumes for classical ballets such as The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Firebird, and Cinderella, as well as costumes from numerous original works.

The Academy at Peoria Ballet Company offers over 50 classes per week to more than 170 students, ranging in age from three to adult.

Since its founding, more than 2,200 students have trained in pre-professional ballet training including pointe, partnering, repertoire, variations, modern, lyrical, jazz, and tap. Recent academy students have attended summer programs at Houston Ballet, Orlando Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Pittsburg Ballet Theater, Atlanta Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Nashville Ballet. Students have been accepted to study at year round programs at North Carolina School for the Arts, Atlanta Ballet, The Rock School, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts. Students have gone on to join major ballet companies as Kansas City Ballet II, Atlanta Ballet II, Rochester City Ballet, Ballet Memphis, and Ballet West.

Peoria Ballet Company is well known for their annual production of The Nutcracker at the Peoria Civic Center. The performances feature live orchestral music, professional guest artists dancing the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier, and more than 100 of the Academy’s own dancers.

Each season also features a full-length theater production in the spring at Five Points Washington.

The Academy Performance in May concludes the season and showcases all of the dancers at the Academy.

Educational and community outreach programs are an important component to Peoria Ballet Company. Educational programs for children take place at various locations including area schools and public libraries.

Peoria Ballet Company is pleased to offer local schools an opportunity for their students to attend special performances of our productions at a significantly reduced ticket price. During the 2024-2025 season, over 3,500 students enjoyed performances of The Nutcracker and Coppelia.