Your Studio

Our vision is to inspire our community through accessible dance education and engaging performances. We truly believe that dance is for everyone and that art can foster community, create positive influence, and inspire the individual.

Danville Studio: is located in downtown Danville at 51 South Tennessee Street, close to the Danville Public Library. Ample parking is available in a lot across Tennessee street. There is limited parking behind the studio and on Tennessee street.

Plainfield Studio: is located in downtown Plainfield at 211 West Main Street, across from Hendricks Live! and the Town of Plainfield Government Center. Ample parking is available in a public lot next to the studio. There is limited parking behind the studio. Class entrance is through the back door.

Please check out our Frequently Asked Questions Page or Contact Us for more information.

Expectations

Students
A safe and positive studio environment is best for teaching, learning and having fun – and is essential to our success.

  • Listen carefully and follow directions.
  • Be polite and encouraging to your classmates. Dance requires teamwork!
  • Respect your classmates and teachers in your words and actions.
  • Thank your teachers at the end of class.

Parents
Parents are expected to support their child’s dance education. We expect our students to use the bathroom before coming to class, arrive on time for their classes with proper, clean attire and hair supplies, be rested, in good health, with nutritional support before aerobic work (i.e. not hungry because they did not get a snack after school).

We have found that the biggest stress students feel is arriving late to class. Parents can help alleviate this fear by allowing extra time to navigate traffic and parking.

Dancers are welcome in the studio dressing room 10-15 minutes before class. Please try to be prompt when picking up your dancer from class.

2024/25 Holidays

The following holidays will be observed during the 2024/25 season and the studio will be closed for classes on:

  • Halloween: October 31 (TCB closed after 5pm)
  • Thanksgiving: November 27-30
  • Winter Break: December 15 – January 5 (December tuition is 50%)
  • Spring Break: March 22-30 (closed both Saturdays)

Note: we do not close for Danville or Plainfield fall breaks

Other Important Dates:

First week of classes: 8/12-8/17

Labor Day: 9/2  (TCB open) 

Tech week for Nutcracker: 12/17-21 (no regular classes at TCB)

Nutcracker performances at Hendricks Live!: 12/20 & 21

Winter Break: 12/16-1/5 (TCB closed)

MLK Day: 1/20 (TCB open)

Last week of regular classes: 5/5 – 5/9

Photo Day @ Plainfield Studio: Saturday, 5/10 – no regular classes, schedule TBD 

Tech week: 5/12-17

Spring Performances at Hendricks Live!: 5/16, 17

Weather Closings + Class Cancellations and Absences

For weather cancellations, we follow the school corporations in each community on school days. Saturday class cancellations will be communicated by email/text. All closures will be announced via social media as well.

If a class must be cancelled we do our best to schedule a makeup class at no additional cost to the student. Dates for makeup classes will be emailed to you. Fees are not reduced, however, if a dancer misses a class. Class openings are reserved for your student regardless of attendance. Please notify the studio of your dancer’s absence as soon as possible before class begins via email (emily@thechildrensballet.com or vanessa@thechildrensballet.com).

Tuition

When you register for classes at The Children’s Ballet, you are registering for an entire season (August–May). Tuition payments are made monthly, on the first business day, via automatic withdrawal from a bank account or card. Families are responsible for keeping their financial information up to date through the parent portal.

A $70 costume fee + August tuition will be due at registration. 

Students in more than one class per week will have additional costumes at $70 each. All costume fees are due by winter break.

There is a $15 monthly tuition discount for each additional student from the same family. The tuition discount for boys is 50% per month.

  • Ballet I-III: $70/month
  • Ballet IV: $105/month
  • Ballet V: $130/month
  • Ballet VI: $185/month
  • Ballet VII/VIII: $250/month

Please see the Classes page for more information on levels.

Fundraising

At The Children’s Ballet, we are committed to providing high-quality ballet education to children from diverse backgrounds, fostering their passion for dance, and nurturing their artistic growth. However, as a non-profit organization, we rely heavily on the generosity of supporters like you to sustain and enhance our programs. Families enrolled in our school are asked to help raise funds to support scholarships and financial aid, community outreach programs, and maintaining our facilities and equipment.

Wellness Policy

For the safety of everyone, it is important that families screen their children before sending them to dance class and keep them home if they are ill or have a fever. A good rule of thumb is to keep children (who attend school) home from dance class if they were home from school.

Students and staff are required to be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication before returning to the studio.

All policies are subject to change.