Two Center Orchestra Tickets to ONE performance of your choice from the 2015/2016 Performance Season!

• Swan Lake


• The Nutcracker


• Gatsby


• Cinderella

Colleen Smith began Ballet Palm Beach in 2001 as a student company, under the name Florida Classical Ballet Theatre. Her aim was to give dance students in Palm Beach County the opportunity to perform in full-scale classical ballets through this new organization. In its first year, Florida Classical Ballet Theatre performed only one ballet, The Nutcracker, to enthusiastic audience response.

From 2001 to 2012 the company underwent incredible change. Professional dancers and trainees were given the opportunity to lead the ranks of students, as audience support continued to grow. Invaluable staff members were added one by one, first as volunteers and then as paid employees. These changes behind the scenes gave way to thrilling development on our stage, as our productions continued to see a rise in technique, expression, and popularity.

In 2013, Florida Classical Ballet Theatre became Ballet Palm Beach, and is now a company of fifteen dancers: six student trainees and nine professionals. The name change symbolizes, for us, a new era of productivity. It represents twelve years of finding our footing, and ties us closely to this community which has so wonderfully supported us. We expect great things