Ballet Tucson Tickets

Ballet Arts foundation, or Ballet Tucson as it became known later on, was established in 1986 as a school for professional ballet teaching. What started off as a platform to train young dancers with career aspirations soon turned into a professional ballet school,aimed at putting on breath-taking ballet performances every year. With its amazing line-up of professional and qualified teachers, choreographers and dancers, Ballet Tucson quickly rose to prominence as the foremost Ballet school in Southern Arizona.

Ballet Tucson is a fertile training ground for the earnest student who wants tolearn the graceful art of ballet. The staff is dedicated towards providing professional ballet training and instilling in students the love of ballet as not only an art form but also as an outlet for self-expression. The performances put on by its ensemble generate sensational reviews by critics and ballet-lovers alike. People fond of watching ballet are sure not to be disappointed by the wonderfully unique, creative and classic shows put on by Ballet Tucson.

Ballet Tucson trains two ensembles; one comprising of professional and trained dancers, the other a children's ensemble. Both put on thrilling performances annually. The school's first preview performance took place in April 1987 at the Centennial Hall, Arizona, and received tremendous reviews. By October 1987, the word had spread and the audience numbers increased. Over the years, the ensemble kept putting on standout performances that garnered further critical acclaim for the company. A critic at Arizona Daily Star announced "Ballet is back!" and judging by the rave reviews the Ballet Tucson performances received, indeed it was.

The company regularly organizes ballet workshops and exchange programs as well as outreach efforts to spread the art of ballet dancing as far and wide as possible. It also gives its students the best possible opportunities for training and furthering their skills.

The outreach programs visits elementary schools often.  Through ballet these programs try to instill in children an appreciation of values such as teamwork, self-confidence, creativity and discipline which are among the fundamental principles of ballet dancing.

Ballet Tucson has participated in International Dance Exchanges with participating countries a couple of times. During 1990's, students and instructors from Ballet Tucson were involved in fruitful exchange trips to Ukraine and France. During the course of their stay they trained and put on joint performances with notable ballet institutes like the Palace of Pioneers from Ukraine and Centre de Danse from France. These trips provided the students with some useful international exposure. Ballet Tucson intends to continue its tradition of arranging exchange trips for its staff and students.

Soon after its inception, Ballet Tucson took on the mantle of familiarizing younger children with the classic art of ballet and providing them quality ballet training. To further this cause it has been arranging the Annual Dance Summer Workshop in collaboration with the University Of Arizona School Of Dance. Spanning over a course of four weeks, this intensive workshop makes arrangements for nationally and internationally recognized professional ballet instructors and dancers to come to Tucson and provide dance related lectures as well as training sessions for students. The highlight of these efforts is the performance put on at the Stevie Eller Dance Theater by the end of the workshop.

Watching ballet live can be a wonderful experience. The graceful and charismatic moves of the dancers, the amazing choreography and synchronization and even the creative forms of self-expression through ballet dancing are sure to take the audience's breath away. Community members and ballet fans from far and wide flock to get their hands on Ballet Tucson tickets whenever the show season arrives.

Ballet Tucson continues to soar to new heights with its thrilling productions of classics such as Phantom of the Opera, Sleeping Beauty,Cinderella and The Nutcracker, among others. Besides these family-oriented classics, the company also stages creative productions, the most renowned among them being Dance and Dessert which features contemporary ballet routines.

With its team of talented and professional ballet dancers, choreographers and instructors, it's no wonder that Ballet Tucson continues to wow audience with all its productions. Dancers like Daniel Precup, Jenna Johnson and Deanna Doncsecz as well as the stupendous choreographic talents of Chieko Imada, Cabana and Mark Scneider have contributed much to the company's success.

With an experience of eleven years and with twenty-nine seasons under its belt, Ballet Tucson has certainly stamped its mark in the world of professional ballet dancing. It's remarkable rendering of classics, the well-coordinated routines and wonderful sets and costumes set its productions apart. If you still haven't got your hands on Ballet Tucson tickets, do so before they run out.