Our Mission

The Naples Ballet, Inc. is a non-profit ballet company administered by a volunteer Board Of Trustees dedicated to setting new standards for artistic excellence, providing the art of ballet as a component of education and promoting cultural enrichment and awareness of the art of dance within the Naples community. The vision is one of preserving the art of dance and providing opportunities in several areas including community outreach, the mentoring of our local children in dance education and the inclusion of special projects, such as, “Dance with No Limits”, a dance movement program for children with special needs. The collective goal is to deliver artistic and cultural excellence in which to inspire dancers and audiences alike. 


The mission of The Naples Ballet, Inc. serves to provide dancers of all ages with performance opportunities that meet expert standards of artistic development, instill professional values and qualities through art education and to offer free professional dance instruction through scholarship funding while serving as a training ground for local dancers possibly seeking professional careers in dance or related fields. The scholarships for ballet training are awarded to dancers through open auditions and daily training is essential for dancers to be technically prepared. In addition to class time, weekly rehearsals are necessary to prepare for productions and dancers dedicate a minimum average of 13 hours a week while maintaining their educational responsibilities. These dancers are an extraordinary group of young people and have proudly been accepted to prestigious summer programs such as, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Houston Ballet, School of American Ballet, Harid Conservatory, and the Orlando Ballet to name a few.
 

The Naples Ballet, Inc. offers performing arts experience to all children through its various productions. Local children are given the opportunity to perform on stage with the company and showcase their talents. Experiences in many areas are available to everyone, including set design and construction, advertising and promotion, ticket sales, costuming, stage crews and many more aspects that go along with bringing a production to life. Revenues for The Naples Ballet, Inc. are earned through ticket sales, fund raising and contributions which help to fund our various endeavors and allow us to connect with other art groups in the community for the purpose of promoting the art of dance education in a most creative environment and provide inspiration to all art enthusiasts.