Orlando Ballet About Orlando Ballet

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Founded in 1974, Orlando Ballet is Central Florida’s only fully residential professional ballet company. Orlando Ballet produces year-round main stage productions at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre, featuring timeless masterpieces and innovative contemporary world premieres, achieving the highest level of professionalism and artistic excellence. Orlando Ballet promotes dance education through community enrichment programs, performance lecture demonstrations, the renowned Orlando Ballet School, and Orlando Ballet II, a second pre-professional company to train and support dancers as they approach the start of their dance careers.

Mission Statement

Orlando Ballet entertains, educates, and enriches through the highest quality of dance.

DEI Statement

At Orlando Ballet we believe that dance is for everyone. That is why we are committed to cultivating an environment that encourages diversity and inclusivity. By fostering authentic experiences, we provide a voice, confidence, and opportunities for all to engage in and be empowered through the universal art of dance. Our dynamic programs entertain, educate, and enrich a diverse spectrum of people and we welcome everyone to learn and experience dance as a window into the world’s diverse cultures.

Orlando Ballet aspires to be a leader across Central Florida by promoting inclusion within its organization and school and by committing to deliver the art form to every culture and local community.

Dance is for everyone.