Kingsport Ballet is known in the southeast as a premiere classical ballet school and company, specializing in full-length ballets.  The company performs in venues throughout the Tri-Cities, and hosts guest artists from around the world. 
    Artistic Director, Valeria Sinyavskaya, received her training in the famed Classical Ballet Academy of Kiev under Galina Berezova, prized pupil of Agrippina Vaganova.   She has taught, directed, and choreographed in the U.S. and abroad and teaches the celebrated Vaganova method, known to have produced dance legends Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolf Nureyev.

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Recently at Kingsport Ballet's 20th Anniversary Gala Performance State Representitive Tony Shipley honored Kingsport Ballet with a House Resolution recognizing 20 years of dance excellence. The certificate may be seen at the Kingsport Ballet Studios. It is a great honor and Kingsport Ballet and its artistic staff look forward to serving the Tri-Cities community another 20 years!

When planning your summer activities don't forget about Kingsport ballet's wonderful summer intensive program. Mark your calendars for this excellent experience with Master Teachers between June 15th and July 3rd, 2009. Here is the new 2009 Summer Workshop Brochure.

Our 20th Anniversary Brochure is available and you can see the latest beautiful edition online now! Includes the 20th Anniversary Poster listing the history of Kingsport Ballet and 20 years of its company dancers.

In these difficult economic times please remember that the arts organizations like Kingsport Ballet are more dependent than ever on the support of its patrons. Art is the soul of our community and that soul still needs to be nurtured. Please consider contributing something to Kingsport Ballet and even more importantly nurture your soul by coming to the Platinum Celebration in April!

Kingsport Ballet is thankful for all local and regional support that made it possible to complete an important studio upgrade this fall. We recently completed the custom Mark Freeman designed sprung floor in the main studio. A sprung floor is important for protecting our dancers by providing resilience particularly with landing jumps. Like many non-profit arts organizations, we couldn't do it without our generous patrons. Invest in the future of our dancers and contribute today.

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The Kingsport Ballet School is back in session! You may download the registration form now.

Check out our ongoing ballroom dancing classes!
New sessions beginning in June for beginner and intermediate dancers. Contact us for more information.

Kingsport Ballet is funded in part by the Tennessee Arts Comission.
Kingsport Ballet's DANCE CO outreach program is funded in part by grant funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kingsport Community Foundation.

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