Berkeley City Ballet and the Dance Center offer classes for students two years old and up as well as Dance Camps and Ballerina Birthday Parties. We provide easy online registration, payment, a free trial class, and street parking.

Berkeley City Ballet teaches a ballet curriculum for students two years old and up. This includes the Pre-Professional Program, beginning at eight years old. The curriculum is developmentally appropriate by age and progressive with 8 levels of classes. Performance experience such as the Nutcracker, Spring Concert, and a Summer Concert complete this well-rounded dance education.

Within this close-knit community, BCB focuses on each student, the whole child, as she or he develops, paying close attention to both the psychological and physical challenges of the young dancer. After developing a sound and healthy ballet technique, BCBs advanced students often audition and are selected to participate in summer workshops at renowned schools such as the Alvin Ailey School, Boston Ballet School, and American Ballet Theater School. While most students decide to attend college and also dance (Harvard, SUNY Purchase, Fordham), a number of BCB graduates continue into professional careers in companies such as the Dance Theater of Harlem and the Joffrey Ballet.