Please email our Academy at [email protected] to arrange for a placement class.
Ranked among the nation’s largest studios associated with a professional company, BalletMet Dance Academy offers hundreds of classes each year for students ages 3 to 84. We boast state-of-the-art studios, faculty members who have danced with companies around the world and live musical accompaniment in most ballet classes. Daryl Kamer founded the academy in 1974, but it didn’t become BalletMet Dance Academy until after the professional company was officially formed in 1978. Since BalletMet’s move to a 35,000 square-foot dance campus in Downtown Columbus in 1990, the company and academy have both become recognized as institutions of local and national stature.
BalletMet Dance Academy scholarship program offers students in the Central Ohio area opportunities for quality dance education and training.
Children’s Division Faculty Not Pictured: Angel Oliver
Student Division, Trainee, Teen, and Adult Faculty Not Pictured: Darielle Eberhard,
Accompanist: Cathi Aldrich, Sarah Chang, Susan Dowdy, Phil Dupont, Doug Hare, Chris Hokanson, Jae Hui Kim, Irina Keller, Joowon Kim, Helen Kushnir, Gabriel Myrin, Amanda O’Neil, Nyla Phillips, Kathy Thomsen, Ruby Ti
Our Parents’ Association works closely with BalletMet’s staff and faculty and acts as a liaison with the parents of our Academy students.
At this time, we are offering all classes in person. Should the need arise to convert to virtual or a combination of both, we would make that adjustment.
We have our annual Spring Performance in June at the Davidson Theatre for Levels 1-Trainee. We also have our Performance Ensemble in Level 4-7/8 comprised of students that perform three times a year.
Please email our Academy at [email protected] to arrange for a placement class.
On April 11, 2022, our buildings will be mask optional including all classes and rehearsals. Anyone who would like to continue to wear a mask may wear their own. We will have extra masks available at the front desk if needed.
Students who are in Ballet Level 2 and up and are age 8 by the beginning of the academic year (September 30, 2022) are eligible to audition for a part in The Nutcracker. In order to be cast, students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and up-to-date with their booster (if applicable). Fully vaccinated means dancers must be two weeks past their second vaccine dose.
Yes. Please visit Opening Night in Gahanna or Dublin to purchase your uniform and use this coupon!
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6371 Sawmill Rd
Dublin, OH 43017
(614) 764-0033
Opening Night Gahanna
163 Granville St
Gahanna, OH 43230
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Images by Jennifer Zmuda