Twin Cities Ballet

Twin Cities Ballet is a non-profit professional dance company that creates original full-length and shorter story ballets as well as abstract contemporary ballet-based works. The organization is described as one of the leading ballet companies in Minnesota with a mission to make ballet accessible, relatable, and fun while connecting communities through professional productions and educational enrichment. TCB was the first ballet company in Minnesota to offer a Sensory-Relaxed performance series for people with sensory sensitivities.

Twin Cities Ballet is housed at Ballet Royale Minnesota, located at 16368 Kenrick Ave, Lakeville, Minnesota. The company performs at various venues throughout the Twin Cities area including Ames Center in Burnsville, Northrop Auditorium, Fitzgerald Theater, Lakeville Area Arts Center, and Sheldon Theatre.

Twin Cities Ballet offers professional ballet productions including original story ballets and contemporary works, Sensory-Relaxed performances with adjusted sensory elements, educational outreach programs through Mobile Shows at schools and arts centers, mini one-hour versions of major story ballets for families and young children, and special matinees for seniors and students. The organization's official school, Ballet Royale Minnesota, provides dance training. Educational programs incorporate art, dance, music, and history using both students and professional dancers.

Twin Cities Ballet serves audience members attending professional performances, students from toddlers to adults at Ballet Royale Minnesota ranging from beginners to professionals, schools and arts centers receiving Mobile Shows, seniors at senior centers, and public, private, special education, and homeschooled students. The organization also accepts audition applications for Company, Apprentice, and Trainee positions.

Ballet Royale Minnesota, the official school of Twin Cities Ballet, serves students from toddlers to adults and from beginners to professionals. The company accepts auditions for professional company dancers at Soloist and Principal levels, apprentice positions for dancers eighteen and older, and trainee positions for high school-age dancers.

Twin Cities Ballet offers salaried company positions with a 35-week season for dancers with strong classical ballet, partnering, pointework, and contemporary skills. The company has company dancers, associate company dancers, and company apprentices. Apprentice and trainee positions provide performance opportunities, training, and artistic development alongside professional dancers. Company dancers must be eligible to work in the United States, and female dancers have a maximum height requirement.

Twin Cities Ballet presents professional productions throughout the season including original story ballets, contemporary ballet programs, full-length productions at major venues, mini one-hour abbreviated versions of story ballets at community venues, educational outreach Mobile Shows at schools and arts centers, special matinees for seniors and students, and Sensory-Relaxed performances. The company performs for an average of 11,000 audience members annually.

Twin Cities Ballet is located at Ballet Royale Minnesota, 16368 Kenrick Ave, Lakeville, MN 55044. For audition inquiries, materials can be sent to redacted@example.com.