The best ballet schools in America

#1 New York City Ballet

4.8 ★★★★★ 571 reviews · New York, NY

“I’m not into ballet but the talent here is absolutely amazing. It’s worth it to try something new. And if you’re looking to watch a ballet performance, this venue is the best.” — Mony

#2 Bloom School of Music and Dance

5 ★★★★★ 385 reviews · Los Angeles, CA

“The Bloom School of Music and Dance is such a special place! I'm a professional classical singer and my husband is a jazz guitarist and composer, so we're pretty tough customers wh…” — Jessica

#3 Lua Dance Club Studio

5 ★★★★★ 354 reviews · Allison Park, PA

“We LOVE Lua so much. It has provided so much joy to our family watching our kids build their confidence through dance, getting up on stage with their peers and showing off their ne…” — Nandry

#4 Releve Studios

4.9 ★★★★★ 366 reviews · Northridge, CA

“We’ve had such a lovely experience with the Twinkle Tots toddler tap and ballet class at Releve Studio. The teachers are incredibly patient, upbeat, and clearly understands how to …” — Pracheta

#5 Miami Dance and Music Academy

4.9 ★★★★★ 347 reviews · Miami, FL

“My daughter has been taking hip hop classes here, and we have been so impressed with the studio! Not only has she learned some fantastic moves, but we've also seen a significant bo…” — Dimitri

#6 The Studance Lab

4.9 ★★★★★ 316 reviews · Avondale, AZ

“The StuDANCE Lab is an amazing studio!! I started a few months ago and love it! I went to the trial classes and tour with my best friend, we never been to a studio like this. The f…” — Jazlynn

#7 LAAPA School of Music & Dance - River Ridge

4.9 ★★★★★ 310 reviews · Harahan, LA

“My niece absolutely LOVES working with Mr. Cory! Her time at LAAPA has helped her so much. She is more confident and better able to express herself, and is excited to share all of …” — Rachel

#8 Myriad Music School & Dance Academy

4.9 ★★★★★ 271 reviews · San Mateo, CA

“We have two children at Myriad and their teachers are excellent with both of them. Our older child works with Teacher Peter on piano and is nurtured by his calm and deep instructio…” — James

#9 Dance Image

4.9 ★★★★★ 264 reviews · Whittier, CA

“Great and fun dance studio. We took our 2.5 year old to a (FREE!) dance&tap class trial and she’s hooked, now she’s registered for regular Saturday classes and we’ll be here learni…” — Justin

#10 Idaho Rhythm

4.9 ★★★★★ 264 reviews · Nampa, ID

Enduring school offering music lessons & dance classes, including jazz, ballet, tap & hip hop.

“My kids have been going here for about 4 years. They’ve had a variety of different teachers and done several different styles of dance. Currently I have one kid doing clogging with…” — Raven

#11 Veksler Academy of Music & Dance

4.9 ★★★★★ 256 reviews · Sunnyvale, CA

“My son learns Piano at Veksler with Mr.Arthur and my daughter (3) just started learning Ballet with Ms. Poon. I couldn't be happier about my experience with the teachers. Mr. Arthu…” — Apoorva

#12 Utah Metropolitan Ballet

5 ★★★★★ 207 reviews · Lindon, UT

“Clara's tea party was so amazing. Being able to learn part of the sword fight between the nutcracker and mouse king was fantastic. The scavenger hunt was fun and the craft was a bl…” — Aly

#13 Classic Image Dance

4.9 ★★★★★ 226 reviews · Chandler, AZ

“I’m new to the CID family, have had my daughter enrolled for a few weeks now and it’s been nothing but a positive experience so far. My daughter is only three and extremely shy and…” — Toni

#14 Anchorage Music & Dance Center

5 ★★★★★ 202 reviews · Anchorage, AK

“My daughter loves having Ms Carly as her ballet teacher! Ms. Carly is so kind and teaches technique with such fun. We love that our child gets to sit in the audience for the recita…” — Brandi

#15 Bella Ballet

4.9 ★★★★★ 215 reviews · Gaithersburg, MD

“My daughter has attended this school Since she was a toddler at Bella ballet! She has loved every class with every instructor year after year. Ms. Hope has created a beautiful envi…” — Yasiafshar