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Ballet Studios Offering PBT Training

Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is a supplementary training program — not a full ballet method — developed by Marie Walton-Mahon to build the strength, alignment, and muscle memory that ballet demands. Using exercise balls and resistance bands, dancers train the deep core, turnout, and stability that underpin good technique, developing a real understanding of how to hold and control their own bodies. It's widely used alongside regular classes to improve technique and help prevent injury. Studios offering PBT run it as a complement to their ballet training, not a replacement. If you want conditioning that translates directly into better dancing, PBT is a popular, well-regarded addition — ask how a studio works it into their schedule. The 137 studios below have real evidence of teaching Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) — from the studio's own site or from students' reviews — ranked by rating, with the student mentions shown as proof.

Method labels come from each studio's own website and students' reviews, and studios apply a syllabus to differing degrees. If training in Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is the reason you're choosing a studio, confirm it with them before you enrol.

All 137 studios teaching Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT), ranked by rating

  1. Cleveland City Dance — Cleveland, OH
    5 ★★★★★ 75 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  2. Second Chance Dance — Philadelphia, PA
    5 ★★★★★ 64 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens

    “💃🏽✨Last year, I stepped into the world of Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT)—and this year, I laced up for Beginner Tap!”

  3. Ballet Kalamazoo — Kalamazoo, MI
    5 ★★★★★ 51 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  4. Ballet Coaching Wirral — Commerce, MI
    5 ★★★★★ 39 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  5. Infinity Dance Company — Ocean Springs, MS
    5 ★★★★★ 38 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  6. Dana’s Studio of Dance — Coppell, TX
    5 ★★★★★ 30 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  7. Universe Dance School — San Antonio, TX
    5 ★★★★★ 27 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  8. Artistic Dance Conservatory — East Longmeadow, MA
    5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  9. La Crosse Dance Centre LLC — La Crosse, WI
    5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  10. Mankato Ballet Company — Mankato, MN
    5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  11. Hollywood Ballet Academy — Hollywood, FL
    5 ★★★★★ 24 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  12. Stunning Dance Studio — Murray, UT
    5 ★★★★★ 24 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  13. Ballet Academy of Silicon Valley — Morgan Hill, CA
    5 ★★★★★ 23 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  14. Premiere Academy of Performing Arts — Salem, OR
    5 ★★★★★ 22 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  15. Lincolnshire Academy of Dance — Vernon Hills, IL
    5 ★★★★★ 21 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  16. Accelerate Dance and Fitness — McKinney, TX
    5 ★★★★★ 19 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  17. Haven Dance Academy at Haven Arts Collective — Sioux Falls, SD
    5 ★★★★★ 19 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  18. Professional Dance Center, Inc. — St. Louis, MO
    5 ★★★★★ 19 reviews Kids & teens
  19. theDanceLab — Hadley, MI
    5 ★★★★★ 19 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  20. Coeur Ballet Academy — Ocala, FL
    5 ★★★★★ 16 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  21. Academy of Dance Arts — Fishers, IN
    5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  22. Ballet Peeps NYC — New York, NY
    5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  23. Lauren Ashley Dance Center — Nixa, MO
    5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  24. Conservatory Dance Studio — Greeley, CO
    5 ★★★★★ 13 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  25. Bristol Ballet — Bristol, VA
    5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  26. School of Delaware Ballet — Camden, DE
    5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  27. His Feet Dance — Genoa, MI
    5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews Kids & teens Private lessons
  28. Lucky Star Dance Company — State College, PA
    5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  29. The Dance Atelier — North Charleston, SC
    5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews Kids & teens
  30. Thrive Ballet Studio — Denver, CO
    5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  31. Academy of Dance Arts - Downtown — Rapid City, SD
    5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews Free trial Kids & teens Private lessons
  32. Centre Ballet Conservatory — Statesville, NC
    5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  33. Dance Kinetics — Wichita, KS
    5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  34. New England School of Dance & Theater — Manchester, NH
    5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  35. Pivotal Academy of Dance — Buda, TX
    5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  36. Central Ohio Youth Ballet — Newark, OH
    5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  37. Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts — Hickory, NC
    5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  38. LAW Dance Studio — Byron, NY
    5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  39. Moscow Movement Arts Center — Moscow, ID
    5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews Kids & teens
  40. Salisbury Dance Academy — Fruitland, MD
    5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  41. Toledo Met — Sylvania, OH
    5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  42. Artistry Dance & Co. — Carpentersville, IL
    5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  43. Collective Arts Center — Carrollton, TX
    5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  44. Paradosi Ballet Company — Tacoma, WA
    5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews Pointe
  45. Arts Ballet Academy — Newport News, VA
    5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  46. Phoenix Dance Institute — Citrus Heights, CA
    5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  47. Solstice Dance Conservatory — Pharr, TX
    5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews Pointe Adult classes
  48. Artistic Designs Dance Company — Watertown, NY
    5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews Kids & teens
  49. Dancing For Joy - Lynden Campus — Lynden, WA
    5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  50. Filippetti's Dance Academy — Horseheads, NY
    5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  51. Williamstown Ballet Theater — Williamstown, NJ
    5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews Kids & teens
  52. Art In Motion Dance Academy — Spring, TX
    5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews Free trial Adult classes Kids & teens
  53. Konnect Dance Company — East Greenwich, RI
    5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  54. Kristina's Ballet Dance Academy — Linda, CA
    5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  55. Providence Ballet (EG) — East Greenwich, RI
    5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews Kids & teens
  56. Beyond Dance — Lake Havasu City, AZ
    5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  57. Cultivate Performing Arts Academy — Colorado Springs, CO
    5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  58. Pennsylvania Classical Ballet Academy — Northampton, PA
    5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  59. Technique Dance House — Fresno, CA
    5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews Kids & teens
  60. DanceWorks Indy — Indianapolis, IN
    4.9 ★★★★★ 88 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  61. Elevation Dance Center — Rocklin, CA
    4.9 ★★★★★ 84 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  62. Elements Dance Center — Lake View, NY
    4.9 ★★★★★ 79 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  63. The Dance Academy Del Mar — San Diego, CA
    4.9 ★★★★★ 59 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  64. Wonderfully Made Dance — Fort Worth, TX
    4.9 ★★★★★ 50 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  65. American Dance Institute Shoreline — Shoreline, WA
    4.9 ★★★★★ 47 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  66. Spotlight Dance Studio By Stacey Kabasinski — Erie, PA
    4.9 ★★★★★ 45 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  67. The Ballet School Performing Arts — Walnut Creek, CA
    4.9 ★★★★★ 43 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  68. Academy of Dance Arts Inc — Comstock Park, MI
    4.9 ★★★★★ 40 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  69. The Ballet Academy — Newark, OH
    4.9 ★★★★★ 15 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  70. Studio 22 High Tek — Niles, IL
    4.9 ★★★★★ 12 reviews Kids & teens
  71. Pro Dance Elite Studios — Algonquin, IL
    4.8 ★★★★★ 137 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  72. American Dance Institute Greenwood — Seattle, WA
    4.8 ★★★★★ 77 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  73. Dana's Studio of Dance — Keller, TX
    4.8 ★★★★★ 75 reviews Free trial Kids & teens Private lessons
  74. Kelly's Dance — Summerville, SC
    4.8 ★★★★★ 65 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  75. En Face Studios — Frederick, CO
    4.8 ★★★★★ 63 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  76. Dance Arts — Stevensville, MI
    4.8 ★★★★★ 55 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  77. Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts — Wilmington, NC
    4.8 ★★★★★ 49 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  78. Academy of Dance Arts — Rapid City, SD
    4.8 ★★★★★ 48 reviews Free trial Kids & teens Private lessons
  79. Suwanee Academy of the Arts — Suwanee, GA
    4.8 ★★★★★ 48 reviews Kids & teens Private lessons
  80. Jazz 2000 Dance Studio — El Paso, TX
    4.8 ★★★★★ 40 reviews Kids & teens
  81. Weehawken Dance & Aerial — Montrose Dance, Aerial Silks and Arts Studio — Montrose, CO
    4.8 ★★★★★ 37 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  82. Live and Love Dance Productions — Lompoc, CA
    4.8 ★★★★★ 35 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  83. On Your Toes Academy Of Dance — Buffalo Grove, IL
    4.8 ★★★★★ 34 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  84. South Florida Ballet — Miami, FL
    4.8 ★★★★★ 32 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons

    “They offer not only ballet and pointe , but also contemporary, jazz , tap, flamenco , acro, Pilates , adult ballet classses and progressing ballet technique .”

  85. Artistic Designs Dance Company — Liverpool, NY
    4.8 ★★★★★ 28 reviews Kids & teens
  86. Elevation Dance Studio — Steamboat Springs, CO
    4.8 ★★★★★ 28 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  87. IB Classical Dance — Miami, FL
    4.8 ★★★★★ 26 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  88. Dancing for Joy - Main Campus — Bellingham, WA
    4.8 ★★★★★ 25 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  89. Elite Dance Co. — Mundelein, IL
    4.8 ★★★★★ 24 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  90. EPIC DANCE COMPANY — Flemington, NJ
    4.8 ★★★★★ 24 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  91. Orlando International School of Dance — Orlando, FL
    4.8 ★★★★★ 22 reviews Free trial Adult classes Kids & teens
  92. Ballet Academy of South Texas — Victoria, TX
    4.8 ★★★★★ 17 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  93. The Dance Studio — Stoughton, MA
    4.8 ★★★★★ 11 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  94. Anderson Dance Academy — Anderson, MO
    4.8 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
  95. Encore School of Dance — Saginaw, TX
    4.7 ★★★★★ 146 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  96. Ballet Academy East — New York, NY
    4.7 ★★★★★ 116 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  97. Dana's Studio of Dance — Southlake, TX
    4.7 ★★★★★ 98 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  98. Palm Beach Academy Of Dance Arts — Wellington, FL
    4.7 ★★★★★ 88 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  99. EMC Performing Arts Studio — New Freedom, PA
    4.7 ★★★★★ 64 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  100. Georgia Academy of Dance & the Performing Arts — Peachtree City, GA
    4.7 ★★★★★ 53 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  101. IGNITE Dance — North Bend, WA
    4.7 ★★★★★ 41 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  102. Dance Dynamix — Leesburg, FL
    4.7 ★★★★★ 40 reviews Kids & teens
  103. Scarsdale Ballet Studio — White Plains, NY
    4.7 ★★★★★ 28 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  104. Atlanta Academy of Ballet and Dance — Kennesaw, GA
    4.7 ★★★★★ 27 reviews Kids & teens
  105. Ballare Teatro Performing Arts Center — Minneapolis, MN
    4.7 ★★★★★ 26 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  106. N10 Dance Studios — Tustin, CA
    4.7 ★★★★★ 13 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  107. For The Love Of Dance School — Columbus, OH
    4.7 ★★★★★ 12 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  108. LoMastro Performing Arts Academy — Lake Forest, IL
    4.6 ★★★★★ 89 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  109. Metropolitan School of the Arts — Alexandria, VA
    4.6 ★★★★★ 54 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  110. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre — Pittsburgh, PA
    4.6 ★★★★★ 37 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  111. Quenedit Ballet School — San Antonio, TX
    4.6 ★★★★★ 35 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  112. Studio X - A New Generation of Dance — Minot, ND
    4.6 ★★★★★ 33 reviews Kids & teens
  113. Fenton Ballet Theatre — Fenton, MI
    4.6 ★★★★★ 24 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  114. Garden State Dance Arts — North Haledon, NJ
    4.6 ★★★★★ 18 reviews Free trial Adult classes Kids & teens Private lessons
  115. MindBodyArt School of Dance — Port Matilda, PA
    4.6 ★★★★★ 9 reviews Kids & teens
  116. Prima Dance CO — Lone Tree, CO
    4.6 ★★★★★ 9 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  117. International Dance Academy — Sunrise, FL
    4.5 ★★★★★ 49 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  118. Be Famous Dance Center — Monroe, NC
    4.5 ★★★★★ 48 reviews Free trial Kids & teens Private lessons
  119. Engage Dance Academy, Inc. — Crystal Lake, IL
    4.5 ★★★★★ 40 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  120. Peconic Ballet Theatre — Riverhead, NY
    4.5 ★★★★★ 16 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  121. Loveland Dance Academy — Loveland, CO
    4.5 ★★★★★ 14 reviews Free trial Kids & teens
  122. Cary Ballet Conservatory — Cary, NC
    4.4 ★★★★☆ 62 reviews Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  123. Central Indiana Academy of Dance — Carmel, IN
    4.4 ★★★★☆ 47 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  124. Lilburn School of Ballet — Lilburn, GA
    4.4 ★★★★☆ 32 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  125. Manassas Ballet Theatre — Manassas, VA
    4.4 ★★★★☆ 24 reviews Kids & teens
  126. Surry County Dance Center — Mt Airy, NC
    4.4 ★★★★☆ 20 reviews Pointe Kids & teens
  127. Jazz 2000 Dance Studio — Horizon City, TX
    4.4 ★★★★☆ 15 reviews Kids & teens
  128. Southeastern Indiana Dance, Inc. — Batesville, IN
    4.4 ★★★★☆ 5 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  129. Elite Dance Studio — Burtonsville, MD
    4.3 ★★★★☆ 40 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  130. Texas Ballet Theater School Fort Worth Studio — Fort Worth, TX
    4.3 ★★★★☆ 22 reviews Free trial Pointe Adult classes Kids & teens
  131. DanceQuest — Plainfield, IL
    4.3 ★★★★☆ 8 reviews Pointe Kids & teens Private lessons
  132. Fitness Thru Dance at Orlando Ballet School — Orlando, FL
    4.3 ★★★★☆ 6 reviews Adult classes Kids & teens
  133. DanceXpressions — Red Oak, TX
    4 ★★★★☆ 22 reviews Free trial Pointe Kids & teens
  134. Providence Ballet Inc. — Providence, RI
    4 ★★★★☆ 13 reviews Kids & teens
  135. Midwest Performing Arts — Waunakee, WI
    4 ★★★★☆ 4 reviews Kids & teens Private lessons
  136. Georgia Academy of Dance & the Performing Arts — Newnan, GA
    3.8 ★★★★☆ 10 reviews Kids & teens
  137. Leatherstocking Ballet, Inc and School of Dance — Utica, NY
    Not enough Google reviews yet Kids & teens

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