About Anaheim Ballet
Anaheim Ballet's mission is to enlighten and entertain audiences with classically rooted programming and contemporary presentation. Anaheim Ballet provides quality performances to audiences of balletomanes as well as novice ballet-goers and acts as a haven to talented Southern California artists and as a magnet to international talents.
Anaheim Ballet's Educational Outreach and Scholarship STEP UP! program is committed to the promotion of classical ballet and providing its numerous benefits to those otherwise not able to receive them
Anaheim Ballet was proclaimed the resident ballet company of Anaheim, California in City Council chambers in August 1997. Anaheim Ballet [formerly Coast Ballet Theatre] has been a leading presence in the Southern California arts community for over 14 years. AB annually presents concerts for the community at large in OC, LA, and on tour in Arizona and Nevada. AB collaborates with The Orange County Performing Arts Center, Orange County Philharmonic Society, OCPAC From the Center Artists Series, Imagination Celebration, Orange County Pacific Symphony, San Juan Capistrano Mission, Capistrano Unified School District and Anaheim Public Schools. AB's associated training school offers career track programs, student concerts, community concerts, summer intensive training programs, master classes, and dance related education courses.
Anaheim Ballet performs for over 48,000 young people as part of its community outreach programs. These performances included sites such as the Orange County Performing Arts Center, UCLA, the Mission San Juan Capistrano, numerous public elementary schools throughout Orange County and the Anaheim Children's Festival. Anaheim Ballet also hosts the highly successful interactive Imagination Celebration event: Hands on Dance. AB representatives contribute to the arts community by teaching and hosting master classes, judging competitions (Disney Creativity Challenge and Los Angeles Spotlight Awards), and by participating in City of Anaheim sponsored events.