Centennial State Ballet - Longmont, Colorado

Carolyn A.

Love this school so much! If you want your children to study ballet but don't want them to do so in a toxic environment, this is the school for you. Excellent training in a warm, welcoming community. They even have classes for adults!

kathryn B.

Wonderful school and I appreciate their support for all bodies and dancers abilities. Ballet is for everyone!
Your community loves you and your commitment to giving the students opportunities, encouragement and experiences leaves them with lifelong positive memories.

Eileen H.

Although Centennial State Ballet (CSB) used to be only the performance side of the partnership with Longmont Dance Theatre Academy (LDTA), it has now absorbed the training, using both teachers and philosophy from LDTA/Kristin Kingsley. CSB has a long history of excellent performances and a large pool of committed volunteers as well as an extremely professional set of instructors for training young and old in the art of dance, with ballet as the focus..
My children and grandchildren have greatly benefited from their association with CSB and the opportunity to perform.
I am personally pleased to continue my support of CSB through donations of time and materials, as well as the purchase of tickets which allow me to be entertained by the incredible talents of these performers and evincing the efforts of the training staff.
Thank you for the beauty you provide.

Hannah F.

I'm a CSB alumni and have had such great experiences with this ballet company. All the directors are amazing and very talented and promote emotional, mental, and physical health in dancers. I've thoroughly enjoyed dancing and performing with CSB. I loved every bit from rehearsals to stage. Everything from the production process to the costumes is professional. I highly recommend CSB to any youth dancers who dream of being in the Nutcracker or any ballet production.

Scott P.

As an NPO, I expect more professionalism from their board and their leadership. Both of which, from my experience, are very unprofessional, self-serving, and very insular. NPO boards should be community - and communication focused, not self-serving and ego-indulgent.

The young students seem to be treated well and appear to learn. They have a body-positive and gender affirming approach, which makes every student appear welcome. However, some of the instructors have a less-than-desirable approach and questionable petogogy.

Performances are unimaginative, and their costumes are shoddyly creative; cute, but not anything to get excited over.

I expect more from a dance studio that touts itself as a 'school'. But let's be honest, they are just a basic, small-town studio whose leadership approaches the organization's mission as a pet project to keep her ego satisfied.

Brandy B.

My daughter has been part of LDTA/Centennial State Ballet since she was 4 and she is now 6 . She has taken part in their recitals and the Nutcracker. We love this school not only because she is learning ballet from amazing teachers but because they promote a positive and accepting atmosphere. This is not your typical caddy dance environment. The older dancers are always helpful with the younger kids, giving them their attention and helping them through their parts. The same goes for the parents of the dancers, I have only had great experiences since my daughter has been here.

Andrew J.

We signed our daughter up with Centennial State Ballet and were blown away by the level of professionalism this studio holds. Our daughter is improving at an increasingly high pace. The Coaching is exceptional, and the performance opportunity is exactly what we are looking for in a dance studio. Our little girl gets to be on stage with the professional dancers in things like the nutcracker. What an amazing experience for her! We also have her in ariel ballet, and it looked like so much fun, my wife and I took the adult class. This studio is absolutely worth driving a little bit further to go to.

Robyn H.

I am an adult dancer and my 6 year old daughter also dances at the studio. We have been dancing here for about 2 years now. Kristin and the other teachers have been so kind and inclusive to both of us and have I have even had the pleasure of performing with them. I can't speak highly enough of the level of professionalism and quality that this school has to offer. The technique taught here is solid and the performance opportunities are amazing especially for the young adults seeking a professional career in dance. All of the teachers that are there have extensive dance backgrounds and most of them were/are professional dancers and each bring a unique perspective to the classes they teach. The studio feels like family and I feel so fortunate to have found it. Highly recommend!