Causes: Arts & Culture, Ballet

Mission: To enrich lives through a dynamic tradition of classic ballet, reaching out to all generations and social groups to instill a life-long appreciation of the arts. Ballet idaho is building a strong cultural institution based on professional ballet performance and dance education serving the treasure valley and all of idaho.

Programs: Produced four professional main stage performances of ballet in boise, idaho including serenade, the nutcracker, carmen/don quixote and swan lake. As stewards and professional artists in the art form of ballet, our goal is to bring community together to enrich lives and instill a life-long appreciation of classic ballet and all of the arts as related in western culture.

operation of an academy of dance in support of and in partnership with the professional ballet company. Students receive dance instruction in class and all ages have the opportunity to participate in the live dance performances described in line a and in line c. The academy's goal is to train all ages in the physical discipline and artistic merits of classical dancing through musicality, precision of movement and mental aptitude.

the utilization of upper academy students and teaching artists for educational outreach in schools. The upper academy students took performances of the nutcracker garland dance and cinderella to schools in the boise, idaho area. The goals include introducing dance movement and ballet technique to children as well as demonstrating the dance arts as a learning tool for teachers, through our learning through dance program.