Causes: Arts & Culture, Ballet

Mission: Bluegrass youth ballet enhances lives by providing dance education in a positive environment for all youth through high quality training, innovative performances, and cultural experiences.

Programs: Byb conducted high quality dance education (classical ballet, modern, contemporary and character dance) classes for 280+ students (ages 3 - adult) august 2016-may 2017.Student body comprised of families of various income levels and ethnicities (50% white, 16.7% african-american, 15.2% hispanic, 16.7% asian, 1.4% with disability)

summer programs: 4 weeks in july 2016 of "summer intensive workshop" (ages 8 - 20). 3 weeks of "fairy tale camp" (ages 3-6) in june of 2016 as well as 3 weeks of evening classes offered in creative movement, pre-ballet, ballet/pointe technique, adult ballet (ages 3 - adult).

bluegrass youth ballet had three performances during the fiscal year 16-17."nightingale" was performed in november of 2016, three public performances and three school performances. "the nutcracker" in one act was performed in december 2016.We had two public performances and one school show. "little mermaid" was performed in may of 2017.Two public shows and one school show were presented. Performances are for private, public, homeschool children and the general public. Tickets for each show range from $12-$18; and school show tickets are $5 each. Byb performed to roughly 8,484 audience members.