Berks Ballet Theater

Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party Gives Children Preview of ‘The Nutcracker”

Sugar plums and sweet treats filled the 4th floor of the GoggleWorks Sunday afternoon for the 3rd annual Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party. The festive tradition is hosted by Berks Ballet Theatre as preview for the the annual holiday performance of The Nutcracker. Taking inspiration from the Nutcracker’s “land of the sweets”, the afternoon featured an assortment of desserts, crafts,

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Darby’s Dancers • Anyone Can be a Star!

Berks Ballet Theatre Conservatory of Dance is proud to partner with Darby’s Dancers a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing dance classes to children with special needs at no cost to their parents. We will be offering a 30-minute dance/movement based class to children of all ages with special needs. Something we love about this program is every student in

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Master Classes with Blake Krapels of BalletX

We are excited to host two master classes with Blake Krapels of BalletX today! Blake has been a member of BalletX since the Fall of 2018 and just returned from Serbia where the company was on tour. We first met Blake when he guested with BBT for The Nutcracker and we are happy to have him in the studios working

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March Master Class Series

We are excited to announce our March Master Class Series! We are bringing in Jillian Davis of Complexions Contemporary Ballet on March 6th. She will work with our Pre-Pro 2 + 3 dancers 5:30 – 7:00pm and we are also offering a master class for levels 1a + 2/2a from 7:00pm – 8:00pm. On March 13 we will have Mica

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Live. Love. DDF: Delaware Dance Festival 2019

LIVE. LOVE. DDF was the motto for the 2019 Delaware Dance Festival. Kelly Millar, Artistic Director of DDF, told the dancers on stage that they have to LOVE what they do. We couldn’t agree more and it’s why we do what we do–we LOVE dance and being able to share it with our dancers, audiences and communities.  Highlights of this

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Find out What’s New in this Year’s Production of “The Nutcracker”

The annual holiday tradition presented by Berks Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, takes the stage this weekend at West Reading’s Scottish Rite Cathedral. Reading Magazine spoke with Berks Ballet Theatre’s Ballet Master & Choreographer, Nathan Bland, and Artistic Director, Kelly Barber to learn more about the this years performance. Click here to learn more or purchase tickets. 

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Conservatory Spring Performance – Thank You!

What a wonderful Conservatory Spring Performance we had on Saturday! I want to congratulate every dancer for a job well done! For some, it was their first time on stage with us and for others, it was their last. What a joy it was to see everyone shine and share their passion for dance with the audience.   Congratulations to

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Professional Dance Experience Summer Faculty, Part I

Every year we are excited to bring in at last one guest teacher per week during our 4-week Professional Dance Experience. We are excited to announce that Flavia Garcia will be returning to teach for week 1 — it’s been several years since Ms. Garcia has taught at BBTCD  and we are lucky to have her this year! Ms. Garcia is

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Delaware Dance Festival

This was the 7th year that Berks Ballet Theatre attended the Delaware Dance Festival. Over time, we have seen the festival grow in size and shape, beginning in Dover to the Grand Opera House in Wilmington. This was the 25th anniversary for DDF and it was a spectacular event all around. More classes, more dancers and more scholarships! The festival

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