Nashville Ballet has a longstanding affiliation with some of the finest choreographers today. Our repertory includes works by distinguished legends George Balanchine, José Limon, Salvatore Aiello, James Canfield and Choo-San Goh, as well as choreography by our internationally recognized Artistic Director Paul Vasterling. By providing a multitude of activities with our Season Repertory, Outreach Programs, School of Nashville Ballet offerings and choreography project Emergence, we continue to demonstrate our significance in the community. We believe that by creating, performing and promoting dance, in addition to providing educational and outreach programs, we will enrich our community and enhance the quality of life in Nashville, as well as further the evolution of American dance.

Founded in 1981 as a civic dance company and becoming a professional company in 1986, Nashville Ballet is the only professional ballet company in Middle Tennessee, and has earned the respect of audiences and reviewers alike by making classical and contemporary ballet accessible to new and traditional audiences. In addition to owning our own studios and offices, Nashville Ballet opened a second campus of The School of Nashville Ballet in August 2005 in Brentwood, Tennessee, increasing both hours and classes offered. Our comprehensive educational outreach program Learning Curves continues to expand, exposing over 30,000 children and adults in 11 Middle Tennessee counties to the art of ballet through our Children's Ballets, interactive performances and numerous collaborations with local nonprofits and schools such as the Nashville Public Library System, Head Start, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and Nashville Symphony.