With support from the California Arts Council, San Diego Civic Youth Ballet will provide dance education programming for 4, Title I elementary schools in San Diego County for 32 weeks with a culminating performance in the spring. The program will introduce students, ages 6-10, to the art form of ballet in a way that will have an enduring impact on their lives. All activities are free of charge for both the schools and the students, as well as the performance for friends and family.
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet was founded in 1945 and has been the resident ballet school in Balboa Park ever since. In addition to offering high-quality, affordable, year-round training in the Casa del Prado studios, SDCYB produces three major productions at the Casa del Prado Theater each year: a full-length spring ballet, Fairy Tales in the Park each summer (which benefits the Scholarship Program) and the classic holiday production of The Nutcracker. There is also an annual Spring Showcase of the school and the SDCYB Performance Ensemble (which is comprised of the highest-level dancers) performs at special events throughout the community.

