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School News
The Fall Spirit Wear is here and ready for pick up! Please stop by the front desk when you come for class to receive your items. Pre-Professional levels 3-6, your items will be delivered downtown.
Thank you to all who support our school in this way, both by purchasing these items and by wearing them out in the community!
Toilets & sinks & bathrooms....oh my!
(A Note from our Director of Production, Kathleen Kronauer)
As you are well aware, at 315 Main Street we only have 3 public bathrooms in a facility that more than 100 people per day utilize. Similarly, there are very few toilets and urinals at the St. Matthews location where so many students and families spend their afternoons, evenings and weekends.
Everyone experiences a time when they don't feel well while at our facilities. When that happens to you, please do your best to wipe the toilet seat, wipe under the seat, wipe the rim of the toilet bowl, and perhaps double check the floor near the toilet. When you are using the sinks, please wipe down the counters if you have splashed outside the sink itself. Please only flush toilet paper down the toilets.
PLEASE DO NOT FLUSH CLOROX WIPES OR BROWN PAPER TOWELS.
If you realize your situation requires additional cleaning or discover a bathroom issue, please hang an 'Out of Order' sign and then report the issue to the front desk staff at the St. Matthews Studios or me privately at the Downtown Studios: kkronauer@louisvilleballet.org. Please don't be embarrassed. Just ask for my help privately.
We are heading into the busiest time of the season when many dancers and families are in the buildings, so please take a moment to review this information with as many people as possible. It really does take a village of people who care about each other!
Sincerely,
Kathleen
Uniforms
You may request items through the order forms anytime during the school year, but items NOT in stock will be ordered from our distributor on the dates below:
- November 10, 2026
- December 8, 2026
*Orders for extras such as base layers and performance needs will be incorporated into this schedule*
When orders are ready for pick up, you will receive an email providing pickup dates and times. Please reach out to our Uniform Manager, Elizabeth Hines at ehines@louisvilleballet.org, with any uniform questions or concerns. |
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Louisville Ballet 75th Anniversary Merch alert! We have a new drop of shirts available for pre-order until tomorrow, October 14. Submit your orders on this form. Orders will be available for pickup at the end of this month!
Designs by Andy Perez |
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Calling all Louisville Ballet School Families!
We cordially invite you to join us for a shift (or two) at The Louisville Ballet School’s Nutcracker Gift Shop!
This is a fun way to get involved, support the school, and spread some holiday cheer. The gift shop is the school’s largest yearly fundraiser and needs many helping hands.
We would love to welcome you to please sign up for any shifts you are kind enough to offer!
Nutcracker Gift Shop Sign Up
NEW THIS YEAR: Lend a hand, get a slice! Volunteer for the Nutcracker Gift Shop for a chance to win a pizza party. The level with the most amount of volunteers will earn a dough-lightful party! |
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The Nutcracker Gift Shop opens in 59 days! Help us prepare by purchasing items from our Amazon Wish List or working with our amazing volunteer team! Click the links above to shop or sign up to volunteer.
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Join us for Discover Dance, our NEW monthly class series created especially for dancers ages 6 months–5 years!
Each month, tiny dancers will step into a new theme through creative movement, music, stories, props, imaginative play, and more. Discover Dance is a fun, low-pressure opportunity to move, create, and experience the joy of dance at Louisville Ballet School — no session-long commitment required!
Join us Wednesday, October 21 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. for our first class, Discover Dance: Not-So-Spooky Dance Party. Dancers are invited to wear their favorite costume and enjoy an hour of Halloween-themed dancing, and movement games and activities.
Registration open NOW at thelouisvilleballetschool.org/special-events
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Dancers ages 6 and up are invited to join our School's Out Dance Camp!
November 2-3, 2026 | February 15-16, 2027
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
The Louisville Ballet School | 4121 Shelbyville Rd, Suite 201
Early drop off is available at 8:30 a.m. and late check out is available until 12:30 p.m. Register for one or both days. No experience is necessary so invite a friend to come along! Registration is now available at thelouisvilleballetschool.org
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The Lost & Found at 315 E Main is heading to Goodwill on Wednesday, October 14. Items are available for pick up in the laundry basket, located on the large counter outside the Box Office. Please look through it before or after classes this evening to make sure you aren't missing something. There are pointe shoes, single ballet shoes, and miscellaneous clothes items. |
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We are so excited to take a group LBYE photo on Saturday, October 17 and individual head shots with the wonderful Kateryna Sellers! Dancers, please wear your class uniform leotard and your own pink or flesh-toned tights (with matching shoes, please!). PP1 and PP2 dancers, please wear your ballet slippers, and PP3 - 6 dancers, please wear your pointe shoes. Hair can be a neat and tidy bun of your choosing of a french twist, with no wispies or bangs, please! A stud earring is fine - no dangles, please! Make-up should be fresh and clean (just enough make-up to look like you aren't wearing any!) - no heavy stage make-up is needed.
Please note that costume fittings are being added to the schedule as we approach Fall Showcase!! PP1 Harvest Dancers and PP2 , you have fittings this Saturday, October 17 - please refer to this week's live schedule.
Resources:
LBYE Live Weekly Schedule
Leave Request Form
LBYE Monthly Calendar |
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#JoinTheMovement Parents of students enrolled at The Louisville Ballet School for the 2026-2027 school year are invited to redeem 10% off The Louisville Ballet School's Adult Division classes using promo code BALLETFAMILY in the MindBody Online Store.
Learn more at louisvilleballet.org/education/adult-division/ and reserve your spot in class on Mindbody Online. |
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Join us THIS WEEKEND dressed in your favorite costume for an afternoon of fall festivities and a trip down the yellow brick road with a performance of The Wizard of Oz. The event features fall themed activities, a performance including an introduction to ballet for young audiences, and a costume parade. This is the perfect, not-so-spooky way to celebrate the season with children!
Pumpkins & Pirouettes featuring The Wizard of Oz — THIS Sunday, October 18
1 p.m. Fall Festival begins
2 p.m. Performance begins
Tickets available now! |
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Season ticket packages are now on sale for the 2026-2027 Season, which includes Frankenstein, The Brown-Forman Nutcracker, Carmen, Bourbon & Ballet, and Momentum. Click here to learn more.
School ticket benefit:
Actively enrolled students of The Louisville Ballet School are entitled to one complimentary and up to four discounted tickets (20% off) to each mainstage production in the Brown Theatre or Whitney Hall. At Actors Theatre, there are no complimentary tickets, but you are still entitled to up to four discounted tickets (20% off). If you have access needs, please contact the Box Office. *Discounts and the student comp are not available retroactively.
Please follow the below steps to claim your complimentary and discounted tickets online:
- Login at https://my.louisvilleballet.org with your email that was used for school registration. Do NOT create a new account as the discount/comp tickets are tied to your current login account.
- Choose your performance date and time.
- From the seat map choose your seats. (Price level 1 and box seats are excluded from discounts.)
- Once you have hovered over the seat you must click the line item to add it. Choose the standard price type or the discount will not work.
- Add to cart.
- Proceed to checkout by clicking the Checkout button. Once on the checkout page, you will see the price has been changed and one seat should now have a $0 value.
Please note that families with more than one child in the school will need to call or email the Box Office to request any additional complimentary tickets beyond the standard one.
If you have any issues or questions, please email the Box Office at boxoffice@louisvilleballet.org or call (502) 583-2623 at least one week before the production. |
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