Cache Valley Civic Ballet

🩰 Ballet school starts TOMORROW!

There’s still time to join us for the 2026–27 season at Cache Valley Civic Ballet-School. Whether your dancer is just beginning or ready to continue building strong classical technique, we offer classes for students of all ages and skill levels in a positive, encouraging environment.

✨ Classes begin Monday, August 24
✨ Registration is still open
✨ Come dance with us!

Register and view the full class schedule at cvcballet.org.

✨ The magic of The Nutcracker begins at auditions! ✨

Registration is now open for Cache Valley Civic Ballet’s 2026 Nutcracker Public Cast Auditions! 🩰🎄

Each year, dancers from throughout our community join CVCB Company members on the Ellen Eccles Theatre stage to bring this beloved Cache Valley holiday tradition to life. We would love to have YOU be part of it!

🎄 Public Cast Auditions
📅 Friday, September 11
📍 Whittier Community Center

Audition spots are limited and registration is open now! Registration closes September 10 at 5 p.m. or when spots are filled, so don’t wait.

Whether this is your first Nutcracker or a tradition you look forward to every year, we can’t wait to welcome you to auditions and begin another magical season together. ❤️

Register + find audition details at cvcballet.org/public-auditions

Bravo to our dancers, instructors, and supportive families for a wonderful Summer Intensive! 🩰

Today we concluded two incredible weeks of immersive ballet training with a Parent Demonstration showcasing the beautiful work our dancers have put in throughout the Intensive.

We were thrilled to welcome more than 100 dancers into our studios for this program to learn, grow, and be challenged by our wonderful CVCB faculty alongside guest instructors from some of the top ballet companies and university programs in the region. We are so proud of the hard work, growth, and joy we saw in our studios these past two weeks!

Thank you to everyone who made this such a special way to close out the summer. 🤍

And we’re not done yet! Fall classes begin August 24, and Company and public auditions are coming right up! Registration and audition information are available at the links in our profile.

🩰 Just two weeks until we’re back at the barre!

Fall semester at Cache Valley Civic Ballet begins August 24, and classes are filling quickly, but there is still room in several levels!

For 45 years, CVCB has been the leader of Cache Valley’s ballet tradition, providing quality classical ballet training in a positive environment where dancers can learn, grow, and develop a love for ballet.

We offer classes for dancers of all ages and experience levels, from little ones stepping into the studio for the very first time to advanced dancers looking for serious training and performance opportunities.

And one of our favorite parts of fall semester: all of our school dancers have the opportunity to perform! The fall semester concludes with Clara’s Dream, our abbreviated, Nutcracker-themed school performance created especially for our students, and our spring concert simply showcases the beautiful art of ballet and the progression our syllabus offers.

There are no additional costume fees for school performances, and need-based scholarships are available because we want quality ballet training to be accessible to families in our community.

Fall Semester: August 24–December 11

Registration is open now!

https://www.cvcballet.org/cvcballet-class-schedule

✨ Our 2026 Summer Intensive faculty is absolutely incredible! ✨

We can’t wait for our dancers to train with an outstanding lineup of artists and educators from some of the region’s top ballet companies, universities, and performing arts organizations:

🩰 Courtney Hellebuyck — Student Rehearsal Director & Principal Faculty, Ballet West Academy
🩰 Heather Thackeray — Principal, Ballet West Academy
🩰 Chloë McAllister — Professional Dancer, Nevada Ballet Theatre
🩰 Tim Lynch — Professor of Dance, University of Utah; former Pacific Northwest Ballet dancer
🩰 Carly Schaub — Dance Balletti & Salt Lake Municipal Ballet; Adjunct Faculty, Salt Lake Community College & Westminster University
🩰 Vanessa Ballam — Head of Musical Theatre, Utah State University; Associate Artistic Director, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
🩰 Stefan Espinoza — Conservatory Director, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre; Acting Faculty, Utah State University
🩰 Jane Miller — Instructor, Dance Illusion
🩰 Bethany Faux — Instructor, Valley Dance Ensemble

They’ll be joined by CVCB Artistic Director Jaime Lindley, Associate Director of the School Karyn Hansen, and resident faculty members Pamela Kirschman and Stephanie White, Assistant Professor of Dance at Utah State University.

Although registration for our Summer Intensive has closed, it’s not too late to train with some of our incredible guest artists!

Join us Monday–Thursday from 5:30–7:00 p.m. for evening drop-in classes with Courtney Hellebuyck, Chloë McAllister, and CVCB Founding Director Sandra Emile.

Whether you’re looking to refine your technique, be inspired by exceptional teachers, or simply keep dancing this summer, we’d love to have you. Register for evening drop-in classes here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/260766253772161

Our beloved ballet studios at the Whittier Center received a beautiful refresh this summer - just in time to welcome dancers for Summer Intensive next week!

Inspired by the stunning studio renovation led by Becky and Trevor Erickson and an incredible team of volunteers two years ago, the remaining three upstairs studios have now been transformed with fresh paint and will soon have new window coverings.

We truly believe that beautiful spaces inspire beautiful work. When dancers have an environment that is welcoming, cared for, and inspiring, it elevates the experience for everyone. We hope these improvements make coming to ballet even more special for every student who walks through our doors.

This project would not have been possible without the generosity of so many people.

✨ Special thanks to Stephany and Ben Jenkins and their family for the countless hours they dedicated to this project. As the owners of Bennett’s Paint in Logan, their expertise, leadership, and willingness to serve were absolutely invaluable.

We are also incredibly grateful for these generous donations and volunteers:

🎨 Painting: Bennett’s Paint ()
🪵 Trim work: Travis Checketts and family
🙌 Volunteer support: John Moon and volunteers from Gospel Peace Church

A heartfelt thank you as well to Pittsburgh Paint and Benjamin Moore for donating the paint that made this transformation possible.

Finally, we are so grateful to Tony Bruno, Building Manager of the Whittier Center, for his support throughout this project and for everything he does to make the Whittier Center a cleaner, more welcoming place for our community.

We are incredibly fortunate to call this beautiful, historic building our home. Thank you to everyone who gave their time, talents, and resources to invest in the future of our dancers.

We can’t wait to welcome everyone back next week and see these studios filled with dancers once again! 🩰

We ended our April series of Company Master Classes with a fabulous morning of training with .j.lynch. Thank you! 🩰

We celebrated a truly magical season with the Cache Valley Civic Ballet last night 🤍

Our 40 company dancers brought The Nutcracker and the premiere of The Twelve Dancing Princesses to life with beautiful performances for full audiences, an incredible accomplishment under the direction of Artistic Director Jaime Lindley and her dedicated rehearsal assistants.

We are so grateful for the unwavering support of our parents, volunteers, donors, and this amazing community who make it all possible.

Congratulations, dancers! We are so proud of you ✨

Photo 1: 2025-2026 Senior Company
Photo 2: 2025-2026 Junior Company
Photo 3: 2026 High School Seniors: Eleanore Buckley, Saylor Neves, Natalie Burbank, and Aubrey Olsen (missing Mauriella Jenkins)

Saturday we welcomed Elizabeth Martinez for two fantastic master classes for our Company Members. It was a wonderful day!