Collierville
Ballet

The 2024-2025 season is our 16th Anniversary as a premier regional youth ballet company in West Tennessee. The Collierville Ballet is a 501(c)(3) non-profit youth ballet company committed to providing our audiences with excellent quality performances while offering our company members the necessary performance experience to further develop their artistry to the highest possible standard.

The Collierville Ballet is known throughout the region for its wonderful community outreach programs, the versatility of our repertoire, and our professional performances that the entire family can enjoy. We desire to continue to attract, develop, and encourage our pre-professional level dancers while growing our dedicated base of volunteers and patrons of the ballet so that we can offer our community even more in the arts and humanities for many years to come.

The Collierville Ballet also utilizes professional dancers from regional and international dance companies in leading soloist and principal roles. The Collierville Ballet also attends regional dance festivals and adjudicated events to give their young dancers opportunities for additional performance opportunities, scholarship awards, and valuable associations with leading dance arts organizations across the nation.

Audition For Collierville Ballet
July 19, 2025

BE A PART OF THE COMPANY!

Only dancing with Collierville Ballet will give you the opportunity to dance in the classical Nutcracker as well as other traditional and modern ballet performances!

To obtain a position in the Company, auditions may be scheduled at any time by appointment; please email info@colliervilleballet.org to request.

Open auditions are also held in January and August.

Those who wish to audition must wear:

Females - 
Solid color leotard
Pink Tights
Pink Ballet Shoes
*Bring pointe shoes if already on pointe
*Hair in classical ballet bun

Males -
Solid color tshirt
black tights
Black or grey ballet shoes

Audition will include a master class with Artistic Director Julie Knowles. Interested dancers should have previous ballet training.

Audition Location: Collierville Arts Academy Studios
1990 W. Poplar Ave, Ste #104, Collierville, TN 38017

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Collierville Ballet's 2024-2025 Season

Collierville Ballet is the premier youth ballet company in Western Tennessee.
Nutcracker 2024!
The Nutcracker

The beloved holiday classic, The Nutcracker, returned to the Harrell Performing Arts Theatre in Collierville, TN on December 21-22, 2024. 

Clara, Fritz, Toy Soldiers, Mice, and Angels all had a magical holiday adventure through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets.

If you missed attending our performances please visit our store to order a digital download/viewing of 2024's presentation of The Nutcracker by Collierville Ballet below!

If you attended, THANK YOU!
Mid-America Ballet Festival

In early March, we enjoyed several exciting days of ballet with the Mid-America Ballet Festival!

This event featured master classes with guest faculty in ballet, pointe, contemporary dance, jazz, and conditioning for dancers.

Festival Dates for 2025 were
February 28 - March 2, 2025.

Our Outstanding Guest Faculty Included:
Phillip Otto, Huntsville Ballet
Rachel Butler, Huntsville Ballet School

If you attended, THANK YOU!
Dance With Me!!
Dance With Me Story & Dance Events

Our Dance With Me Story Times and Dance Experience Classes for ages 3-8 and a caregiver.  These events are a wonderful way to introduce your young child to the beauty of classical ballet, enjoy excellent music, and learn some special ballet dancing steps with members of the Collierville Ballet Company and company staff.

(each event is 1 hour total)

These events are free to the public; however, pre-registration is required in order to attend the event. The child's parent/guardian must remain onsite with their child during the event.

Register Here!
Fair On The Square Performances

Join us at the Collierville Fair on the Square in May of 2025!  Our Fair on the Square performances are free and open to the public.

Stop by our Collierville Ballet booth and enjoy the fun with us and members of our Company.  Our Company members will be in costume for photos during the event. Our Company will also perform during the weekend festival on the main stage. 

This wonderful event is made possible by the members of the Collierville 20th Century Club.  Our participation is made possible through our generous sponsors and patrons of the Collierville Ballet.

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Spring Performance!
Spring Performance
May 24, 2025 - 7:00pm

In conjunction with the Collierville Arts Academy 2025 Student Showcase, our Spring Performance at the Harrell Theatre in Collierville will feature a short and whimsical presentation of Madeline called Two Straight Lines. Also, we will present the classic fairy tale of Rapunzel told in a fresh and heartwarming style followed by a mixed repertoire of classical & contemporary pieces suitable for all ages to enjoy.

Tickets are $10/reserved seat
(Performance length is approx. 1 hour 30 mins, including a brief intermission)

Tickets On Sale through Collierville Arts Academy
Spring Performance!
Summer Dance Workshop 2025

Our Summer Dance Workshop is packed with classical ballet technique, pre-pointe, pointe, variations, partnering and more for dancers ages 9-18.  In addition to the classical approach to their dance, students will take classes in contemporary dance, jazz, and musical theatre to give a well-rounded approach to dance technique during the summer workshop. Instruction in pilates, conditioning, dance history, and more are offered to give students a comprehensive and educational immersion experience that is second to none in the region. Our faculty includes top instructors from Collierville Ballet and visiting guest faculty from well recognized professional schools and companies. Spaces for the workshop are limited. Class placement classes occur on the first day of the session.

Register HERE!

Collierville Ballet

Our mission at the Collierville Ballet is to provide our community with quality arts and humanities education, cultural outreach events and performance opportunities; and to encourage, challenge and inspire individuals to achieve their own personal best through the performing art of dance.

Our Philosophy...
It is our holistic approach to the arts and humanities that helps to provide our company dancers with the necessary life-skills to pursue a professional career in dance as well as in other areas outside of dance and the related arts fields. We believe that training should not just be confined to the performing arts but should encompass experiences that encourage each dancer to be a well-rounded individual. So we instill in our dancers - etiquette, discipline, mutual respect, confidence, the ability to work as a team and to encourage one another as individuals.

One team...
We support each other, creating a warm, nurturing environment for our company members to maximize their potential and reach their personal goals.  Our company dancers can be found in some of the most prestigious dance companies and arts organizations in the world - including the American Ballet Theatre, The Julliard School, and on Broadway.

Versatility...
Our dancers are provided with professional instruction in classical ballet, contemporary, jazz, modern dance styles which allows our dancers to quickly adapt to a broad range of styles and genres.  Our dancers are given wonderful performance opportunities to learn and perform classical repertoire and contemporary works.  Our company dancers hold leading roles in productions and have ample opportunities to learn the craft of theatre production and performance.

Respecting our heritage...
We honor the knowledge of the arts and humanities passed down to us from generation to generation.  We ensure that our dancers are educated in the history of classical ballet and grow to understand and appreciate all forms of dance from a wide variety of cultures as a artistic treasure for all people to enjoy.

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The Company

Jr Level Company Members ages 9-12 must have at least two consecutive years of classical ballet training and/or other dance styles to be considered for membership in the Collierville Ballet. Pointe work is not required at this level of company membership.

Sr Level Company Members ages 13-18 must have at least two consecutive years of classical ballet training and/or other dance styles to be considered for membership in the Collierville.  Dancers who have obtained the necessary strength, technique and ability to work en pointe should attend their audition ready to demonstrate their pointe work.

Character Dancers & Apprentice Members ages 9-adults should speak with the Artistic Director about available roles during our performance season. Applicants for these positions should have experience to support their character or apprentice level roles during the performance season.  All casting is at the discretion of the Artistic Director of the Collierville Ballet.

For more information or to register for auditions, email Julie Knowles at info@colliervilleballet.org.  Please include in the email: Parent/Guardian name, the dancer's full name, age, experience/background of training and contact phone number.  A Collierville Ballet staff member will return an email and a phone to you to arrange an interview.

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Office Hours Mon - Fri 11am-6pm

Call (901) 861-7001

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Collierville Ballet is a 501(c)(3) non-profit regional youth ballet company based in Collierville TN. Collierville Ballet serves metro-Memphis and West Tennessee communities.

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  • Julie Hunt Knowles, Artistic Director
  • Email: director@colliervilleballet.org
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