ACB COMMUnity Outreach

Avant Chamber Ballet outreach is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture and Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust

  • Free Family Concerts

    Throughout the year, Avant Chamber Ballet presents free concerts designed for audiences of all ages with live music in public spaces.

  • First Steps

    South Dallas Cultural Center and Avant Chamber Ballet presents First Steps, a free series of dance classes in the afternoons in the spring and fall. The classes introduce rhythm and expression through movement for ages 5-12. These classes are taught by professional dancers from ACB and all dancers receive a pair of free ballet slippers.

  • Next Steps

    ACB introduces free classes for intermediate to advanced dancers with quality training up to the professional level at the ACB Studios

FIRST STEPS - Free High-quality dance classes

Any child should be able to dance

full professional level training ages 4-18

  • Ages 4-6

    September-May

    First Steps at South Dallas Cultural Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4-4:45pm

  • Ages 7-12

    September -May

    First Steps at South Dallas Cultural Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:45-6pm and ACB TBA

  • Ages 12 and Up

    September - May

    Classes 4-5 Days Per Week at ACB Studios in the Dallas Design District

Our Supporters

Avant Chamber Ballet is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.

Thank you to these individual donors from the past year:

Eric & Michele Bartlett, Ben Guthrie, Victoria Hartman, Ford Lacy & Cece Smith, Alan & Paula Mann, Sid & Judy Puder, Jacob Read, Caitlin Rhodes & Akers Moore, The Santiago Family, Richard & Enika Schulze, Linda V. Smith, Stefan & Katie Smith, Christy Trang, Karen & Ken Travis

Nancy Adams, Anonymous, Nancy & Alan Atwell, Madyson Bauer, Julianne & Trent Bauer, Stephanie Butler, Ellen Cleary, Wayne & Loree Conrad, Dale & Kathie Feldpausch, Marcie Guidry, Ivelise Guillen, Ben Guthrie, Amanda L. Hazel, J & J Heid, Lisa & Forrest Hibbard, Andy Ho, Mark E. Jacobs, Melinda & Jim Johnson, Alina Khoo, Misti Landley, Cynthia Langlands, Jennifer Mabus, Alan & Paula Mann, Mary Ann May, Heidi McGall, Weiyi Meng, Leah Moore, Emily & Keith Quillen, Gail & Patrick Schultz, Melissa & Paul Stewart, Sandy Stump, Jordyn Stump, Patricia Yakesch