​​Robert Ivey Ballet Academy​ brings a renewed belief in the arts, improves arts education, and enriches where we live. Directors Michael and Olga Wise bring expertise of the world’s greatest ballet companies to Charleston, believing that Charleston deserves to have a ballet company that lives and breaths the classics, but also looks to the future.

Beginner Ballet

We accept students from 4 years old to adult, and registration is open year round.  Classes are Vaganova based.

Advanced Ballet

Our focus is the art of classical ballet and offers classes in technique, pointe, partnering, and variations. ​

Performance

Our students have regular opportunities to perform - story ballets for children to performances with professional dancers for Piccolo Spoleto.

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Look at every great city throughout history. One thing ties them together: the arts. The arts provide an outlet for the soul, inspire people to greatness and create a city’s cultural heart.  The Robert Ivey Ballet Academy is a classically innovative ballet company that creates, nurtures, and shares the joy of dance through excellence in quality performance and faithful stewardship of the art form.

Events

Check out some of the pictures of our 40th Anniversary Performance of Peter and the Wolf!
Many thanks to our wonderful dancers, volunteers, parents, and audiences.
The symphony is our voice, the fine arts museums our eyes, the dramatic theaters our minds, and dance our body. The arts in Charleston help to create a city where people want to live and grow.

-Michael Wise