Royal Academy of Ballet

All auditions for Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet performances and scholarships are conducted as a class, and are held at the Royal Academy of Ballet and Dance.

All auditions for Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet performances and scholarships are conducted as a class, and are held at the Royal Academy of Ballet and Dance.

Get ready for happy feet! Our Tiny Tots Tap class is the perfect mix of fun and learning, designed for ages 2-5. Through playful rhythms, catchy beats, and lively steps, dancers build coordination, timing, and musicality—all while making lots of noise (the good kind!). This energetic class lays the foundation for future dance training while keeping little ones engaged, confident, and smiling from ear to ear.

Wiggle, giggle, and dance together! Our Plie & Play class is the perfect first step into the magical world of dance for little movers ages 18 months to 2 years and their favorite grown-up. This high-energy, joy-filled class is all about bonding through music, movement, and imagination. We’ll twirl, jump, clap, and play our way through fun activities that build coordination, rhythm, and confidence—one tiny dance step at a time! Come ready to laugh, move, and make some sweet memories together!

Watch your little one twirl into a world of imagination! Our Pre-Ballet class is the perfect first step for budding dancers, blending the beauty of ballet with the fun of creative play. Each week, dancers explore basic ballet positions and graceful movements through whimsical role play, storytelling, and music that sparks their creativity. While they’re giggling and pretending, they’re also building balance, flexibility, coordination, and confidence—all in a warm, encouraging space. It’s more than a dance class—it’s where tiny dancers discover their love for movement, their self-expression blossoms, and every plié feels like magic.

Students of all levels are encouraged to take Modern, Jazz, and Tap, which develop well-rounded dancers.

Students of all levels are encouraged to take Modern, Jazz, and Tap, which develop well-rounded dancers.

Students of all levels are encouraged to take Modern, Jazz, and Tap, which develop well-rounded dancers.

White T-shirt, Black leggings or biker shorts, black ballet slippers for ballet classes, black jazz shoes, for jazz classes. 12 yrs and up should wear a dance belt or support.

Black sneakers that are worn ONLY for class are required. No Sneakers worn outside of the studio.

Solid colored leotard and pink tights, Pink ballet slippers or Pointe Shoes.

Convertible pink tights & exercise band (sold at front desk for $5.00).

Pink tights required.

Solid colored leotard with biker shorts or footless tights. Bare fee required. Hair off neck.

Solid colored leotard & tights, tap shoes. Hair off neck.

Solid colored leotard & tights or dance pants, bare feet required. Hair off neck.

Solid colored leotard & tights, tan jazz shoes. Hair off neck.

Solid colored leotard & tights or jazz pants. Turning shoe. Hair off neck.

Solid colored leotard, black tights or jazz pants, turning shoe. Hair off neck.

Solid colored leotard black tights or jazz pants, Tan jazz slip-ons. Hair off neck.

Solid colored leotard black tights or jazz pants, Tan jazz slip-ons. Hair off neck.

Solid color leotard, & tights or leggings & pink ballet slippers.

Solid Black leotard, pink tights & pink ballet slippers. No skirts for technique class. Hair in bun.

Revolution Sage Blue Classic Tank leotard (#RD50003), Revolution Seamed Mesh Convertible Ballet Pink & pink leather ballet slippers. No skirts for class. Hair in bun.

Revolution Mulberry Strappy Mesh High Neck leotard (#RD50035), Revolution Color Flow Convertible Pink & pink leather ballet slippers. No skirts for class. Hair in bun.

Revolution Red Classic Tank Leotard (#RD50003), Revolution Color Flow Footed Pink tights & pink leather ballet slippers. No skirts for class. Hair in bun.

Revolution Marine Basic Short Sleeved (#RD50029), pink tights & pink leather ballet slippers. No skirts for class. Hair in bun.

Revolution Blush Pink Basic Short Sleeved (#RD50029), pink tights & pink leather ballet slippers. No skirts for class. Hair in bun.

RAB and Dance has been teaching adults ballet since 1947. We have 4 Adult Ballet Classes available for all levels, per week.

Dance allows adults of all ages, from beginner to advanced levels, to have fun while exercising their body, mind and soul. Dancing helps develop long lean muscles, improves posture and body alignment and burns calories. There is no end of year recital, just come in, take class and have fun! All classes are offered weekly (September – June), in studio and virtually online.

Open classes promoting strengthening the body through increased flexibility, based upon ballet, yoga, and Pilates-style methods.

Floorwork and tumbling, concentrating on strengthening and increasing flexibility of the legs and back

Combines acrobatics; body conditioning; and dance, including partnering techniques. Boy’s classes are designed to improve strength, agility, and coordination, all vital components to improve participation in sports.

Classic tap styles based on general music rhythms and timing

Contemporary dance style, concentrating on controlled free movement

Concentrates on isolated movements and musical rhythms, based on jazz styles from masters across the United States

Concentrates on movements performed exclusively on pointe, strengthening students’ technique for performing

Physical therapy to strengthen the feet and ankles of dancers preparing them for the transition from ballet class to pointe work

Introduction to ballet for 3-5 year olds, using creative movement and musicality exercises, weight placement and positions of the feet are also introduced

Classical and contemporary styles from beginner to advanced

All other dance classes require a costume fee deposit.

All Ballet Classes require a costume fee deposit.

For adults/students 18 yrs. & older.

Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet dancers have the opportunity to perform classical as well as neoclassical ballets. Some pieces are performed using the ballet’s original choreography.

Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet dancers have the opportunity to perform classical as well as neoclassical ballets. Some pieces are performed using the ballet’s original choreography.

Young dancers ranging in ages from 6 to 18 have the opportunity to train with professional dancers and participate in the cultural enrichment of their community.

Full 4 weeks.

Make you child’s Summer magical, unforgettable and full of dancing fun! Click here for more information.

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Students will have classes in Classical Ballet Technique, Pointe / Pre-Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Body Conditioning, Musical Theater, Character, Choreography, Partnering and Variations. Click here for more information.

For the week.