Southwest Virginia Ballet (SVB) is a regional, pre-professional youth dance company. Serving Southwest Virginia since 1990, SVB is recognized internationally for excellence in classical dance, costuming, and instruction. SVB provides the highest quality of dance training, focusing not only on the development of technical and performance skills, but also instilling the discipline, teamwork, and dedication necessary to be successful in all aspects of life. SVB alumni continue to dance, teach, and choreograph professionally around the world. Our mission is to make the performing arts experience available to all ages from all walks of life through full-length productions of varied repertoire including classical ballet, contemporary, and new works. SVB provides, free of charge, the highest quality of pre-professional training possible to young dancers and promotes cultural enrichment and awareness of the art of dance. SVB is committed to offering outreach opportunities for under-served and at-risk children and adults from across Southwest Virginia.