Delaware Ballet

Delaware Ballet is central Delaware's premier student ballet company, funded by individual and corporate donors and contributions by Delaware State University.

Delaware Ballet began as Delaware Regional Ballet Company, founded by Marion Tracy in the 1970s. The shortened name was adopted in 1991 when Daniel Kaiser, former soloist with Pennsylvania Ballet, took the helm as Artistic Director. As an independent, non-profit company, Delaware Ballet strives to continue its history of excellence and leadership in the local dance community. It is the mission of the company to provide residents of Kent County and its surrounding areas with access to high quality classical and contemporary ballet performances, aiming to share the dancers' passion and the gift of dance with the broadest possible audience.

Current Artistic Director, Brittany Faulkingham, and the Board of Directors work together to continually take the company to new heights. In addition to the company's annual production of The Nutcracker, they present a full-length ballet each spring and attend numerous dance festivals each year. Delaware Ballet is proud to broaden its horizon as a member company of Regional Dance America Northeast.

Delaware Ballet hopes to provide each of its company members with an invaluable dance education and experience that, whether they choose dance as a profession or not, will follow and serve them throughout their lives.