🩰 Ballet

Caldwell, ID

City of Caldwell's parks and recreation department, offering youth sports leagues (Jr. Yotes Basketball in partnership with College of Idaho: 5 games and 2 practices per week; youth volleyball; flag football), recreation classes, swimming lessons at the Caldwell Pool, two municipal golf courses (Purple Sage 18-hole and Fairview 9-hole), and the Caldwell Event Center. Online registration via REC1.

Eagle, ID

Premier dance training in Eagle. Offers Pre-Ballet (3.5-5 yrs), Ballet Curriculum (ages 6+, Levels 1 through advanced), Tap classes (ages 6-12+), and Idaho Regional Ballet (IRB): affiliated pre-professional ballet company. Year-round school program (Sept-June) + summer programs. Ages 3.5 to 18 youth plus adult classes.

Boise, ID

Academy of Ballet Idaho, the only dance academy in the Treasure Valley region affiliated with a professional ballet company. Year-round enrollment for all ages and levels, beginning at age 3. Located in downtown Boise.

Meridian, ID

Meridian dance studio offering ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary, hip-hop, and acro for ages 2 through adult. Recreational and competition team tracks. Annual spring recital.

Nampa, ID

Nampa-based dance and music school serving Nampa and Caldwell families. Dance classes for all ages from preschool (18 months-5) through teen and adult: foundational ballet, hip-hop, jazz, cheer, clogging, and tumbling. Performance and competition team programs. Music lessons also offered.

Middleton, ID

Multi-discipline studio in Middleton (closes the bootstrap-flagged Middleton gap: first staged Middleton business). Established 2000. Dance + gymnastics classes for ages 3-adult: ballet, tap, clogging, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip-hop, ballroom, show choir, and gymnastics. National championship competition team (25-year competition history).

Emmett, ID

Emmett's dance studio (closes the bootstrap-flagged Emmett gap: first staged Emmett business). Established 24+ years ago. Director Raquel Lake. Pre-ballet for very young (Baby Ballerinas, Tutu Toddlers, Twinkle Toes, Princess Ballet, Fairytale Ballet), ballet, jazz, hip-hop, dance acro/tumbling for ages 2½–18. Award-winning competition team.

Star, ID

Boutique classical ballet school in Star, Idaho, now in its 20th season. Offers classical ballet, tap, and jazz for children and youth. Small studio: the 2025/26 season is full and the studio is taking waitlist applications for the 2026/27 season. Director: Amber.

Boise, ID

Downtown Boise interactive creative center and community gathering place on a 3-acre park. Free public access to five themed studios (Make, Move, Inspire, Share, Play) including a makerspace with woodworking/3D-printing/textiles equipment, a cooking studio, a movement/dance studio, and an A/V production studio. The outdoor park has a 5-story slide, climbing structure, and amphitheater. Programs include drop-in family days, structured studio classes, and free community events year-round. Operated by the J.R. Simplot family's nonprofit foundation.

Boise, ID

Pre-professional ballet training school in west Boise teaching ABT curriculum plus Gyrotonic conditioning. Programs include all-levels ballet classes, summer intensives, winter workshops, and Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) competition track. Shares the 11186 W Gabrielle Dr building with Dance Unlimited Studios.

Meridian, ID

Regional pre-collegiate ballet academy (TVBA) in Meridian providing high-quality classical ballet training for children through pre-professional levels. Serves Meridian, West Boise, and Eagle.

Boise, ID

Boise Parks and Recreation's flagship community center near downtown, housing the 4,500 sq ft Fort Boise Art Center (three studio spaces, 200+ classes a year for ages 2½ through adult), two dance studios, a gymnasium, a fitness centre with weights and cardio equipment, locker rooms, and the Teen Activity Center. The Teen Activity Center is a free after-school drop-in space for 7th–12th graders with a game room, computer lab and console gaming; supervised teen open gym is also free. Scholarships are available for youth and for adults with disabilities.