Lower Division - Richmond Ballet

Lower Division

Ages 8–14 / September 4, 2025 - May 30, 2026

Building a foundation

School of Richmond Ballet Lower Division features three levels of ballet instruction for students beginning at age eight. Students attend twice weekly ballet classes that incorporate barre and center work and have the option of adding character dance and theatre dance classes. 

Advancement through the Lower Division is based on a student’s level of skill and accomplishment, not his or her age. The School’s faculty evaluates and places each student in the appropriate level.

Note: New students with previous training must be placed by School of Richmond Ballet faculty prior to the start of the fall session. For new students interested in enrolling after November 1st, please reach out to enrollment@richmondballet.com to schedule a placement class.


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LOWER I

Lower Students will study a special syllabus in class prior to attending Giselle with the Richmond Ballet. Tuition for Lower I, II, III Ballet includes two tickets to Giselle. SRB Students who are a minimum age 7 yrs. old and registered for SRB classes are eligible to audition for The Nutcracker. A $45 annual registration fee is charged in addition to the quarterly tuition charges shown below.

CLASS # AGE DAY/TIME QUARTERLY TUITION
Lower I Ballet A 8-12 M 4:45-5:45pm
W 4:45-5:45pm
$421.25
Lower I Ballet B 8-12 Tu 4:45-5:45pm
Th 4:45-5:45pm
$421.25
Lower I Ballet C 8-12 Tu 5:15-6:15pm
Sa 11:15-12:15pm
$421.25

Note: All students must be required age for Lower Level I by September 1, 2025.

LOWER II

Lower Students will study a special syllabus in class prior to attending Giselle with the Richmond Ballet. Tuition for Lower I, II, III Ballet includes two tickets to Giselle. SRB Students who are a minimum age 7 yrs. old and registered for SRB classes are eligible to audition for The Nutcracker. A $45 annual registration fee is charged in addition to the quarterly tuition charges shown below.

CLASS # AGE DAY/TIME QUARTERLY TUITION
Lower II Ballet A Placement by Faculty M 5:45-6:45pm
W 5:45-7:00pm
$432.50
Lower II Ballet B Placement by Faculty Tu 5:45-7:00pm
Th 5:45-6:45pm
$432.50
Lower II Ballet C Placement by Faculty Tu 6:15-7:15pm
Sat 9:00-10:15am
$432.50

Note: Students must have completed Lower I or placed by SRB faculty.

LOWER III

Lower Students will study a special syllabus in class prior to attending Giselle with the Richmond Ballet. Tuition for Lower I, II, III Ballet includes two tickets to Giselle. SRB Students who are a minimum age 7 yrs. old and registered for SRB classes are eligible to audition for The Nutcracker. A $45 annual registration fee is charged in addition to the quarterly tuition charges shown below.

CLASS # AGE DAY/TIME QUARTERLY TUITION
Lower III Ballet A Placement by Faculty Tu 5:15-6:30pm
F 4:45-6:15pm
$483.75
Lower III Ballet B Placement by Faculty W 4:45-6:15pm
Sa 9:00-10:15am
$483.75

Note: Students must have completed Lower I or placed by SRB faculty.

ADDITIONAL LOWER LEVEL SUBJECTS

A $45 annual registration fee is charged in addition to the quarterly tuition charges shown below.

The classes below are offered in addition to twice weekly Lower Ballet Classes:

SRB Boy’s Club is offered to all boys in Lower I, II, and III on Saturday from 10:00 AM – 11:00 am once a week.

CLASS # AGE DAY/TIME QUARTERLY TUITION
SRB Boy's Club A 8-14 Sa 10:00-11:00am
Lower Character Dance A 8-14 Sa 11:15-12:00am $185.00
Lower Theatre Dance A 8-14 Tu 4:30-5:15pm $185.00
Lower Theatre Dance B 8-14 Sa 9:00-9:45am $185.00

Note: Students must also be enrolled in ballet.

School Policies

PARKING

We are located in the heart of downtown Richmond at 407 East Canal Street. Free parking is available in the Richmond Ballet lot directly next to the Ballet building at all times. After 4pm, you may park in the first two rows in the O lot (the lot across from Canal Street and the Ballet building) at no charge. Street parking is also available.

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