International
Ballet Exchange
Making ballet accessible for everyone
Who are we?
IBE makes ballet accessible. We provide free ballet lessons for students in Philadelphia’s public schools. Our engaging story ballets for schools and the community feature diverse casts that blend professionals and students on stage.
Our Programs.
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30-Week Ballet Course
IBE brings its free 30-week ballet course to neighborhood schools in the Philadelphia School District. The students take ballet class with IBE’s teaching artists, learning about body awareness, focus, choreography, and the vocabulary and mathematics of dance and music.
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Ballet Performances
We present ballet for the school community audiences of our residency sites. Our performances feature diverse casts and that blend students and professionals on stage, providing meaningful opportunities for local students of ballet to and share their art with others.
Our Events.
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Spring Showcase
05.16.2025
Students at Willard and Pennypacker will perform the dance they learned this year with international Ballet Exchange for their friends and family.
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Winter Starlight
12.07.2024
A magical evening of ballet presenting a triple bill of original ballets by Christina Castro-Tauser: A Winter’s Dream, The Little Match Girl and Toy Tales.
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Winter's Dream 2023
12.02.2023
Take a magical journey through a world of dance in A Winter's Dream, an original ballet by Christina Castro-Tauser.