If your child is serious about dancing we have work/study options as well as a limited number of partial & full merit scholarships. Please visit our Financial Assistance & Work/Study page to fill out the application form.

For parents of young children enrolled in Ballet program. The first several years of training can include:

Ballet Tights: $8–$15 per pair (parents might buy 2–3 pairs a year)
Total: $16–$45

Ballet Shoes: $20–$40 per pair (replaced 1–2 times per year)
Total: $20–$80

Leotards: $18–$40 each (parents might buy 1-3 leotards a year)
Total: $18–$120

Hairnets, Bobby Pins, etc.: $5–$10
Total: $5–$10

Ballet Skirts (optional): $9–$20 each (1 per year)
Total: $9-$20

Performance Fee:

$100

Year-End Costume: $50–$100

DVD of the Performance: $20–$40

Tickets to the Show
Total: 1 ticket $25–4 tickets $100

1-Week Summer Camp Program: $100–$300

Estimated Total Cost:

Low end: $363
High end: $915

Aside from timely pickups. Parents may need to set aside time to:

Help alter their child's costume

Help practice their child's dance at home

Volunteer their time for bake sale fundraisers

Volunteer their time to usher, or provide back stage support at performance

Volunteer time to help canvas the town with local flyers for upcoming shows

Post on social media, tagging PTB, and local news outlets like @porttownsendlife & @theptleader

We appreciate how time-consuming educating the next generation of dancers, doctors, and engineers is.

It truly takes a village